Free beta · for friends and family first
Know who you're there for.
Upload the family name cards you print from FamilySearch. TempleKit labels each one with who that person is to you, prints their story on the back, and lines it up with your printer.
Works on phone, tablet and computer. Nothing to sign in to.
Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
Born 12 March 1812 in Heerenveen, a peat-digging town on the edge of the Frisian lakes.
She was three when the Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded. Frisian was spoken at home; church and records were in Dutch.
Example only. The person shown is invented.
On the front
- Who they are to you, in large type: “Your 3rd great-grandmother.”
- Whose side, named after the grandparent you remember (“Grandma Ruth's side”), plus the line and generations back.
- Your name, city and phone or email, so the temple can reach you and a card left behind finds its way home.
- “Expires:” and the date, so a reservation never quietly lapses.
- A colored gender box (blue, pink, gold for couples) and the return box checked. Both can be turned off.
On the back
- Their name and dates, set like a page in a book.
- A map of their country with their town marked.
- Their life and their world: what the card tells us, and what was happening around them.
- A timeline of their life against world events.
- Printed exactly behind its own card, so you can cut on the dotted line like always.
Four steps from your PDF to cards you can cut.
- 1
Print your cards to PDF
In FamilySearch, open Temple, then Reservations. Select the names you're taking and print them, saving as a PDF instead of printing on paper.
- 2
Upload the PDF
TempleKit reads every card: names, dates, places, parents, which ordinances are left. Nothing about your family is kept on our servers.
- 3
Say who they are to you
Tell us what you called your grandparents once, then pick a relationship for each card, like great-grandmother or 2nd great-uncle. Matching cards fill themselves in.
- 4
Calibrate once, then print
One test sheet measures how your printer lines up two-sided pages. After that, every story lands right behind its own card.
Made for older eyes
Easy Read (Atkinson Hyperlegible, made by the Braille Institute for low-vision readers) is the default, with three more lettering choices. The relationship prints up to 13 point, with no italics or all-caps.
Your family stays yours
Your PDF is read to build your cards and isn't stored on our servers. Your work stays in this browser. Names never go to analytics.
Hands off FamilySearch
TempleKit never signs in to FamilySearch and never reserves names. You reserve your own family's names; we work from the cards you printed.
Questions
Is TempleKit made by the Church or FamilySearch?
No. TempleKit is an independent tool. It isn't made by, affiliated with, or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or FamilySearch.
Does TempleKit reserve names or sign in to FamilySearch for me?
No, never. You reserve your own family's names in FamilySearch and print them yourself. TempleKit only works from the PDF you already printed.
What do I need?
The PDF of your Family Name Cards (the Letter-size pages FamilySearch prints, three cards to a page), plain or card-stock Letter paper, and a printer. A printer that prints two-sided lines the backs up best, but it isn't required.
Which printers work?
Any printer that can print at Actual Size (100%). Two-sided printers line up best. The calibration sheet measures your printer's offset in about a minute, and printers without two-sided printing get a guided flip.
Where do the stories on the back come from?
From what's printed on the card (dates, places, parents) plus well-known history of that place and time. You can read and edit every word before you print. TempleKit doesn't invent facts about your family.
Is it free?
Yes, while TempleKit is in its beta for friends and family.
Can I use it on my phone or tablet?
Yes. It works in any modern browser, and you can install it like an app: Add to Home Screen on iPhone and iPad, or Install app in Chrome and Edge.