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ÐÔ_Ô‡"Going€in€hand€in€hand€with€this€increased€temple€activity€is€an€increase€in€our€family€historyÐ 9 Ðwork.€€The€computer€in€its€various€ramifications€is€accelerating€the€work,€and€people€are€takingÐ )ð Ðadvantage€of€the€new€techniques€being€offered€to€them.€€How€can€one€escape€the€conclusionÐ à Ðthat€the€Lord€is€in€all€of€this€?€As€computer€facilities€improve,€€the€number€of€temples€grows€toÐ  Ð Ðaccommodate€the€accelerated€family€history€work."€€Ð ùÀ Ðà ½ àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Nov€1999.Ð é° ÐÌð ðOh€I€wish€many€times€that€the€veil€were€lifted€off€the€face€of€the€LDS.€€I€wish€we€could€see€andÐ É  Ðknow€the€things€of€God€as€they€who€are€laboring€for€the€salvation€of€the€human€family€who€areÐ ¹ € Ðin€the€spirit€world;€for€if€this€were€so,€this€whole€people,€with€very€few,€if€any,€exceptions,€wouldÐ © p  Ðlose€all€interest€in€the€riches€of€the€world,€and€instead€there€of€their€whole€desires€and€laborsÐ ™ `  Ðwould€be€directed€to€redeem€Ô_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€dead.ðð€€€ð!ð€Wilford€WoodruffÐ ‰ P  ÐÌð ðWhether€we€recognize€it€or€not,€we€are€connected€with€our€pastð8ð€people€who€care€nothing€forÐ i0  Ðthe€past€usually€have€no€thought€for€the€future€and€are€selfish€in€the€way€they€use€the€present.ðð€€Ð Y  Ðà ½ àð!ð€€President€Spencer€W.€Kimball,€World€Conference€of€Records,12€Aug€1980Ð I ÐÌð ðThere€somehow€seems€to€be€the€feeling€that€genealogical€work€is€an€all„or„nothingÐ )ð Ðresponsibility.€€Genealogical€work€is€another€responsibility€for€every€Latter„day€Saint,€and€weÐ à Ðmay€do€it€successfully€along€with€all€the€other€callings€and€responsibilities€that€rest€uponÐ  Ð Ðusð8ðYou€can€fulfill€your€obligations€to€Ô_ÔyourÔ_Ô€kindred€dead€and€to€the€Lord€without€forsaking€yourÐ ùÀ Ðother€Church€callings.€€You€can€do€it€without€abandoning€your€family€responsibilities.€€You€canÐ é° Ðdo€this€work.€€You€can€do€it€without€becoming€a€so„called€expert€in€it.ððÐ Ù  Ðà0 ½ àð!ð€Elder€Boyd€K.€Packer,€Ensign,€Jan€1977,€8Ðɽ¾#½¾# ÐÌà ½ à"I€would€like€to€share€with€you€a€few€observations€that€I€have€gleaned€from€what€I€call€theÐ ©p Ðprimary€text€for€the€work€of€the€redemption€of€the€dead€„€I€refer€specifically€to€ð8ð€sections€127Ð ™` Ðand€128.€I€noticed€that€Joseph€repeatedly€referred€to€both€ordinances€and€records.€OrdinancesÐ ‰P Ðare€prerequisite€to€salvation.€But€accurate€records€provide€both€justification€for€and€verificationÐ y@ Ðof€the€performance€of€an€ordinance.€Since€records€and€ordinances€are€inseparably€connectedÐ i0 Ðtogether,€we€see€the€purpose€for€the€great€efforts€being€made€to€search€out€and€accuratelyÐ Y  Ðrecord€information.€Ð I  Ðà ½ àð ðRecords€without€ordinances€are€as€incomplete€as€ordinances€without€records.€TheÐ 9!  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Ðproperly€performed€and€correctly€recorded€on€earth,€there€cannot€be€and€will€not€be€a€record€inÐ #à" Ðheaven.€Thus,€the€opportunity€for€salvation€is€denied€an€individual€until€a€valid€ordinance€andÐ  $Ð # Ðan€acceptable€record€verifies€his€eligibility€for€a€place€in€the€kingdom€of€our€Father.€The€recordsÐ ù$À!$ Ðprepared€on€earth,€then,€become€the€source€of€judgment€information.ððà Õ à€Ð é%°"% Ðà ½ àð!ð€€Elder€C.€Max€Caldwell,€Devotional€Address,€Genealogy€and€Family€HistoryÐ Ù& #& ÐConference,€6€August€1998Ð É'$' ÐÌOur€responsibility€to€keep€a€journal€and€write€our€own€personal€histories€and€those€of€ourÐ ©)p&) Ðancestors,€particularly€those€who€belong€to€the€first€four€generations€of€our€pedigree,€has€notÐ ™*`'* Ðchanged."€€€ð!ð€Ezra€Taft€Benson€"Conference€Report",€October€1978.€Ensign,€30.€NovemberÐ ‰+P(+ Ð1978Ð y,@), ÐÌð ðThy€time€shall€be€given€to€writing,€and€to€learning€much.ðð€€D&C€25:8Ð Y. +. Ð"One€of€the€most€significant€phases€of€this€great€work€is€the€operation€of€the€Spirit€of€the€LordÐ 9 Ðupon€the€hearts€of€men€and€women€who€are€not€members€of€our€Church,€impelling€them€to€useÐ )ð Ðtheir€time€and€means€in€gathering€genealogical€records,€binding€them€in€books,€and€thusÐ à Ðmaking€them€accessible€to€those€who€have€the€authority€to€do€the€work€for€those€who€haveÐ  Ð Ðpassed€beyond.€Many€are€the€interesting€incidents€that€are€related€showing€how€these€recordsÐ ùÀ Ðfall€into€the€hands€of€members€of€the€Church.€I€think€this€phase€is€most€significant€and€proves€toÐ é° Ðus€conclusively€that€this€is€the€day€in€which€the€Lord€expects€his€Church€at€least€to€inaugurate€theÐ Ù  Ðgreat€work€of€turning€".€.€.€the€heart€of€the€fathers€to€the€children,€and€the€heart€of€the€childrenÐ É  Ðto€their€fathers.€.€.€."€(Malachi€4:6)Ð ¹ € Ðà ½ àð!ð€€David€0.€McKay,€òòGospel€Ideals.€óóSalt€Lake€City"€òòImprovement€Era€óóPublication,€1953Ð © p  ÐÌð ðAnd€again,€let€all€the€records€be€had€in€order,€that€they€may€be€put€in€the€archives€of€my€holyÐ ‰ P  Ðtemple,€to€be€held€in€remembrance€from€generation€to€generation,€saith€the€Lord€of€Hosts.ðð€€€Ð y@  Ðà ½ àð"ð€D&C€127:9Ð i0  ÐÌð ðAnd€a€book€of€remembrance€was€kept,€in€the€which€was€recorded,€in€the€language€of€Adam,Ð I Ðfor€it€was€given€unto€as€many€as€called€upon€God€to€write€by€the€spirit€of€inspirationÔ_Ô...Ô_Ôand€aÐ 9 Ðgenealogy€was€kept€of€the€children€of€God.ðð€€Moses€6:5,8Ð )ð ÐÌð ðYour€personal€history€is€scripture€for€your€posterity.€€It€is€a€means€by€which€you€can€teach€themÐ  Ð Ðlong€after€you€are€gone.€€It€will€help€your€family€understand€you,€and€will€probably€help€you€toÐ ùÀ Ðunderstand€yourself.€€And€as€you€write,€you€will€probably€experience€a€spiritual€awakening.€€YouÐ é° Ðwill€come€to€realize€how€blessed€you€have€been,€and€how€Ô_Ômuch€theÔ_Ô€Lord€loves€you.€€A€personalÐ Ù  Ðhistory€is€an€essential€part€of€what€you€should€leave€to€your€posterity.€€You€should€leave€yourÐ É Ðgenealogy,€so€they€know€you€were€born.€€And€you€should€leave€your€personal€history€so€theyÐ ¹€ Ðknow€you€lived,€you€really€lived.ððà  àð"ð€George€Ô_ÔDurrantÔ_Ô,€Director€of€the€Genealogical€Dept.,Ð ©p ÐJan.