![]() ![]() They have not received permission to be baptized, but when their ward goes to the temple to do baptisms, they go next door to the family history center to research their ancestors. Anderson shared the experience of two young men whose parents are divorced. In his talk “ Whoso Receiveth Them, Receiveth Me, ” Elder Neil L. She and the man were distant cousins! 2 – We can strengthen youth who come from complex family backgrounds by encouraging them in family history research. As the children were baptized by proxy for the man’s ancestors, their mother recognized the ancestor’s names as her own. Stevenson, in his talk about the keys and authority of the priesthood, told a story about the serendipitous experience of a mother and her children who stopped as they were leaving the temple baptistry to help someone with completing ordinances for the deceased family members he had researched. Here are twelve of the lessons I drew from the messages that pertained to family history: 1 – We can experience extraordinary tender mercies from the Lord when we participate in temple and family history work.Įlder Gary E. Many other messages were about strengthening families and how we can improve our relationships with each other.Īs a family history consultant in my ward, the insights shared about why we should do family history research and proxy temple work for our ancestors especially stood out to me. Many of the talks focused on personal conversion and our relationship with the Savior. ![]() In the recent LDS General Conference, church leaders spoke about a wide range of topics that comforted, taught, and inspired us. ![]()
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