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Patriarchal Blessings from the Past
Reading patriarchal blessings from your ancestors can strengthen your foundation as well as your future. Download them today! Continue reading
Category: Temples and Covenants
Our Sacred Temple Garments
Temple garments worn by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provide blessings when worn properly. People who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints often raise questions about the temple garment. In “The Temple Garment: ‘An Outward Expression of an Inward… Continue reading
Family History: Level Up
As life speeds up and responsibilities pile up, how will we ever find time to learn—let alone do—family history? FamilySearch has the answer. I’ll be walking in a cap and gown this August and heading out to D.C. with my husband: internship for me, student teaching for him. We’re excited… Continue reading
Computer Screens and Big Blessings
As a generation of texters and tweeters, we have been prepared to serve our ancestors through family history work and to lay claim to promised blessings. With the increasing number of genealogy records on the Internet and the tools to access them, you don’t have to be a genealogist to… Continue reading
Family History: More Than Work for the Dead
Family history isn’t just for the salvation of our ancestors. As we learn about our ancestors, their example strengthens us. I always felt like family history was for old people, so when Elder David A. Bednar gave his talk “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn” in October 2011, I immediately… Continue reading
Joseph Smith and the Kirtland Temple
When God called Joseph Smith and the early Church members to build the Kirtland Temple, they obeyed and left us a legacy of temple work. Joseph Smith knelt down in prayer when he was only a 14-year-old farm boy, hoping to receive forgiveness for personal sins and to receive some… Continue reading
What the Temple Can Teach Us about Marriage
In the current turbulent discussions surrounding marriage, it can be pretty hard to know what that relationship should really look like. Fortunately, we can look to the temple. With so many models of marriage being proposed today, it can be hard for any of us to understand what an ideal… Continue reading
Obtaining Salvation for You and Your Ancestors
By doing temple work for our ancestors, we develop gratitude and love for them and recognize the significant role we play in their salvation. Cynthia Doxey, associate professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University, says that we are “noble and great ones” who can help our ancestors… Continue reading