€1982Ð ™` ÐÌClass€2€Theme€„€òòò òGetting€Acquainted€with€and€Learning€to€Love€Your€Ancestors€ó óóó.€€The€OldÐ y@ ÐTestament,€New€Testament,€Book€of€Mormon,€Doctrine€and€Covenants€and€Pearl€of€Great€PriceÐ i0 Ðeach€€says€we€must€ð ðTurn€the€heart€of€the€fathers€to€the€children,€and€the€heart€of€the€children€toÐ Y  Ðthe€fathersðð€in€almost€the€same€words.€€How€important€must€this€be€to€be€repeated€so€manyÐ I  Ðtimes€in€our€sacred€scriptures?€€Here€are€the€references€I€have€found:Ð 9!  ÐÌð ðBehold,€I€will€send€you€Elijah€the€prophet€before€the€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€ofÐ #à" Ðthe€Lord:€And€he€shall€turn€the€heart€of€the€fathers€to€the€children€and€the€heart€of€the€childrenÐ  $Ð # Ðto€their€fathers,€lest€I€come€and€smite€the€earth€with€a€curse.ðð€€€à } àð!ð€Malachi€4:5„6Ð ù$À!$ ÐÌð ðAnd€he€shall€go€before€him€in€the€spirit€and€power€of€Elias,€to€turn€the€hearts€of€the€fathers€toÐ Ù& #& Ðthe€children,€and€the€disobedient€to€the€wisdom€of€the€just;€Ô_ÔtoÔ_Ô€make€ready€a€people€preparedÐ É'$' Ðfor€the€Lord.ðð€€€€à m àð!ð€€Luke€1:17Ð ¹(€%( ÐÌð ðBehold,€I€will€send€you€Elijah€the€prophet€before€the€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€ofÐ ™*`'* Ðthe€Lord;€Ô_ÔAnd€heÔ_Ô€shall€turn€the€heart€of€the€fathers€to€the€children,€and€the€heart€of€the€childrenÐ ‰+P(+ Ðto€their€fathers,€lest€I€come€and€smite€the€earth€with€the€curse.ðð€€à } àð!ð€3€Nephi€25:5„6€€Ð y,@), ÐÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÐ Y. +. Ðð ðAnd€also€Elijah,€unto€whom€I€have€committed€the€keys€of€the€power€of€turning€the€hearts€of€theÐ 9 Ðfathers€to€the€children,€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€to€the€fathers,€that€the€whole€earth€may€notÐ )ð Ðbe€smitten€with€a€curseðð;€€€à Å àà  àð!ð€D&C€27:9Ð à ÐÌð ðThe€Prophet€Elijah€was€to€plant€in€the€hearts€of€the€children€the€òòpromises€óómade€to€their€fathers,Ð ùÀ ÐForeshadowing€the€great€work€to€be€done€in€the€temples€of€the€Lord€in€the€dispensation€of€theÐ é° Ðfulness€of€times,€for€the€redemption€of€the€dead,€and€the€sealing€of€the€children€to€their€parents,Ð Ù  Ðlest€the€whole€earth€be€smitten€with€a€curse.ðð€€€à Í àð!ð€D&C€138:47„48Ð É  ÐÌ"Decide€to€do€something€with€eternal€consequences.€€It€is€a€spiritual€work,€a€monumental€effortÐ © p  Ðof€cooperation€on€both€sides€of€the€veil...it€begins€with€love.."€€à } àð!ð€President€HinckleyÐ ™ `  ÐÌð ðAnd€after€this€vision€had€closed,€another€great€and€glorious€vision€burst€upon€us;€for€Elijah€theÐ y@  Ðprophet,€who€was€taken€to€heaven€without€tasting€death,€stood€before€us,€and€said:€Behold,€theÐ i0  Ðtime€has€fully€come,€which€was€spoken€of€by€the€mouth€of€Malachi€„€testifying€that€he€[Elijah]Ð Y  Ðshould€be€sent,€before€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord€come€„€To€turn€the€hearts€of€theÐ I Ðfathers€to€the€children,€and€the€children€to€the€fathers,€lest€the€whole€earth€be€smitten€with€aÐ 9 Ðcurse€„€Therefore,€the€keys€of€this€dispensation€are€committed€into€your€hands:€and€by€this€yeÐ )ð Ðmay€know€that€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord€is€near,€even€at€the€doors.ðð€€€D&CÐ à Ð110:13„16Ð  Ð ÐÌð ðThis€is€the€great€work€of€the€dispensation€of€the€fulness€of€times,€by€which€the€hearts€of€theÐ é° Ðfathers€are€turned€to€the€children€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€to€the€fathers.€€The€uniting€andÐ Ù  Ðredemption€of€the€family€of€God€was€the€divine€plan€before€the€foundations€of€the€earth€wereÐ É Ðlaid.ðð€ð!ð€Howard€W.€Hunter,€òòConference€Report,óó€Oct.€1971,€p.€54;€or€òòEnsignóó,€Dec.€1971,€p.Ð ¹€ Ð71„72Ð ©p ÐÌà ½ àð ðThe€moment€we€attempt€to€secure€our€own€salvation€we€find€the€salvation€of€our€lovedÐ ‰P Ðones€is€so€intimately€bound€up€with€our€own€that€we€must,€perforce,€seek€to€save€them.€€Else€ourÐ y@ Ðhappiness€will€turn€to€misery€and€heaven€will€become€purgatory.Ð i0 Ðà ½ àTherefore€...our€love€for€ourselves€reaches€out€with€equal€force€and€power€to€our€lovedÐ Y  Ðones,€and€radiates€in€increasing€circles€to€the€last€of€our€descendants€and€progenitors.ðð€€Ð I  Ðà ½ àð!ð€Susan€Young€Gates,€€òòSurname€Bookóó,€pp.€v€&€viÐ 9!  ÐÌð ðBehold,€I€will€reveal€unto€you€the€Priesthood,€by€the€hand€of€Elijah€the€prophet,€before€theÐ #à" Ðcoming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord.€€And€he€shall€plant€in€the€hearts€of€theÐ  $Ð # Ðchildren€the€promises€made€to€the€fathers,€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€shall€turn€to€theirÐ ù$À!$ Ðfathers.€€If€it€were€not€so,€the€whole€earth€would€be€utterly€wasted€at€his€comingðð.€€€€à … àð!ð€D&CÐ é%°"% Ð2:1„3Ð Ù& #& ÐÌð ðThe€Prophet€Elijah€was€to€plant€in€the€hearts€of€the€children€the€òòpromises€óómade€to€their€fathers,Ð ¹(€%( ÐForeshadowing€the€great€work€to€be€done€in€the€temples€of€the€Lord€in€the€dispensation€of€theÐ ©)p&) Ðfulness€of€times,€for€the€redemption€of€the€dead,€and€the€sealing€of€the€children€to€their€parents,Ð ™*`'* Ðlest€the€whole€earth€be€smitten€with€a€curse.ðð€€€D&C€138:47„48Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÌÔ_Ôð ðIt€doesnððt€matter€whether€your€computer€is€able€to€compile€all€the€family€group€sheets€forÐ i-0*- Ðeveryone€that€every€lived€on€the€earth,€it€remains€the€responsibility€of€each€individual€to€know€hisÐ Y. +. Ðkindred€deadð8ðEven€if€the€work€is€done,€then€it€is€still€each€personððs€responsibility€to€study€andÐ 9 Ðbecome€acquainted€with€his€ancestors.ððÐ )ð Ðà0 ½ àð!ð€President€Joseph€Fielding€Smith€„€Turned€to€the€Fathers€€„€p€184Ðཾ#½¾# ÐÌJoseph€Smith€reporting€Moroniððs€visit€wrote:€ð ðAfter€telling€me€these€things,€he€commencedÐ ùÀ Ðquoting€the€prophecies€of€the€Old€Testament.€€He€first€quoted€part€of€the€third€chapter€ofÐ é° ÐMalachi;€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€he€quoted€also€the€fourth€or€last€chapter€of€the€same€prophesy,€though€with€a€littleÐ Ù  Ðvariation€from€the€way€it€reads€in€our€Bibles.