Salt Lake Millcreek Family History Center TFHC Training

Training Courses for Temple and Family History Consultants
MFHC is creating online courses to help Temple and Family History Consultants and their Priesthood leadership to be better prepared to meet the needs of the patrons (both LDS Church members and other people in the community) in their temple and family history work.
 * Provides way to organize, plan, and show progress in training.
 * Links to tutorials already created by FamilySearch, Ancestry, Legacy Family Tree and other resources.
 * Supplemented with original tutorials to clarify common concerns.
 * Allows for practice and recording progress.
 * Progress can be shared with priesthood leadership and supervisors.
 * Can be used independently or with support from training staff at MFHC.

Temple & Family History Consultant Information Sheet

 * TFHC Information Sheet PDF
 * TFHC Information Sheet Form PDF
 * TFHC Information Sheet WORD
 * TFHC Information Sheet Form WORD

Plan for Coordinating Temple and Family History Work

 * Plan for Coordinating TFH Work PDF
 * Plan for Coordinating TFH Work WORD
 * Plan for Coordinating TFH Work Form WORD

Beginning Temple & Family History Consulting Course

 * 1) Why We Do Family History
 * 2) Responsibilities of Temple and Family History Consultant (TFHC) and Priesthood Leadership
 * 3) Setting Up TFHC Goals and Training Schedule – What Resources Available
 * 4) Principles of Helping Effectively
 * 5) Identifying the Needs of the Patron and Plan to Reach the Patron’s Goal
 * 6) Helping Set Up Accounts for FamilySearch and Partner Access
 * 7) Gathering Family History: Box Method, Booklet, Journal, etc.
 * 8) Understand the Different Types of Family Trees, Limitations and Advantage of Each Type and Why to Use Them Together for Greater Success
 * 9) Overview of FamilySearch Family Tree
 * 10) Adding Data, Adding Relationships, and Sourcing
 * 11) Introduction to Avoiding and Fixing Errors
 * 12) Searching for Sources and Attaching to Individuals and Families
 * 13) Introduction to Correcting and Merging
 * 14) Requesting Ordinances and Managing Ordinance Lists on FamilySearch
 * 15) Introduction to Using FamilySearch Research Wiki
 * 16) Creating Trees on Partner Websites like Ancestry.com
 * 17) Finding Additional Help for Patron’s Questions
 * 18) Synchronizing between FamilySearch Family Tree and Partner Family Trees
 * 19) Memories: Pictures, Stories and Documents, Audio
 * 20) Learning What Is New on FamilySearch