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Family history in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is undergoing a major structural change. The most visible part of the changes that are happening almost daily involve the name change for Family History Consultants to Temple and Family History Consultants. The basic structural change involves creating a clear line for training and support from a Ward Temple and Family History Consultant to a Stake Temple and Family History Consultant and then to the Area Temple and Family History Consultants. Previous to this change, the Stakes did not have a designated organizational slot for family history. In addition, few members of the Church are aware that there are specifically called Area Temple and Family History Consultants for each of the Church's geographic areas.
As part of this expanded organization, there are quite a few additions for training to the LDS.org website. The three presentations above are only a small part of the expanded training resources now online.
One change I noticed recently is that in the calling list for my Ward, there is now a position called "Ward Temple and Family History Consultant--Lead". I heard about the position of a Lead Consultant during the February announcement but have not heard much since then. Maybe this will help encourage the implementation of these recent changes in our ward.
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