€€Instead€of€quoting€the€first€verse€as€it€reads€in€ourÐ É  Ðbooks,€he€quoted€it€thus:€ððFor€Ô_ÔbeholdÔ_Ô,€the€day€cometh€that€shall€burn€as€an€oven,€and€all€theÐ ¹ € Ðproud,€yea,€and€all€that€do€wickedly€shall€burn€as€stubble;€Ô_ÔforÔ_Ô€they€that€come€shall€burn€them,Ð © p  Ðsaith€the€Lord€of€Hosts,€that€it€shall€leave€them€neither€root€nor€branch.ðð€€And€again,€he€quotedÐ ™ `  Ðthe€fifth€verse€thus:€ððBehold,€I€will€òòreveal€unto€you€the€Priesthoodóó,€by€the€hand€of€Elijah€theÐ ‰ P  Ðprophet,€before€the€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord.ðð€€He€also€quoted€the€nextÐ y@  Ðverse€differently:€ððAnd€he€shall€plant€in€the€hearts€of€the€children€the€òòpromisesóó€made€to€theÐ i0  Ðfathers,€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€shall€turn€to€their€fathers.€€If€it€were€not€so,€the€wholeÐ Y  Ðearth€would€be€utterly€wasted€at€his€coming.ðððð€€€€à Í àð!ð€Joseph€Smith€History€1:36„39.Ð I ÐÌð ðThe€beginning€is€the€most€important€part€of€the€work.ðð€€PlatoÐ %ì ÐÌð ðBefore€he€comes,€Zion€must€be€built€up,€temples€must€rise€wherever€there€are€stakes,€and€theÐ Ì Ðpromises€made€to€the€fathers€must€be€planted€in€the€hearts€of€the€childrenðð.Ð õ¼ Ðà ½ àð!ð€Elder€Bruce€R.€Ô_ÔMcConkieÔ_Ô,€The€Millennial€Messiah,€p€572Ð å¬ ÐÌ"Decide€to€do€something€with€eternal€consequences.€€It€is€a€spiritual€work,€a€monumental€effortÐ ÅŒ Ðof€cooperation€on€both€sides€of€the€veilÔ_Ô...Ô_Ôit€begins€with€love.."€€à } àð!ð€President€HinckleyÐ µ| ÐÌ"How€often€we€go€to€the€temple€seeking€for€a€spiritual€experience.€€When€we€go€to€the€templeÐ •\ Ðand€do€the€work€for€a€person€Ô_Ôwho€is€a€stranger€to€usÔ_Ô,€have€we€ever€thought€that€we€are€aÐ …L Ðstranger€to€that€person€as€wellð8ð€how€much€motivation€does€he€or€she€have€to€make€theirÐ u< Ðinfluence€felt€there.€€It€has€been€said,€ð ðWe€love€whom€we€serveðð.€€If€we€go€to€the€temple€with€aÐ e, Ðname€of€an€ancestor€that€we€have€grown€to€know€through€Ô_ÔfindingÔ_Ô€and€processing€the€necessaryÐ U Ðinformation,€the€temple€experience€draws€us€to€them€and€them€to€us.€€They€look€forward€to€theÐ E  Ðtime€when€we€come€to€the€temple€and,€if€in€Ô_ÔtuneÔ_Ô,€we€can€feel€their€presence."Ð 5!ü  Ðà ½ àð!ð€€Fred€ChristensenÐ %"ì! ÐÌà ½ àð ð[Ô_ÔOur]Ô_Ô€objective€.€.€.€has€been€to€inspire€the€members€to€obtain€their€own€templeÐ $Ì # Ðblessings,€attend€the€temple€in€behalf€of€their€deceased€relatives€.€.€.€complete€their€four„Ð õ$¼!$ Ðgeneration€records,€extend€research€on€family€lines,€and€organize€and€strengthen€the€familyÐ å%¬"% Ðorganizations.€€The€first€instruction€after€the€glorious€First€Vision€to€the€Prophet€Joseph€Smith,€inÐ Õ&œ#& Ðthe€act€of€restoring€the€gospel€of€Jesus€Christ,€was€concerning€the€family€unit€.€.€.€€Ð Å'Œ$' Ðà ½ àð ðððBehold,€I€will€òòreveal€unto€you€the€Priesthoodóó,€by€the€hand€of€Elijah€the€prophet,€beforeÐ µ(|%( Ðthe€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord.ðð€€Ð ¥)l&) Ðà ½ àð ððð.€.€.And€he€will€plant€in€the€hearts€of€the€children€the€òòpromisesóó€made€to€the€fathers,€andÐ •*\'* Ðthe€hearts€of€the€children€will€turn€to€their€fathers.€€If€it€were€not€so,€the€whole€earth€would€beÐ …+L(+ Ðutterly€wasted€at€his€coming.ðð€[Joseph€Smith€History€1:36„39.]ðð€Ð u,<), Ðà ½ àð!ð€L.€Tom€Perry,€òòConference€Reportóó,€Apr.€1982,€p.€79„80;€or€òòEnsignóó,€May€1982,€p.€53Ð e-,*- ÐÐ  U.+. Ðð ðFor€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€without€them€cannot€be€made€perfect;€Ô_ÔneitherÔ_Ô€can€they€without€us€be€made€perfect€.€.€.€Ð 9 ÐFor€it€is€necessary€in€the€ushering€in€of€the€dispensation€of€the€fulness€of€times€.€.€.€€that€a€wholeÐ )ð Ðand€complete€and€perfect€union,€and€welding€together€of€dispensations,€and€keys,€and€powers,Ð à Ðand€glories€should€take€place,€and€be€revealed€from€the€days€of€Adam€even€to€the€presentÐ  Ð Ðtime.ðð€à  àà m àà Å àð!ð€D&C€128:18)Ð ùÀ ÐÌClass€3€Theme€„€òòò òBlessing€and€Strengthening€the€Living€Doing€Family€History€and€TempleÐ Ù  ÐWork.ó óóóÐ É  ÐÌð ðThe€temple€becomesð8ð€the€bridge€from€this€life€to€the€next.€The€temple€is€concerned€with€thingsÐ © p  Ðof€immortality.€€We€wouldnððt€have€to€build€a€temple€for€marriages€if€we€didnððt€believe€in€theÐ ™ `  Ðeternity€of€the€family.€€We€build€it€so€the€family€may€be€eternal.€€All€of€the€ordinances€which€takeÐ ‰ P  Ðplace€in€the€house€of€the€Lord€become€expressions€of€our€belief€in€that€fundamental€and€basicÐ y@  Ðdoctrine.ððà  àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Apr€2002,€3Ð i0  ÐÌWhen€an€old€person€dies€Ô_Ô...Ô_Ô€it's€like€a€library€burning€to€the€ground."Ð I ÐÌ"I€promise€you€that€all€who€faithfully€attend€to€temple€work€will€be€blessed€beyond€measure.Ð )ð ÐYour€families€will€draw€closer€to€the€Lord.€Unseen€angels€will€watch€over€your€loved€ones€whenÐ à ÐSatanic€forces€tempt€them.€The€veil€will€be€thin€and€great€spiritual€experiences€will€Ô_ÔdistilÔ_Ô€uponÐ  Ð Ðthis€people."€à  àð!ð€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€J.€Ô_ÔFeatherstoneÔ_ÔÐ ùÀ ÐÌð ðKnowing€who€you€are€and€what€Ô_ÔresponsibilityÔ_Ô€you€have€towards€your€family€forces€yourÐ Ù  Ðbehavior€to€be€consistent€with€your€family€values.€€It€passes€right€down€across€the€generations.ðð€Ð É Є„€William€Alex€Haley,€press€conference,€Freedmanððs€Bank€CD,€2/26/2001Ð ¹€ ÐÌ"The€next€thing€most€like€living€one's€life€over€again€seems€to€be€a€recollection€of€that€life,€andÐ ™` Ðto€make€that€recollection€as€durable€as€possible€by€putting€it€down€in€writing."€ð!ð€BenjaminÐ ‰P ÐFranklinÐ y@ ÐÌð ðSo€often€we€think€of€our€responsibility€to€do€something€for€those€who€have€gone€before.€€WeÐ Y  Ðneed€to€understand€that€probably€one€of€the€most€important€benefits€of€preserving€our€heritageÐ I  Ðis€what€it€does€for€us€today.€€If€we€want€our€problems€to€be€solved,€one€of€the€surest€ways€ofÐ 9!  Ðdoing€that€is€to€search€for€our€past,€for€therein€we€receive€strength,€guidance,€andÐ )"ð! Ðunderstanding.€€All€of€you€here€today€are€giving€an€added€eternal€dimension€to€your€lives€as€youÐ #à" Ðlearn€and€study€the€past.€€We€can€receive€strength€and€help€from€those€who€have€gone€onÐ  $Ð # Ðbefore.€€To€raise€our€families€today,€we€need€to€do€family€research€and€genealogy.