How do I share ordinances with a family group?

Article Id: 14173
May 05, 2025
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Group members can share ordinances with a family group. Names shared with a family group are available only for group members to reserve and print.

Sharing family names with a family group has several benefits:

  • Families can work together to serve their ancestors in the temple.
  • Family members can share names but still see the ordinances on their own lists. Members can track the completion of the ordinances.

Before you start

Be aware of certain limitations to family group sharing:

  • A family group can have a total of 1,000 printable family name cards.
  • You cannot share names you added using the Ordinances Ready feature.
  • You cannot share names already shared with the temple.
  • An ordinance can only be shared with one group at a time.

Steps (website)

  1. While signed in to FamilySearch, click Temple.
  2. From the drop-down menu, click My Reservations.
  3. To the left of each name whose card you want to share, click the box.
    • You can select up to 50 names at one time. A counter at the top of the list tracks how many names you have selected.
    • If the list contains more than one page of names, use the Page options at the bottom of the list to navigate to the other pages, and continue selecting names. Your selections stay selected as you go from page to page.
    • You cannot share any names that you added to your family names list by using the Ordinances Ready feature.
  4. (Optional) Use the filter to see the selected names:
    1. Click Filter.
    2. Click Selected.
  5. At the top of the list, click Share.
  6. Click Share with Group.
  7. Click the group that you want.
  8. (Optional) Click the box of any ordinances that you do not want to share.
  9. Click Share.
  10. (Optional) To view the shared ordinances, do either of the following:
    • From anywhere in the FamilySearch.org website, click Temple, then My Reservations. On the left, under the Family Groups heading, click the name of the group.
    • In the top-right of any FamilySearch page, click your name. Click Family Groups. For the group of interest, click View Group. Click Group Reservations.

Steps (mobile app)

  1. In the Family Tree mobile app, open the temple feature:
    • Apple iOS: Tap Temple.
    • Android: In the top-left portion of the screen, tap the 3 lines, and then tap Temple.
  2. Tap My Reservations.
  3. Find the names that you want to share with the group.
  4. Tap the dot next to every name you want to share.
  5. Tap Share.
  6. Tap Share with Group.
  7. Tap in the circle for each ordinance you want to share.
  8. Tap Share with Group.
  9. Tap OK.

How do I unshare ordinances from a family group?
How does sharing with a family group compare to other ways of sharing ordinances?
Where can I find the names that I've reserved, printed, or shared?

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