August 2024 Handbook states:
"Each ward should have a simple temple and family history plan. This plan helps ward members, including children and youth, prepare to worship in the house of the Lord and participate in family history work as often as their circumstances allow.
"The elders quorum and Relief Society presidents help the ward council develop the plan. The ward temple and family history leader also help in developing the plan, they:
"Prayerfully consider members' needs and the available resources.
"Identify actions to take during the year.
"Determine how to implement the plan and make assignments accordingly.
"Examples of what the pan might include are listed below:
"Help specific members prepare to receive temple ordinances.
"Help members build their family trees on Family Search.org or with the FamilySearch Family Tree app.
"Help members use the Ordinances Ready feature on FamilySearch.org or the FamilySearch Family Tree app to take the name of an ancestor to the temple.
"Involve new and returning members, youth and children in temple and family history work.
"The ward temple and family history plan should not establish quotas or reporting systems for temple worship."
Other key points from a Ward Temple and Family History Plan from Roots Tech presentation include:
1- Keep the plan short and simple- make it for 12 months
2- Present to ward council for their 100% approval and support
3- Give every family in the ward a copy of the plan- asking them to consider how they can personally contribute to accomplishing the plan
4- Monitor plan progress through regular (at least monthly) temple and family history coordination meetings and in ward council meetings.
5- Track measurable data in the reports on Leader and Clerk Resources app. (Quarterly reports and Family History Activity Report)
Sample Plans (click on the ward name)
Sample Plan from RootsTech Presentation
Paul Idaho Stake (from 2019, not a Ward plan, but some of the ideas are applicable)
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