ðð€€€Ð ù$À!$ Ðà ½ àð!ð€Elder€John€H.€Ô_ÔGrobergÔ_Ô,€First€Quorum€of€Seventy,€Press€Conference€speaking€asÐ é%°"% ÐChairman€of€the€Olympic€Events€Executive€Committee,€2002Ð Ù& #& ÐÌÓ*e, e‘ ˜X°œX*Óà ‘ àð ðThe€family€is€most€important€in€our€quest€for€exaltation€in€our€Heavenly€Fatherððs€kingdom,ððÐ ¹(€%( Ðtaught€President€Harold€B.€Lee.€€He€encouraged€parents€and€children€to€apply€the€spirit€of€theÐ ©)p&) Ðmission€of€Elijah€to€their€living€family€members€and€turn€their€hearts€toward€one€another€in€love.€Ð ™*`'* ÐHe€said:€ð ðYouððve€had€recalled€to€you€something€that€youððve€applied€only€to€temple€work€ð!ð€theÐ ‰+P(+ Ðmission€of€the€prophet€Elijah€where€Malachi€said,€and€it€has€been€repeated€in€a€€modernÐ y,@), Ðrevelation:€ððBehold,€I€will€reveal€unto€you€the€Priesthood,€by€the€hand€of€Elijah€the€prophet,Ð i-0*- Ðbefore€the€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord.€€And€he€shall€plant€in€the€hearts€ofÐ Y. +. Ðthe€children€the€promises€made€to€the€fathers,€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€shall€turn€to€theirÐ 9 Ðfathers.€€If€it€were€not€so,€the€whole€earth€would€be€utterly€wasted€at€his€coming.ðð€€(D&C€2:1„3)Ð )ð Ðà ‘ àð ðToday€that€scripture€undoubtedly€has€a€more€significant€meaning.€€Unless€the€hearts€of€theÐ à Ðchildren€are€turned€to€their€parents€and€the€hearts€of€the€parents€are€turned€to€their€children€òòinÐ  Ð Ðthis€day,€in€mortalityóó,€the€earth€will€be€utterly€wasted€Ô_Ôat€HisÔ_Ô€coming.€€There€was€never€a€timeÐ ùÀ Ðwhen€so€much€was€needed€as€today€in€the€homes€of€the€Latter„day€Saints€and€the€worldÐ é° Ðgenerally.€€Most€of€the€ills€that€afflict€youth€today€are€because€of€the€breakdown€in€the€homes.€Ð Ù  ÐThe€hearts€of€the€fathers€must€be€turned€to€their€children€and€the€children€to€their€fathers,€if€thisÐ É  Ðwork€is€going€to€be€saved€and€the€people€prepared€for€the€coming€of€the€Lord.ððÐ ¹ € Ðà ‘ àð"ð€Harold€B.€Lee,€Teachings€of€the€Presidents€of€the€Church:€Harold€B.€Lee,€„.€129Ð © p  ÐÌð ðOur€motive€is€to€help€members€of€the€Church€and€others€find€their€roots.€€The€doctrine€of€theÐ ‰ P  Ðeternal€nature€of€the€family€is€one€of€the€most€important€and€sacred€of€our€teachings.€€As€I€learnÐ y@  Ðmore€about€my€own€ancestors€Ô_Ôwho€worked€€so€hardÔ_Ô,€sacrificed€so€much,€it€increases€my€senseÐ i0  Ðof€identity€and€deepens€my€commitment€to€honor€their€memory.€€Perhaps€there€has€never€beenÐ Y  Ða€time€when€a€sense€of€family,€of€identity€and€self€worth€has€been€more€important€to€the€world.€Ð I ÐSeeking€to€understand€our€family€history€can€change€our€lives€and€helps€bring€unity€andÐ 9 Ðcohesion€to€the€family.ððÐ )ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Deseret€News,€ð ðUnveiling€of€a€Heritageðð,17€Apr€2001Ð à ÐÌð ðThis€work€of€salvation€for€the€dead€is€so€important€that€Paul€stated€that€they€who€are€deadÐ ùÀ Ðcannot€be€made€perfect€without€our€help.€€(Hebrew€11:40)€Joseph€Smith€added€that€neither€canÐ é° Ðwe€be€made€perfect€without€doing€proxy€ordinance€work€for€our€deceased€ancestors.€€(D&CÐ Ù  Ð128:18)€The€power€of€the€priesthood€was€restored€so€that€this€perfection€in€uniting€all€the€familyÐ É Ðof€God€who€lived€in€all€ages€could€be€accomplished.ðð€€Ð ¹€ Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Theodore€M.€Burton,€òòGeneral€Conferenceóó,€Oct.€2,€1970Ð ©p ÐÌð ðIf€the€veil€could€be€parted€and€we€could€see€the€world€of€spirits,€we€would€likely€discover€manyÐ ‰P Ðamong€them€anxiously€praying€and€hoping€that€their€day€of€deliverance€would€come.€€TheirÐ y@ Ðhearts€are€turned€toward€their€children€on€whom€their€hopes€rely€for€deliverance€from€the€prisonÐ i0 Ðhouseðð.à  àð!ð€€President€Joseph€Fielding€SmithÐ Y  ÐÌð ðThe€Saints€have€not€too€much€time€to€save€and€redeem€Ô_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€dead,€and€gather€together€theirÐ 9!  Ðliving€relatives,€that€they€may€be€saved€also,€before€the€earth€will€be€smittenð8ðI€would€advise€theÐ )"ð! ÐSaints€to€go€with€their€might€and€gather€together€all€their€living€relatives€to€this€place,€that€theyÐ #à" Ðmay€be€sealed€and€saved,€that€they€may€be€prepared€against€the€day€that€the€destroying€angelÐ  $Ð # Ðgoes€forth;€and€if€the€whole€Church€would€go€with€all€their€might€to€save€their€dead,€seal€theirÐ ù$À!$ ÐÔ_ÔpositerityÔ_Ô,€and€gather€their€living€friends,€and€spend€none€of€their€time€in€behalf€of€the€world,Ð é%°"% Ðthey€would€hardly€get€through€before€night€would€come,€when€no€man€can€workððÐ Ù& #& Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Prophet€Joseph€Smith,€Teachings€of€the€Prophet€Joseph€Smith,€pages€330„331Ð É'$' ÐÌClass€4€Theme€„€òòò òFaith€„€We€must€do€all€we€can€do€and€have€Faith€that€God€will€do€the€rest.ó óóóÐ ©)p&) ÐÌð ðRevelation€comes€to€individual€members€as€they€are€led€to€discover€their€family€records€in€waysÐ ‰+P(+ Ðthat€are€miraculous€indeed.€€And€there€is€a€feeling€of€inspiration€attending€this€work€that€can€beÐ y,@), Ðfound€in€no€other.€€When€we€have€done€all€that€we€can€do,€we€shall€be€given€the€rest.€€The€wayÐ i-0*- Ðwill€be€opened€up.ðð€€€€€€€à Å àð!ð€Elder€Boyd€K.€Packer,€Ensign,€Nov€1975,€99Ð Y. +. Ð"I€have€a€conviction€born€of€a€little€experience€to€which€I€bear€testimony€that€there€are€forcesÐ 9 Ðbeyond€this€life€that€are€working€with€us....€"have€the€simple€faith€that€when€you€do€everythingÐ )ð Ðyou€can,€researching€to€the€last€of€your€opportunity,€the€Lord€will€help€you€to€open€doors€to€goÐ à Ðfurther€with€your€genealogies,€and€heaven€will€cooperate,€I€am€sure."Ð  Ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Harold€B.€Lee,€Williams,€Clyde€J.€òòThe€Teachings€of€Harold€B.€L€óóp.€573.€1996.Ð ùÀ ÐÌð ðThe€spirit€and€influence€of€Ô_ÔyourÔ_Ô€dead€will€guide€those€who€are€interested€in€finding€thoseÐ Ù  Ðrecords.€€If€there€is€anywhere€on€the€earth€anything€concerning€them,€you€will€find€it.ðð€ð!ð€Bryant€S.Ð É  ÐHinckley,€Sermons€and€Missionary€Services€of€Melvin€J.€Ô_ÔBallardÔ_Ô,€Deseret€Book,€1949,€p€230.