Training for My Calling
Handbook 2: Section 5.4 Temple and Family History Work
The Temple and Family History section in this new handbook provides guidelines on ward and stake leadership, as well as the family history course, family history centers, FamilySearch indexing, and more.
Leader's Guide to Temple and Family History Work (PDF)
Learn how family history can be an integral part of the ward council's efforts in the work of salvation.
To Turn the Hearts: Featured Videos
Watch the real-life stories of four families from the Springfield Illinois Stake. It documents how they became involved in temple and family history work and the blessings they received from their participation.
Leader's Secrets of Success
Leaders from the Springfield Stake share a key element of planning, organizing, and implementing temple and family history work.
Using Family History as a Resource (PDF)
A tool for planning and conducting visits with priesthood leaders. It contains resources to help you address the most common needs and concerns of priesthood leaders.
Additional Resources
FamilySearch Learning Center
FamilySearch offers a variety of free classes online and in person to help you discover your family tree.
Family History and Missionary Work
New materials have been made available to full-time missionaries in the field.
Robert Bailey says:
The new binder is an excellent tool to help us as Advisors understand the focus of using family history as a resouce to bless the lives of members of the church and invite the spirit to those who are not members. It is also an excellent source of information to support training to priesthood leaders.
Emily Taylor says:
It is very well thought out and presented in an easy manner to understand. It covers many areas of interest to the leaders.
Jean Simpson says:
Overall, favorable. There are some good suggestions for working with various groups within wards and stakes. However, it's important that the stake leaders understand the "vision" of using family history as a tool in their councils to begin with.
Alexandria Baxter says:
I think the binder information is pretty complete. Obviously additional conference talks and news items can be added in the future, but could easily be handled by the user. We did notice that the photo on the front cover, and on the "interview planner" page of "how to use this binder" (which are the only two photos of "area advisers" meeting with stake leaders) show only two men meeting. Since we're serving as couples, the ommission of women/couples in the photos is a glaring, obvious error in judgement. It should be corrected.
Alan Shae says:
The material is great. Getting an appointment with the stake president is impossible.
Robert Russell F. says:
It is well done and a great asset. I think it has great value in suggesting ideas and then acting as a check list.
izzie hammond says:
Hey, that is the best thing that you have done - so far!