Gather Families to the Savior with Family Name Assist

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Planning for Temple Baptisms

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Learn about Temple Baptism and Confirmation. The online article “About Proxy Baptism and Confirmation” provides an excellent overview of these temple ordinances.

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About Proxy Baptism and Confirmation

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The fourth Article of Faith states that the first ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ are “baptism by immersion for the remission of sins” and the “laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

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Family Name Assist tool simplifies temple and family history work for Latter-day Saints

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Taking a family name to the temple to perform a proxy baptism and confirmation used to be a daunting process for a new member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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How do I use Family Name Assist?

FamilySearch Knowledge Article

Learn about the Family Name Assist experience that guides leaders or members to easily enter names for a member's temple baptistry experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What do I need to use Family Name Assist?
   Before meeting with the member, invite the member to think of a deceased grandparent, parent, spouse, sibling, or child, preferably of the same sex. They should be prepared to provide the name, birth or death date, and birth or death place to qualify the name for the temple. While it is best to have accurate information, it is acceptable to enter approximations, such as just a year and the name of a the country.
   
   If a member does not have a family name in mind, then Family Name Assist will provide an option to automatically find available names in FamilySearch.
2. What is the purpose of Family Name Assist?
   Family Name Assist is an automated, simplified experience that guides leaders to help a member easily prepare names for a temple baptistry experience.
3. Why should I use Family Name Assist?
   Family Name Assist helps a member to get a name for the temple within minutes without requiring complicated family history research. Members can focus on feeling the spirit of the temple, increasing their faith, and serving their deceased family. Later, as they grow in the gospel, they can learn more about family history and continue a pattern of temple worship.
4. What happens to information entered into Family Name Assist?
   The family names and relationships will be saved in the member’s tree on FamilySearch. Members can access the information in Family Tree on FamilySearch.