Ð ¹ € ÐÌ"The€Lord€expects€of€us€all€that€we€do€what€we€can€for€ourselves€and€for€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô.€He€wants€usÐ ™ `  Ðto€make€the€search€for€our€ancestry€because€he€does€not€do€for€us€what€we€can€do€forÐ ‰ P  Ðourselves.€And€after€we€have€done€all€we€can,€then€means€will€be€furnished,€or€the€way€will€beÐ y@  Ðopened€for€the€finishing€of€the€information€which€we€are€unable€to€discover."ÓӀРi0  Ðà ‘ àð"ð€Joseph€Fielding€Smith,€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€Vol.€2:149Ð Y  ÐÌ"The€Lord€is€in€this€work.€He€wants€it€to€prosper.€He€wants€us€to€be€successful€in€our€efforts.Ð 9 ÐWhile€living€with€my€grandmother,€Louise€Ô_ÔBallifÔ_Ô€Benson,€in€Logan€as€a€student,€I€knew€she€hadÐ )ð Ðbeen€working€very€hard€on€her€research.€She€kept€referring€to€the€fact€that€there€was€a€gap€thatÐ à Ðshe€couldn't€fill€and€it€worried€her.€She€prayed€about€it€fervently.€One€day€she€received€aÐ  Ð Ðpackage€Ô_ÔaddressedÔ_Ô€just€'Benson€Family,€Utah.'€The€package€contained€a€printed€book€whichÐ ùÀ Ðhad€come€from€a€man€in€Syracuse,€New€York,€who€had€done€research€independently„„ÓÓnot€as€aÐ é° Ðmember€of€the€Church.€You€can€imagine€the€joy€that€filled€my€grandmother's€heart€when€sheÐ Ù  Ðfound€that€this€not€only€filled€the€gap,€but€did€much€more€than€that.€Her€prayers€had€beenÐ É Ðanswered.€Yes,€there€are€many€ways€to€help€Ô_ÔgetÔ_Ô€the€job€done."Ð ¹€ Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Ezra€Taft€Benson,€òòTeachings€of€Ezra€Taft€Bensonóó,€p.€164Ð ©p ÐÌð ðDraw€near€unto€me€and€I€will€draw€near€unto€you;€Ô_ÔseekÔ_Ô€me€diligently€and€ye€shall€find€me;€Ô_ÔaskÔ_ÔÐ ‰P Ðand€ye€shall€received;€Ô_ÔknockÔ_Ô,€and€it€shall€be€opened€unto€you.ðð€€D&C€88:63Ð y@ ÐÌð ð...let€him€be€humble€before€me,€and€be€without€guile,€and€he€shall€receive€of€my€Spirit,€evenÐ Y  Ðthe€Comforter,€which€shall€manifest€unto€him€the€truth€of€all€things,€and€shall€give€him,€in€theÐ I  Ðvery€hour,€what€he€shall€say.ðð€€à  àð!ð€D&C€124:97Ð 9!  ÐÌMatthew€13:31€tells€the€parable€of€the€mustard€seed.€€To€that,€Joseph€Smith€added,€ð ðTheÐ #à" Ðkingdom€of€heaven€is€like€a€grain€of€a€mustard€seed.€€The€mustard€seed€is€small,€but€bringsÐ  $Ð # Ðforth€a€large€tree,€and€the€fowls€lodge€in€the€branches.€€The€fowls€are€the€angels.*€€Thus€angelsÐ ù$À!$ Ðcome€down,€combine€together€to€gather€their€children,€and€gather€them.€€We€cannot€be€madeÐ é%°"% Ðperfect€without€them,€nor€they€without€us,€when€these€things€are€done,€the€Son€of€Man€willÐ Ù& #& Ðdescend,€the€Ancient€of€Days€sit;€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€may€come€to€an€innumerable€company€of€angels,€haveÐ É'$' Ðcommunion€with€and€receive€instruction€from€them.ðð€€Joseph€Smith€(Teachings€of€the€ProphetÐ ¹(€%( ÐJoseph€Smith,€p.€159)Ð ©)p&) Ðà ‘ à€€*our€ancestors€(See€ð ðIn€the€Presence€of€the€Divineðð,€by€Joseph€F.€Smith,€April€6,€1916)Ð ™*`'* ÐÌð ðTherefore,€dearly€beloved€brethren,€let€us€cheerfully€do€all€things€that€lie€in€our€power;€Ô_ÔandÔ_ÔÐ y,@), Ðthen€may€we€stand€still,€with€the€utmost€assurance,€to€see€the€salvation€of€God,€and€for€his€armÐ i-0*- Ðto€be€revealed.ðð€€ð!ð€D&C€123:€17Ð Y. +. ÐI€find€the€harder€I€work,€the€more€luck€I€seem€to€have.€€Thomas€JeffersonÐ 9 ÐÌ"(In€our€genealogical€research)€the€Lord€is€not€going€to€open€any€doors€until€we€get€as€far€as€weÐ à Ðcan€on€our€own.€We€have€to€go€toward€that€blank€wall€and€then€we€have€to€have€enough€faithÐ  Ð Ðto€ask€the€Lord€to€help€to€make€an€opening€so€that€we€can€take€the€next€step.€And€there€can€beÐ ùÀ Ðinformation€given€to€you€from€sources€that€reveal€the€fact€that€heaven€and€earth€are€not€farÐ é° Ðaway.€€€à  àð!ð€Harold€B.€Lee€Ð Ù  ÐÌ"...My€grandfather,€being€one€of€a€family,€searched€all€his€life€to€get€together€his€genealogicalÐ ¹ € Ðrecords;€and€when€he€died,€in€1868,€he€had€been€unsuccessful€in€establishing€his€line€backÐ © p  Ðmore€than€the€second€generation€beyond€him.€Ô_ÔI€amÔ_Ô€sure€that€most€of€my€family€members€feelÐ ™ `  Ðthe€same€as€I€do„„ÓÓthat€there€was€a€thin€veil€between€him€and€the€earth,€after€he€had€gone€to€theÐ ‰ P  Ðother€side,€and€that€which€he€was€unable€to€do€as€a€mortal€he€perhaps€was€able€to€do€after€heÐ y@  Ðhad€gone€into€eternity.€After€he€passed€away,€the€spirit€of€research€took€hold€of€men„„ÓÓhis€familyÐ i0  Ðin€the€West€and€two€distant€relatives,€not€members€of€the€Church,€in€the€East.€For€seven€yearsÐ Y  Ðthese€two€men„„ÓÓMorrison€and€Ô_ÔSharplesÔ_Ô€„„ÓÓunknown€to€each€other,€and€unknown€to€the€membersÐ I Ðof€the€family€in€the€West,€were€gathering€genealogy.€After€seven€years,€they€happened€to€meetÐ 9 Ðand€then€for€three€years€they€worked€together.€The€family€feels€definitely€that€the€spirit€of€ElijahÐ )ð Ðwas€at€work€on€the€other€side€and€that€our€grandfather€had€been€able€to€inspire€men€on€thisÐ à Ðside€to€search€out€these€records;€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€as€a€result,€two€large€volumes€are€in€our€possession€withÐ  Ð Ðabout€seventeen€thousand€names."à  àÐ ùÀ Ðà ‘ àð"ð€Spencer€W.€Kimball:òò€The€Teachings€of€Spencer€W.€KimballÓÓóó,€p.€543Ð é° ÐÌÑ  Ñð ðConfirm€upon€us€the€Spirit€of€Elijah,€we€pray€thee,€that€we€may€thus€redeem€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô€and€alsoÐ É Ðconnect€ourselves€with€our€fathers€who€have€passed€behind€the€veilð8ð€Wilt€thou€also€permit€holyÐ ¹€ Ðmessengers€to€visit€us€within€these€sacred€walls€and€make€known€unto€us€with€regard€to€the€workÐ ©p Ðwe€should€perform€in€behalf€of€our€dead.€€And,€as€thou€hast€inclined€the€hearts€of€many€toÐ ™` Ðsearch€out€their€progenitorsð8ðbless€them,€we€pray€thee,€in€their€labors,€that€they€may€not€fall€intoÐ ‰P Ðerrors€in€preparing€their€genealogies;€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€furthermore,€we€ask€thee€to€open€before€them€newÐ y@ Ðavenues€of€information,€and€place€in€their€hands€the€records€of€the€past€that€their€work€may€notÐ i0 Ðonly€be€correct€but€complete€also.