Fresno North Stake FamilySearch Center Training

This is one of our traditional classes for beginning Consultants.  It has been updated and rewritten.  It will cover how consultants fit into the ward temple and family history organization, who is responsible for their training, locations where they can find self-training materials and our suggestions for having a successful calling. This would be a great class for your Ward Temple and Family History Leader and RS and EQ Presidency members to view - feel free to invite them to watch this! They need to know how to support their consultants. Link to the recording of this presentation Link to the PDF of the slides

This week's exciting topic was "FamilySearch Labs: Family Group Trees and the Together App."  These are new features of FamilySearch that were made public just one week ago.  The Family Group Trees feature has been in the works for over 7 years and allows a family to create a private place on FamilySearch where the living members of the family can create a tree of the living where everyone can see everyone else in the group.  Memories and sources can be added and everyone in the group can see them. Yes, this is OK to do inside these living groups.  The Together app is a new app that you can use to share tons of things about yourself and your family and share with the living members of your Family Group Tree.     Here is the YouTube Link for the class recording Here is the Link for the PDF of the Slides

This was an exciting topic: "Joining and Using a Ward Group at FamilySearch."   If you have a working family group at FamilySearch you have already discovered the ease at which ordinance reservations can be shared between family members. These groups really simplify this process.  Now we want to show you how on a ward level you can set up a group at FamilySearch to facilitate the completion of ordinances for those who need help completing them.  Here is how sisters or brothers can easily share reservations and those who are willing can take and complete them.  No more passing out of cards or keeping charts of who has what.  The system will help you do this.  This is also a place for those who have excess baptism and confirmation reservations can share them with the youth. This class needs to be seen by every Ward Temple and Family History Leader and the counselors over T&FH in the Relief Society and Elders Quorum. Here is the YouTube Link for the c...

"Five Lesser Used Features of FamilySearch" covers the following features: Start Discovering Your Family Story About page Time Line and Map page Chats, Notes, Discussions and Brief Life Story (Collaboration Tools) Following feature As we research and work in tree, we often fail to use or review some of these lesser used features.  Come join us as we cover the where, why and how of these features. In addition to enriching your own journey in FamilySearch, these features are essential to understand so you as helpers can assist others become familiar with them. Link to the recording   Link to the PDF of the slides  

  This is a topic that can be of value to all of us.  Have you ever started your tree from Scratch?  This class will walk you through the process starting with gathering family records, suggestions of traps to avoid, and walking you through the process using the tree at FamilySearch.  Many of us as consultants have never had to do this for ourselves as our tree was already built - this class will allow you to see the process from the get-go.  For others who may have just been called and don't have a tree - it will show you how to get started.  Regardless, as consultants we all will be faced with this over and over as we help new patrons get started. Link to the Recording Link to the PDF file of the slides

This first presentation of the year will explore the doctrinal basis of temple and family history work.  We will focus on how temple and family history work is an integral part of the four divinely appointed purposes of the Church as found in the General Handbook and supplemented with quotes from our church leaders. YouTube link to the recording: Link to a PDF of the slides:

This class discussed the Church guidelines and recommendations associated with this group’s preparation to attend the temple for the first time and ideas were presented for how we as consultants can help in this process. Most every ward/branch should have a plan in place for assisting parents in preparing their 11-year-old to attend the temple for the first time. Numerous resources covering this topic were provided. YouTube link to the recording: Link to a PDF of the slides: