How do I unshare family names with the temple?

You can usually unshare an ordinance that has been shared with the temple. Here are 2 exceptions:

• The temple printed the name card.
• Someone else reserved the ordinance after you shared it. The secondary reservation expires in 120 days. If the secondary reservation expires, and the ordinance is still available, you can unshare it.

After you unshare a name, it shows in your Temple List under My Reservations.An unshared name is different from a Printed name on a person's Ordinances tab.

Steps (website)

1. Sign in to FamilySearch, and then click Temple.
2. Click Shared with Temple.
3. Find the ancestor whose ordinances you want to unshare. Click the box next to the name.
4. Click Unshare.
5. Click to uncheck any ordinances you want to continue to share.
6. Click Unshare with temple.

Steps (Family Tree mobile app)

1. In the Family Tree mobile app, display your family names list:
   
   • Android: Tap the menu icon (3 lines) and then click Temple.
   • Apple iOS: Tap Temple.
2. Tap Shared with Temple.
3. Find the ancestor whose ordinances you want to unshare.
4. Tap the Unshare icon.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

1. In Family Tree Lite, click Temple.
2. Scroll down until you find the section of your list that contains names shared with the temple.
3. Find the ancestor whose ordinances you want to unshare, and click Unreserve or Unshare.
4. Click Unshare. (If the option is not available, the temple has printed the ordinances.)

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