ðð€€€€Ð Y  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Wilford€Woodruff,€dedicatory€prayer€of€Salt€Lake€TempleÐ I  ÐÌSalvation€cannot€be€gained€except€through€baptism€of€water€and€of€the€Spirit,€nor€can€exaltationÐ )"ð! Ðbe€achieved€except€through€temple€endowments€and€sealing€of€families€together€eternity.€€TheseÐ #à" Ðsaving€and€exalting€ordinances€are€performed€vicariously€in€the€temples€for€the€worthy€deadÐ  $Ð # Ðwho€did€not€have€opportunity€to€receive€them€in€this€life.€€We€are€commanded€to€go€with€all€ourÐ ù$À!$ Ðmight,€collect€all€genealogical€data€we€can,€and€perform€these€saving€ordinances€for€our€worthyÐ é%°"% Ðancestors.€€Obviously,€due€to€the€frailties,€incapacity's,€and€errors€of€mortal€men,€and€becauseÐ Ù& #& Ðthe€records€of€past€ages€are€often€scanty€and€inaccurate,€this€great€work€cannot€be€completedÐ É'$' Ðfor€every€worthy€soul€without€assistance€from€on€high.€€The€millennial€era€is€the€time,€primarily,Ð ¹(€%( Ðwhen€this€assistance€will€be€given€by€resurrected€beings.€€Genealogical€records€unknown€to€usÐ ©)p&) Ðwill€then€become€available.€€Errors€committed€by€us€in€sealings€or€other€ordinances€will€beÐ ™*`'* Ðrectified,€and€all€things€will€be€arranged€in€proper€order.€€Temple€work€will€be€the€great€work€ofÐ ‰+P(+ Ðthe€millennium.€€€€à m àð!ð€€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€Vol.€2,€pp.€251-252.Ð y,@), ÐÌÐ Y. +. ЇClass€5€Theme€„€òòò òSaviors€on€Mount€Zion.ó óóóÐ 9 ÐÌWe€do€not€comprehend€what€a€blessing€to€them€these€ordinances€are.€€€Joseph€taught€HoraceÐ à ÐCummings,€ð ðIn€the€resurrection€they€will€fall€at€the€feet€of€those€who€have€done€their€work.€€KissÐ  Ð Ðtheir€feet,€embrace€their€knees,€and€manifest€the€most€exquisite€gratitude.ððÐ ùÀ Ð"We€have€a€work€to€do€just€as€important€in€its€sphere€as€the€Savior's€work€was€in€its€sphere.€OurÐ é° Ðfathers€cannot€be€made€perfect€without€us;€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€cannot€be€made€perfect€without€them.€They€haveÐ Ù  Ðdone€their€work€and€now€sleep.€We€are€now€called€upon€to€do€ours:€Ô_ÔwhichÔ_Ô€is€to€be€the€greatestÐ É  Ðwork€man€ever€performed€on€the€earth."à u àð!ð€€Brigham€Young,€€Roberts,€Ô_ÔB.H.Ô_Ô€Journal€ofÐ ¹ € ÐDiscourses€18:213.Ð © p  ÐÌ"Why€is€it€that€sometimes€only€one€of€a€city€or€household€receives€the€gospel?€It€was€madeÐ ‰ P  Ðknown€to€me€that€it€is€because€of€the€righteous€dead€who€had€received€the€gospel€in€the€spiritÐ y@  Ðworld€exercising€themselves,€and€in€answer€to€their€prayers€elders€of€the€Church€were€sent€to€theÐ i0  Ðhomes€of€their€posterity€that€the€gospel€might€be€taught€to€them,€and€through€theirÐ Y  Ðrighteousness€they€might€be€privileged€to€have€a€descendant€in€the€flesh€do€the€work€for€theirÐ I Ðdead€kindred.€I€want€to€say€to€you€that€it€is€with€greater€intensity€that€the€hearts€of€the€fathersÐ 9 Ðand€mothers€in€the€spirit€world€are€turned€to€their€children€than€that€our€hearts€are€turned€toÐ )ð Ðthem."€Ð à Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€Melvin€J.€Ô_ÔBallardÔ_Ô,€Sermons€and€Missionary€Services€of€Melvin€Joseph€Ô_ÔBallardÔ_Ô,€p.€249Ð  Ð ÐÌ"The€spirit€and€influence€of€Ô_ÔyourÔ_Ô€dead€will€guide€those€who€are€interested€in€finding€thoseÐ é° Ðrecords.€If€there€is€anywhere€on€the€earth€anything€concerning€them,€you€will€find€it."€Ð Ù  ÐElder€Melvin€J.€Ô_ÔBallardÔ_Ô,€Sermons€and€Missionary€Services€of€Melvin€Joseph€Ô_ÔBallardÔ_Ô,€p.€230Ð É ÐD&C€institute€manual,€p.€446€Ð ¹€ ÐÌ*Righteous€spirits,€those€who€have€been€converted€to€the€gospel€in€the€spirit€prison,€are€still€heldÐ ™` Ðin€the€spirit€prison€until€the€ordinance€work€is€done€(see€Smith,€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€2:230)ÓÓ.Ð ‰P ÐThese€loyal€believers€are€not€able€to€fully€progress€because,€while€they€can€have€faith€andÐ y@ Ðrepent€in€their€spiritual€state,€such€ordinances€as€baptism€and€confirmation€must€be€done€inÐ i0 Ðmortality,€if€not€by€themselves,€then€by€proxies.€They€too€await€a€day€of€deliverance.€SpeakingÐ Y  Ðon€this€Ô_ÔdelayÔ_Ô€President€Spencer€W.€Kimball€said:€€"Some€of€us€have€had€occasion€to€wait€forÐ I  Ðsomeone€or€something€for€a€minute,€an€hour,€a€day,€a€week,€or€even€a€year.€Can€you€imagineÐ 9!  Ðhow€our€progenitors€must€feel,€some€of€whom€have€perhaps€been€waiting€for€decades€and€evenÐ )"ð! Ðcenturies€for€the€temple€work€to€be€done€for€them?"€€€ð!ð€"The€Things€of€Eternity€„ÓÓ€Stand€We€inÐ #à" ÐJeopardy?"€Ensign,€Jan.€1977,€p.7Ð  $Ð # ÐJoseph€Fielding€Smith:Ð ù$À!$ Ð"But€how€are€they€to€become€saviors€on€Mount€Zion?€By€building€their€temples,€erecting€theirÐ é%°"% Ðbaptismal€fonts,€and€going€forth€and€receiving€all€the€ordinances,€baptisms,€confirmations,Ð Ù& #& ÐÔ_ÔwashingsÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔanointingsÔ_Ô,€ordinations€and€sealing€powers€upon€their€heads,€in€behalf€of€theirÐ É'$' Ðprogenitors€who€are€dead,€and€redeem€them€that€they€may€come€forth€in€the€first€resurrectionÐ ¹(€%( Ðand€be€exalted€to€thrones€of€glory€with€them;€and€herein€is€the€chain€that€binds€the€hearts€of€theÐ ©)p&) Ðfathers€to€the€children,€and€the€children€to€the€fathers,€which€fulfills€the€mission€of€Elijah..."Ð ™*`'* Ð"Conference€Report",€April€1948,€p.136Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÓÓÌ"When€the€Savior€comes,€a€thousand€years€will€be€devoted€to€this€work."Ð i-0*- Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Wilford€Woodruff,€Roberts,€Ô_ÔB.H.Ô_Ô€Journal€of€Discourses€19:230.€September€16,€1877Ð Y. +. Ð"This€is€Ô_Ôa€spiritual€workÔ_Ô,€a€monumental€effort€of€cooperation€on€both€sides€of€the€veil€where€helpÐ 9 Ðis€given€in€both€directions.€It€begins€with€love.€Anywhere€you€are€in€the€world,€with€prayer,€faith,Ð )ð Ðdetermination,€diligence,€and€some€sacrifice,€you€can€make€a€powerful€contribution.€Begin€now.Ð à ÐI€promise€you€that€the€Lord€will€help€you€find€a€way.€And€it€will€make€you€feel€wonderful."€€€€ð!ðÐ  Ð ÐRichard€G.€Scott,€CR,€Oct.€1990,€"Redemption,€the€Harvest€of€LoveÐ ùÀ ÐÌ"I€don't€need€to€tell€you€the€details€of€where€to€go€and€who€to€see.€When€you€determine€you€areÐ Ù  Ðgoing€to€succeed,€you€will€find€a€way.