As I was preparing to do a training session tomorrow, I decided to create a 1-page summary that I could hand out. You might find it useful to adapt this for your own training needs. It does not go into any depth, but covers a lot of the bases except for Indexing.
- Bill
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1.
Why is it important? Family history and temple work can
strengthen the family relationships and testimonies of the living,
And it can help the dead to be redeemed through their faith in Jesus
Christ. The basic doctrine is as taught by the ancient apostles,
Peter and Paul in the New Testament: Christ preached the gospel to
the spirits in prison so that they could accept Christ as their
Savior and progress along the same path as living people.
They
need earthly ordinances that we can provide. (1 Cor 15:25) This is
also plainly taught in D&C 138.
President
Russell M Nelson has asked us to gather Israel on both sides of the
veil.
To
book a session at the Edmonton Temple: (I suggest that you
bookmark that page.)
Google
Edmonton Temple, and click Edmonton Alberta Temple - The Church of
Jesus Christ
Click
Appointments > Sign-in > Select this temple > Select the
ordinance >
Indicate
if your spouse is also attending > Click the calendar to select a
date and time.
(If
you have any issues with this process call the temple for help (1)
780-434-7436)
2. FamilySearch.org is the only website where you can reserve temple ordinances and print temple cards for your ancestors and their descendants. This can be be done in a web browser or our Family Tree mobile app.
3,
Ordinances Ready in the Temple menu of the website or app
allows you to reserve temple ordinances and print temple cards in
about 10 minutes. Where does it find related people needing
ordinances? Firstly, in your list of reserved ordinances, then those
shared with the temple by other patrons, then related people whose
ordinances have not been reserved, then unrelated people.
For
it to find related people, you need to be connected to deceased
generations in Family Tree.
Note
that these cards are intended to be used within 90 days, or they
expire.
4.
Research expectations: How far back can you trace your
ancestry in historical records? It varies.
In Europe, records
of common people rarely go back to the 1500's,
Records of
hereditary titles of nobility and royalty can sometimes go back much
further.
The FamilySearch Research Wiki can tell you
what records are available for the country you are interested in.
It
makes us aware of useful but unfamiliar record types, and to avoid
looking for records that were never created.
(Familysearch.org
> Search > Research Wiki)
5.
Family Tree now uses Indexing data to find records of your ancestors
and their families.
An
estimated 70%-80% of all indexed records will be suggested as Record
Hints (blue icons) in Family Tree.
These Hints sometimes list
additional family members, that you can add to Family Tree.
So
in many cases the records now come looking for you,
instead of you looking for them.
Free
accounts are available from some large commercial sites:
www.familysearch.org/campaign/partneraccess
6. FamilySearch.org Memories, and the Memories mobile app are excellent places for preserving photos, documents, stories, and even short audio clips of your family. These can help your family members to connect to their ancestors on a more personal level.
Preparing
names for the
temple:
In
order to do ordinances for someone. they
need a record
in Family Tree with a minimum
of this information:
their
name, sex, approximate year and place of a major life event (birth,
christening, marriage, death, or burial). The person must have been
dead at least 1 year, so they have had time to accept the gospel
beyond the veil.
If
they were born in the last 110 years you need to be an immediate
family
member or have permission of an immediate
family member (parent, child, sibling or un-divorced
spouse).
If
the necessary information is not available now, it will be, in the
Millenium.
What
can I do in 10 minutes?
See Activities in the FamilySearch Activities
menu.
Improve Place Names to help validate records for ordinances.
(Excellent
on
your phone.)
