Ward Theme: Becoming a Temple Going Ward

Bishopric, YM/YW

• Challenge youth to bring 5 names to the temple in a year

• Temple Recommend percentage up from 59%

• Monthly challenge to ward (e.g. index 10 names)

• Youth temple trips published on website to collect member names

• Read BOM together

• Youth testimonies after youth temple trips

• Increased focus on ward temple nights

• Increased temple workers

• Consider temple focused youth goals

• Use bulletin board (both online and physical)

• Help physically get to the temple (child care, rides, etc). 

• Youth/Adult sticker chart concept

Elders Quorum and Relief Society

• Temple recommend % up

• E-testimony or pulpit testimony on temple visit/work

• Read BOM together

• Get people temple ready

• Focus on Christ

• Temple focus down to the family level

• Use bulletin board (both online and physical)

• Help physically get to the temple (child care, rides, etc). 

Primary

• Field trip to temple annually

• Marble in a jar - Come, Follow Me

• Help physically get to the temple (child care, rides, etc). 

• Family Tree/Stake initiatives

Temple/Family History

• Increased participation in Temple and Family History Center

• Get people temple ready

• Increased focus on ward temple nights

• Increased indexing