€You€will€discover€those€who€can€help€you.€I€promise€youÐ É  Ðthe€Lord€will€bless€you€in€your€efforts,€for€this€Ô_Ôis€HisÔ_Ô€work,€and€He€will€guide€your€prayerful€effortsÐ ¹ € Ðto€bring€the€ordinances€and€covenants€to€your€ancestors."€Ð © p  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€€Richard€G.€Scott,€CR,€Oct.€1990,€"Redemption,€the€Harvest€of€LoveÐ ™ `  ÐÌ"When€the€full€measure€of€Elijah's€mission€is€understood„€ðMðthat€the€hearts€of€the€children€will€beÐ y@  Ðturned€to€the€fathers,€and€the€fathers€to€the€children„€ðMðit€applies€just€as€much€on€this€side€of€theÐ i0  Ðveil€as€it€does€to€the€other€side€of€the€veil€(see€Malachi€4:5„6).€If€we€neglect€our€families€here€inÐ Y  Ðhaving€family€home€night€and€we€fail€in€our€responsibility€here,€how€would€heaven€look€if€weÐ I Ðlost€some€of€those€through€our€own€neglect?€Heaven€would€not€be€heaven€until€we€have€doneÐ 9 Ðeverything€we€can€to€save€those€whom€the€Lord€has€sent€through€our€lineage.€So,€the€Ô_Ôhearts€ofÐ )ð Ðyou€fathersÔ_Ô€and€mothers€must€be€turned€to€your€children€right€now,€if€you€have€the€true€Spirit€ofÐ à ÐElijah,€and€not€think€that€it€applies€merely€to€those€who€are€beyond€the€veil.€Let€your€hearts€beÐ  Ð Ðturned€to€your€children,€and€teach€your€children;€Ô_ÔbutÔ_Ô€you€must€do€it€when€they€are€youngÐ ùÀ Ðenough€to€be€schooled.€And€if€you€are€neglecting€your€family€home€evening,€you€are€neglectingÐ é° Ðthe€beginning€of€the€mission€of€Elijah€just€as€certainly€as€if€you€were€neglecting€your€researchÐ Ù  Ðwork€of€genealogy."à m àð!ð€"Teachings€of€Harold€B.€Lee,"€p.€281Ð É ÐÓÓÌð ðOur€fathers€cannot€be€made€perfect€without€us;€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€cannot€be€made€perfect€without€them.€Ð ©p ÐThey€have€done€their€work€and€now€sleep.€€We€are€now€called€upon€to€do€ours;€Ô_ÔwhichÔ_Ô€is€to€beÐ ™` Ðthe€greatest€work€man€ever€performed€on€the€earth.€€Millions€of€our€fellow€creatures€who€haveÐ ‰P Ðlived€upon€the€earth€and€died€without€a€knowledge€of€the€Gospel€must€be€Ô_ÔofficiatedÔ_Ô€for€in€orderÐ y@ Ðthat€they€may€inherit€eternal€life.ð ðð!ð€Brigham€Young,€Discourses€of€Brigham€Young€,€406Ð i0 ÐÌð ðð8ðFor€their€salvation€is€necessary€and€essential€to€our€salvationð8ð€we€without€them€cannot€beÐ I  Ðmade€perfect;€neither€can€they€without€us€be€made€perfect.ððà } àð!ð€D&C€128:15,18Ð 9!  Ðð ðOur€members€need€to€be€taught€that€it€is€not€sufficient€for€a€husband€and€wife€to€be€sealed€inÐ )"ð! Ðthe€templeð8ðthey€must€also€be€eternally€linked€with€their€progenitors€and€see€that€the€work€isÐ #à" Ðdone€for€those€ancestors.€The€need€for€each€of€us€to€perform€temple€and€genealogical€work€hasÐ  $Ð # Ðnever€been€more€urgent.€€We€must€redouble€our€efforts€to€accomplish€this€great€and€holy€work.€Ð ù$À!$ ÐWe€cannot€hope€for€perfection€without€being€linked€to€our€forefathers.€€Neither€can€they€hopeÐ é%°"% Ðfor€perfection€without€us.€€My€brothers€and€sisters,€it€is€up€to€each€of€us€to€see€that€this€work€isÐ Ù& #& Ðdone.ððà  àð!ð€President€Ezra€Taft€Benson,€€Family€Record€Extraction€Program€VideocassetteÐ É'$' ÐÌð ðOrdinances€and€covenants€become€our€credential€for€admission€Ô_Ôinto€HisÔ_Ô€presence.€€To€worthilyÐ ©)p&) Ðreceive€them€is€the€quest€of€a€lifetime;€Ô_ÔtoÔ_Ô€keep€them€thereafter€is€the€challenge€of€mortality.€Ð ™*`'* ÐOnce€we€have€received€them€for€ourselves€and€for€our€families,€we€are€obligated€to€provideÐ ‰+P(+ Ðthese€ordinances€vicariously€for€our€kindred€dead,€indeed€for€the€whole€human€family.ðð€€à Ý" àð!ð€Ð y,@), ÐElder€Boyd€K.€Packer,€Ensign,€May€1987,€p24Ð i-0*- ÐÐ Y. +. Ðð ðThis€glorious€doctrine€[work€for€the€dead]€is€another€witness€of€the€all„encompassing€nature€ofÐ 9 Ðthe€atonement€of€Jesus€Christ.€€He€has€made€salvation€available€to€every€repentant€soul.€€HisÐ )ð Ðwas€a€vicarious€atonement€that€conquered€death.€€He€permits€the€worthy€deceased€to€receive€allÐ à Ðordinances€of€salvation€vicariously.ðð€€Ð  Ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Richard€G.€Scott,€òòConference€Reportóó,€Oct.€1990,€p.€4;€or€òòEnsignóó,€Nov.€1990,€p.5Ð ùÀ ÐÌð ðThe€greatest€responsibility€in€this€world€that€God€has€laid€upon€us€is€to€seek€after€out€dead.€Ð Ù  ÐThose€saints€who€neglect€it€in€behalf€of€their€Ô_ÔdeceasedÔ_Ô€relatives,€do€it€at€the€peril€of€their€ownÐ É  Ðsalvationððà  àð!ð€€Prophet€Joseph€Smith,€òòHistory€of€the€Churchóó,€6:313€and€4:426.€April€7,€1844€Ð ¹ € ÐÌ"We€realize€that€one€of€the€greatest€responsibilities€that€Ô_ÔrestsÔ_Ô€upon€the€people€of€God€today€isÐ ™ `  Ðthat€their€hearts€shall€be€turned€unto€their€fathers,€and€that€they€shall€do€the€work€that€isÐ ‰ P  Ðnecessary€to€be€done€for€them.€€€à  àà u àð!ð€Joseph€F.€Smith€Ð y@  ÐÌ"God€is€looking€upon€us€and€has€called€us€to€be€saviors€upon€Mount€Zion.€And€what€does€aÐ Y  Ðsavior€mean?€It€means€a€person€who€saves€somebodyÔ_Ô...Ô_Ô€Would€we€be€saviors€if€we€did€not€saveÐ I Ðsomebody?€I€think€not.€Could€we€save€anybody€if€we€did€not€build€temples?€No,€we€could€not,Ð 9 Ðfor€God€would€not€accept€our€offerings€and€sacrifices."Ð )ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€John€Taylor,€€Roberts,€Ô_ÔB.H.Ô_Ô€òòJournal€of€Discourses€óó22:30.€August€28,1881Ð à ÐÌð ðSome€of€us€have€had€occasion€to€wait€for€someone€or€something€for€a€minute,€an€hour,€a€day,Ð ùÀ Ða€week,€or€even€a€year.€€Can€you€imagine€how€our€progenitors€must€feel,€some€of€whom€haveÐ é° Ðperhaps€been€waiting€for€decades€&€even€centuries€for€the€temple€work€to€be€done€for€them?Ð Ù  Ðð ðWe€wonder€about€our€progenitors€Ô_Ôð8ð€€WhatÔ_Ô€do€they€think€of€you€and€me?€€We€are€theirÐ É Ðoffspring.€€We€have€the€responsibility€to€do€their€temple€work,€and€the€beautiful€temples€of€theÐ ¹€ ÐLord€stand€day€after€day,€yet€we€do€not€fill€them€always.€€We€have€a€grave€responsibility€that€weÐ ©p Ðcannot€avoid,€and€may€stand€in€jeopardy€if€we€fail€to€do€this€important€work.ððÐ ™` Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Spencer€W.