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Family History Activity Report (FHAR) Guide

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Information about the Family History Activity Report (FHAR) for stake and ward leaders. 

 

1. Information about the FHAR

The Family History Activity Report (FHAR) can help ward and stake leaders see levels of family history activity in the ward or stake. Find the report in the Church's Leader and Clerk Resources. The report includes data for all adults and youth in the unit. The report does not cover activity in accounts for members who are still Primary age.

Note: This report does not include Get Involved statistics. To see the Get Involved and Indexing numbers, see the Get Involved Report.
 

Definitions

  • YTD: "Year to date" means the time between the beginning of the current year and the date of the report.
  • Submitter: A member is counted once who submits one or more names for temple work. Here are ways that a submission gets recorded:
    • The member prints a Family Ordinance Request.
    • The member prints a family name card. The name can be in their own reservation list or obtained through Ordinances Ready. The person can print a card for a name in a Family Group or print a card for a name shared directly by another person.
    • The member shares a name with the temple. Sharing with a Family Group does not result in a submission. Sharing with an individual does not result in a submission.
    • The system considers that a card was printed when you create a Family Ordinance Request. When you generate the PDF file from which a card can be printed, the system records a submission. Likewise, as soon as a member clicks Take to the Temple in Ordinances Ready, the system considers that cards were printed.
  • Convert: A member with a confirmation date in the previous 12 months.
  • YSA: Young single adults are single members between the ages of 18 and 35.

  • Four generations: The percentage of an person's first 4 generations that show in Family Tree. Four generations goes through the great-grandparents (15 people). The generations counted include: yourself, 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents, for a possible total of 15. If you have 15 out of 15, it is 100%. If you lack a FamilySearch account, it is 0%. For example: If a person has themselves, 2 parents and 3 grandparents, they have 6 out of 15, or 40%. The percentages are averaged across all the adults and youth in the unit.

     

Report Information

  • Members Submitting This Year: Numbers compared to the previous year.
  • First 4 Generations of Ancestors in the Tree: The percentage of 4-generation ancestors in the FamilySearch Family Tree for members with FamilySearch accounts. The bar graph shows the current month and the same month of the 2 previous years for comparison. The report represents both adults and youth in the unit.
  • Members Logging In to FamilySearch: The number of members who logged in to FamilySearch.org in the current year compared to the two previous years.
  • Members Participating in Family History Activities: The number of members who completed an activity during the current year compared to the previous 2 years.
    • Added Ancestor to Tree—added at least one ancestor.
    • Added Memory to Tree—added at least one memory item (a photo, a story, a document, or an audio file).
    • Indexed—indexed at least one batch of records.
  • YTD Submitters Unit Detail: Immediately to the right of the heading, you can click to see the totals or percentages of members who submitted a name to the temple during the month. If you are looking at totals, the first number is the number of people who submitted at least one name for temple work. The second number is the total number who fit in the particular category.

  • Information is updated monthly on the 5th or 6th of the month, based on data through the end of the previous month.

     

Suggestions and Questions

To submit feedback, scroll to the bottom of the report page in Leader and Clerk Resources. Click Do You Have Feedback on This Page?
 

Important Notes

As of May 23, 2019, temple and family history consultants no longer have access to the Family History Activity Report.
In February 2022, the calculation of the first four generations in Family Tree changed.
 

2. Where to find the FHAR

The Family History Activity Report provides a summary about how much family history activity is occurring in a ward, branch, or stake. Ward and stake leaders can see this report in Leader and Clerk Resources. 
 

Steps

  1. Go to Leader and Clerk Resources.
  2. Click the Reports tab.
  3. Click Family History Activity Report.

If an authorized person cannot see the report, check the calling in the Leader and Clerk Resources system.
 

3. Changes to the FHAR

A change was recently made to the Family History Activity Report (FHAR). A brief note approved by Elder Kevin S. Hamilton of the Seventy describes this change:
“The “Family History Activity Report” found in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) has been adjusted to represent only the Family Trees of members who have a FamilySearch account. This change will result in a lower number of “First Four Generation Trees” reported. This adjustment should give leaders more accurate information about member family history activity in their unit.”

