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Appendix

“Appendix,” To Turn the Hearts: Leader’s Guide to Temple and Family History Work (2011), 24–25

“Appendix,” To Turn the Hearts, 24–25

Appendix

Chart of Family History Callings

Stake Callings

Office

Recommended By

Approved By

Sustained By

Called and Set Apart By

Coordinated By

Family history center director and assistant director

Stake presidency

Stake presidency and high council

Members in stake conference

Stake president or an assigned counselor or high councilor

Assigned high councilor

Stake indexing director and assistant director

Stake presidency

Stake presidency and high council

Members in stake conference

Stake president or an assigned counselor or high councilor

Assigned high councilor

Family history Church-service missionary (works from home)

Stake president and bishop submit a recommendation form

Family History Department

Stake president calls and then authorizes the bishop to set apart

Family History Department

Ward Callings

Office

Recommended By

Approved By

Sustained By

Called and Set Apart By

Coordinated By

Family history consultant

Bishopric (in consultation with high priests group leader)

Bishopric

Ward members

Bishop or an assigned counselor

High priests group leader

Area Callings

Office

Recommended By

Approved By

Sustained By

Called and Set Apart By

Coordinated By

Area family history adviser

Area Seventy or Area Presidency

Area President or President of the Seventy

Area President, President of the Seventy, or an assigned Area Seventy

Area Seventy and Family History Department

Help with Family History

If leaders have questions about family history work or about how to establish and administer family history programs, they may contact their area family history adviser.

If additional help is needed, leaders may contact FamilySearch by telephone (toll-free) or e-mail:

Telephone: 1-866-406-1830 (North America)

A list of toll-free numbers for other areas of the world is available online at contact.FamilySearch.org.

E-mail: support@FamilySearch.org

Online Resources and Computer Programs

Church family history online resources and computer programs help members identify their ancestors, link them into families, and prepare ancestors’ names for temple ordinances. The majority of these resources are available through FamilySearch.org, the Church’s family history Internet site.

Where computers with Internet access exist in the stake or ward, or where family history programs are installed on stake or ward computers, the stake presidency and bishopric ensure that these computers are available for members to use at reasonable times and that other administrative programs and data are properly secured.

Priesthood leaders meet with the stake technology specialist to ensure that Church computer policies are followed and that computer access is secure to prevent inappropriate use.

Resources

The following resources are mentioned in this guide. Distribution Services item numbers are shown in parentheses.