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Here are steps to create an activity to help youth and parents become involved in temple work & family history with the new LDS family history website new.familysearch.org. For #7, you can ask the parent in advance for the last 5 characters of the membership record number and the birth date to have permission to download the family tree.

1. Each youth will need a copy of his or her own "individual ordinance summary" to obtain the membership record number.
2. Each youth creates his or her LDS username and password at ldsaccount.lds.org (if this is the first time logging in at an lds.org website).
3. Start by asking "What countries are your ancestors from?"
   • Visit www.usfamilytree.com to view/print out the pie chart for "Origins Breakdown"
4. Explain that the ldsaccount username can be used many places such as lds.org/tools for your ward calendar, usfamilytree.com, etc. The main site to work on your family tree and know if their temple work has been done is at new.familysearch.org.
5. Log in at new.familysearch.org, explaining the icons meaning of the checkmark, green arrow, etc.
6. Show the 3 min "Time is Now" video at lds.org/fhy and Step 1. If you want to make it into a DVD, see 3a at DVD instructions.
7. Optional: have a list prepared for each youth of names missing temple baptisms.
   • This gives the opportunity for the youth to search for duplicates and perhaps reserve a name for temple baptism rather quickly, rather than potentially feeling overwhelmed through futile searches at familysearch.org.
   • The steps to do this are at temple.buildzion.com
   • Here is a list of instructions for first time users of new.familysearch.org:  InstructionSheet.pdf     InstructionSheet.doc
8. Perhaps on a subsequent visit, show the familysearch.org tutorials steps 2 through 5 using a list such as "Missing Baptism, Born after 1775"(Also in LegacySettings.zip) to find individuals who might "need more info"--good candidates for a FamilySearch lookup.
9. Conclude by generating a fan chart at  createfan.com . Have them email a copy to you for print  (11X16 recommended). This fan chart can also be used to find empty spots for continued research.