Elder Foster: Make "Find, Take, and Teach" Your Own Personal Experience

As a consultant, you work closely with Church members to teach them how to find their ancestors and take family names to the temple and then to encourage them to teach a family member or friend how to do the same. This focus is referred to as the Find, Take, and Teach process. But did you know only one in five family history consultants have found a family name this year?

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Motivating Youth and Young Single Adults to Accept and Fulfill Elder Andersen’s Challenge

All of us face the challenge of maintaining spiritual strength in a troubled world. No group is more on the front lines of this battle than our youth and young single adults. As a family history consultant, you offer a very important weapon—family history and temple work.

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Ten Ideas for More Meaningful Summer Family Gatherings

Summer is a time when many families gather for reunions, holidays, or special family events. These gatherings are a great opportunity to create memories that can last a lifetime. Here are some suggestions for adding more meaning to your family get-togethers.

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Why is Joan Smiling? Why is Ingrid Frowning?

Meet Joan. Joan lives in the United States. She has seven generations in her family tree and many other branches that extend even further. Lucky for her, most of her ancestors come from English-speaking countries. As a result she has documented sources for almost all of her direct lines.

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Worldwide Indexing Event—August 7-14, 2015

The Worldwide Indexing Event is back. Rally your stake and ward members to support this year’s effort, which aims to be the largest collaborative indexing event in history and jumpstart family history where you serve.

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