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So I just got put in as a ward historian. In other words, there's another one besides me. The bishop would like us to work together, with me doing mostly editing duties and the other historian working mostly on the graphic part. She has been the ward historian for several years, but we've had bishops that didn't really have a vision for the ward history, and this one does. So anyway, the old historian came up with a template that each auxiliary can use for activities which would include spots for three pictures, and a paragraph of text. My job would include the backside of that page, and on it the bishop would like quotes from the participants in said activity, for example:"Making those snowshoes was hard, but it was awesome! Especially when we got to use them on our camp out in Millcreek Canyon." That type of thing. So, now he wants to have a meeting with the secretaries of all the groups and us two historians will each take a minute or two to explain what is needed--so, now comes my question. How do I encourage these secretaries to take the requisite notes on the activities, so that I can include those quotes?
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My first thought is to make a form for them to fill out, so that they aren't having to jot things down on random pieces of paper or in their planners and then trying to go back and find them later to submit to you.
You might also want to give them a little journalism lesson, such as the best kind of questions to ask to get the responses you are going for. And reminders to seek out different people to get a broad range of quotes from many different people and not just the STP (same ten people).
Thinking about this from the perspective of working with the youth, it'd be really hard for the YW Secretary to get quotes, since the classes split up and do separate activities quite often and the secretary tends to be a floater, going whereever they need extra help...perhaps the YW/YM secretaries could enlist the help of their class and quorum secretaries?
It sounds great, what your ward is doing. Our ward histories are pretty weak. I am often the only one who turns mine in every year.
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Thanks, Troopers. Those are some good thoughts. The bishop is planning to include the youth secretaries (like the Beehive secretary etc.) in this meeting he's having. I really like the idea of the form to fill out, and getting different people's quotes. Our history in the past has basically been hand in the ward calendar of events--ta da! So this is a nice change. I only hope I'm organized enough. Organization has never been my strong point. Maybe they'll turn me into a scrapbooker yet.
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1) Attend the events to take your own notes. 2) Enlist the young people to get these quotes. Help them learn how to be a journalist and about the importance of keeping records. 3) Most of these kind of things have to be captured in the moment, not planned for.
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Thanks, pnr. I'll be attending events as I can. I guess my big problem with that is until they stop mail delivery on Saturdays, I'm left out of the loop on a lot of the stuff that happens in the ward. Like this year's Christmas party is going to be a breakfast. So I'll need to count on others a lot, I'm afraid.
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Are you familiar with the calendar on lds.org (you can sign up to get notifications for all the different organizations. And now that they have wifi into most buildings, you could probably attend via skype.
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Well, it wouldn't be impossible considering people text and drive...then again, maybe it would be impossible. Those people can't drive
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Organization has never been my strong point. Maybe they'll turn me into a scrapbooker yet.