The change has already been implemented from an experience perspective. The workaround that has been used to maintain consistent reporting will be retired. The change provides more accurate reporting and better data governance.

If you have questions about this change or need additional information, please contact your local Priesthood leaders.
 

4. Questions about the FHAR

If you have questions about the Family History Activity Report (FHAR), please contact your ward or stake leaders.

  • If you have a ward-level calling, please contact your ward family history leader.
  • If you have a stake-level calling, please contact the high councilor assigned to temple and family history work.
     

5. Access to the FHAR

Members who have specific callings can see the Family History Activity Report in Leader and Clerk Resources.

  • The ward and branch version is available to members with these callings:
    • Bishopric
    • Elders quorum presidency
    • Relief Society presidency
    • Young Men and Young Women presidency
    • Primary presidency
    • Sunday School presidency
    • Ward mission leader
    • Ward temple and family history leader
  • The ward and branch version, as well as the stake and district version, are both available to members with these callings:
    • Stake presidency
    • High councilors
    • Stake Relief Society presidency
    • Stake Primary presidency
    • Stake Young Men's presidency
    • Stake Young Women's presidency

Temple and Family History Consultants should work through their Elders Quorum or Relief Society presidencies to request access.

Stake FamilySearch Center Coordinators and Temple and Family History Consultants can also receive access by working with their assigned high councilor.

If you have one of these callings and are unable to view this report, your calling is incorrect in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR). The ward or stake clerk can fix this problem for you.
 

6. How to Specify Callings in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR)

Ward and stake clerks use Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) to specify who has Temple and Family History Callings.

You cannot update callings in the Member Tools app. For the most up-to-date information about Member Tools and Leader and Clerk Resources, please see the help that is available in each application.

When clerks enter callings correctly, temple and family history consultants gain benefits:

  • Ward members can find and contact their ward temple and family history consultants from the FamilySearch Support Contact Us on FamilySearch. After signing in, click Find In-Person Help.
  • The temple and family history leader and temple and family history consultants can access resources:
    • Additional materials in the Helper Resources section of FamilySearch.
    • The option to receive a newsletter for people with family history callings.
    • Tools and communication they need for their callings.
    • Indexing and Get Involved Statistics in the Get Involved Report.

For more information on callings, see Temple and Family History Callings.
 

Steps (ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

Ward and branch clerks can specify callings at the branch or ward level. Stake or district clerks specify callings at the district or stake level.

  1. Go to ChurchofJesusChrist.org, and sign in. 
  2. In the top-right, click the square made of 9 dots.
  3. Click Leader and Clerk Resources. (If you see a beta testing notice, click Agree and Continue.)
  4. To add the calling by organization, follow these steps:
    1. Click Organizations.
    2. Click Temple and Family History.
    3. Click the correct calling.
      • Ward temple and family history leader (a Melchizedek priesthood holder; this option is available only at the ward level)
      • Ward or stake temple and family history consultant
      • Indexing worker
      • FamilySearch center coordinator. The calling is available only at the stake level. The member has access to tools and resources for managing a FamilySearch center).
    4. Click in the Member Name or CRN field, and either enter the member's name or Church Record Number.
    5. Click the correct person from the drop-down list.
    6. Enter the date sustained.
    7. Click the check box if the person was set apart.
    8. Click Save.
  5. To add the calling by person, follow these steps:
    1. Find the member's profile.
    2. Click Callings and Classes.
    3. Click Add Calling.
    4. Click in the Select an Organization field, and select Temple and Family History.
    5. Click the correct calling.
      • Ward temple and family history leader (a Melchizedek priesthood holder; only at the ward level)
      • Ward or stake temple and family history consultant
      • Indexing worker
      • FamilySearch center coordinator (available only at the stake level). The member has access to tools and resources for managing a FamilySearch center).
    6. Enter the date sustained.
    7. Click the check box if the person was set apart.
    8. Click Save.

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