€Kimball,€Ensign,€Jan€1977Ð ‰P ÐÌ"I€perceived€that€the€Lord€went€not€in€person€among€the€wicked€and€the€disobedient€who€hadÐ i0 Ðrejected€the€truth,€to€teach€them;€Ô_ÔbutÔ_Ô€behold,€from€among€the€righteous€he€organized€his€forcesÐ Y  Ðand€appointed€messengers,€clothed€with€power€and€authority,€and€commissioned€them€to€goÐ I  Ðforth.€Ô_ÔThusÔ_Ô€was€the€gospel€preached€to€the€dead."€Ð 9!  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Joseph€F.€Smith€ò òó ó,€€òòGospel€Doctrine,€óópp.€471&€474.€October€1900Ð )"ð! Ð"Oh€I€wish€many€times€that€the€veil€were€lifted€off€the€face€of€the€Ô_ÔLatter€Day€SaintsÔ_Ô.€€I€wish€weÐ #à" Ðcould€see€and€know€the€things€of€God€as€they€are€laboring€for€the€salvation€of€the€human€familyÐ  $Ð # Ðwho€are€in€the€spirit€world;€Ô_ÔforÔ_Ô€if€this€were€so,€this€whole€people,€with€very€few,€if€any€exceptions,Ð ù$À!$ Ðwould€lose€all€interest€in€the€riches€of€the€world,€and€instead€thereof€their€whole€desires€andÐ é%°"% Ðlabors€would€be€directed€to€redeem€their€dead".€€ð!ð€€President€Wilford€WoodruffÐ Ù& #& ÐÌ"We€want€the€Latter„day€Saints€from€this€time€to€trace€their€genealogies€as€far€as€they€can,€andÐ ¹(€%( Ðto€be€sealed€to€their€fathers€and€mothers.€Have€children€sealed€to€their€parents,€and€run€thisÐ ©)p&) Ðchain€through€as€far€as€you€can€get€it.€This€is€the€will€of€the€Lord€to€Ô_Ôthis€peopleÔ_Ô."€€€Ð ™*`'* Ðð!ð€Wilford€Woodruff,€The€Law€of€Adoption€„€Conference.€òòMillennial€Star,€Vol.€óó56,€p.€339.€1894€Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÌ"Therefore,€renounce€peace,€and€seek€diligently€to€turn€the€hearts€of€the€children€to€theirÐ i-0*- Ðfathers."€€à  àð!ð€D&C€98:16,€August€6,€1833Ð Y. +. Ðð ð'For€the€dead€had€looked€upon€the€long€absence€of€their€spirits€from€their€bodies€as€a€bondageÐ 9 Ðð8ð€The€dead€who€repent€will€be€redeemed,€through€obedience€to€the€ordinances€of€the€house€ofÐ )ð ÐGod,€and€after€they€have€paid€the€penalty€of€their€transgressions,€and€are€washed€clean,€shallÐ à Ðreceive€a€reward€according€to€their€works,€for€they€are€heirs€of€salvation.'€€(D&C€138:50,58„Ð  Ð Ð59.)€From€this€we€learn€that€the€dead€cannot€be€judged,€resurrected,€and€receive€the€correctÐ ùÀ Ðbody€(Ô_ÔieÔ_Ô.,€Celestial,€Terrestrial,€Ô_ÔTelestialÔ_Ô,€etc)€until€they€have€repented€and€been€washed€clean€ofÐ é° Ðtheir€sins.€€They€cannot€be€washed€clean€of€their€sins€until€they€are€redeemed€through€theÐ Ù  Ðordinances€of€the€house€of€God.€€These€saving€earthly€ordinances€can€only€be€provided€throughÐ É  Ða€proxy€such€as€Ô_ÔourselvesÔ_Ô.€€We€have€the€ability€to€free€the€dead€from€the€bondage€that€theyÐ ¹ € Ðendure€and€to€allow€them€to€continue€on€in€their€eternal€progression."à Õ àà - àð!ð€FredÐ © p  ÐChristensen€Ð ™ `  ÐÌ"Some€of€us€have€had€occasion€to€wait€for€someone€or€something€for€a€minute,€an€hour,€a€day,Ð y@  Ða€week,€or€even€a€year.€Can€you€imagine€how€our€progenitors€must€feel,€some€of€whom€haveÐ i0  Ðperhaps€been€waiting€for€decades€and€even€centuries€for€the€temple€work€to€be€done€for€them?"Ð Y  Ðà ‘ à€ð!ð€Spencer€W.€Kimball,€€"Salvation€for€the€Dead",€òòDoctrine€and€Covenants€Student€ManualÐ I ÐóóChurch€Education€System€Religion€òò324„325óóÐ 9 ÐÌ"Those€Saints€who€neglect€[genealogy€work]€in€behalf€of€their€Ô_ÔdeceasedÔ_Ô€relatives,€do€it€at€theÐ à Ðperil€of€their€own€salvation."€ð!ð€òòóóProphet€Joseph€Smith,€òòHistory€of€the€Churchóó,€4:426.€April€3,Ð  Ð Ð1841Ð ùÀ ÐÌ"One€of€the€most€important€phases€of€Gospel€activity€is€associated€with€the€temples.€UponÐ Ù  Ðintelligent,€constant€genealogical€research,€vicarious€temple€work€is€wholly€dependent.Ð É ÐTherefore,€let€us€as€a€church€and€as€a€people€labor€with€all€our€might€to€qualify€as€Saviors€onÐ ¹€ ÐMount€Zion.ðð€à m àð!ð€David€0.€McKayÐ ©p ÐÌ"Teach€your€children€and€let€yourselves€be€taught€the€fact€that€it€is€necessary€for€you€to€becomeÐ ‰P Ðsaviors€upon€Mount€Zion€for€those€who€have€died€without€the€knowledge€of€the€gospel,€and€thatÐ y@ Ðthe€temples€of€God€in€these€mountains,€and€that€Ô_ÔareÔ_Ô€being€reared€in€other€lands,€have€beenÐ i0 Ðbuilt€and€are€designed€expressly€for€the€performance€of€these€sacred€ordinances€which€areÐ Y  Ðnecessary€for€those€who€have€passed€away€without€them.€Do€not€forget€these€things.€Keep€themÐ I  Ðin€mind€for€they€are€necessary€òòfor€us."€€€ð!ð€€óóJoseph€F.€Smith,€Conference€Report,€6€April€1917Ð 9!  ÐÌà ‘ à"I€am€deeply€Ô_Ôinterested€in€this€workÔ_Ô.€Ô_ÔI€amÔ_Ô€anxious€to€encourage€the€people€to€press€on€inÐ #à" Ðsecuring€their€genealogies€and€after€doing€so€in€laboring€in€our€temples.€Up€to€the€first€day€ofÐ  $Ð # ÐApril€I€had€endowments€to€my€credit€of€more€than€two€a€week€for€this€year.Ð ù$À!$ Ðà ‘ à"We€can€generally€do€that€which€we€wish€to€do.€A€young€man€can€find€an€immense€amountÐ é%°"% Ðof€time€to€spend€with€his€sweetheart.€He€can€arrange€affairs€to€do€that.€We€can€arrange€ourÐ Ù& #& Ðaffairs€to€get€exercise€in€the€shape€of€golf€and€otherwise.€We€can€arrange€our€affairs€to€haveÐ É'$' Ðamusements.€And,€if€we€make€up€our€minds€to€do€so,€we€can€arrange€our€affairs€to€do€templeÐ ¹(€%( Ðwork.Ð ©)p&) Ðà ‘ à"Millions€of€dollars€have€been€invested€in€the€Salt€Lake€Temple.€Month€after€month,€as€aÐ ™*`'* Ðboy,€I€contributed€one€dollar€a€month.€As€my€wages€Ô_ÔincreasedÔ_Ô€I€contributed€two€dollars€aÐ ‰+P(+ Ðmonth,€and€later€three€dollars,€four€dollars,€five€dollars,€and€finally€gave€several€thousands€ofÐ y,@), Ðdollars€towards€the€completion€of€that€temple.€Why?€Because€the€Lord€God€Almighty€had€givenÐ i-0*- Ðme€Ô_Ôa€knowledgeÔ_Ô€that€the€hearts€of€the€children€have€been€turned€to€their€fathers;€that€the€keysÐ Y. +. Ðheld€by€Elijah€the€prophet€were€in€very€deed€delivered€to€Joseph€Smith€and€Oliver€Ô_ÔCowderyÔ_Ô.€TheÐ 9 Ðvery€granite€bears€Ô_ÔwitnessÔ_Ô€to€the€faith,€the€knowledge,€and€the€testimony€that€God€has€given€toÐ )ð Ðthe€Latter„day€Saints."à Å àà  àð!ð€€Heber€J.€Grant,€òòGospel€Standards€óópp.€33„34.€April,Ð à Ð1928Ð  Ð ÐÌ"May€it€be€pleasing€to€thy€people€to€search€out€the€genealogy€of€their€forbears,€that€they€mayÐ é° Ðbecome€saviors€on€Mount€Zion€by€officiating€in€the€temples€for€their€kindred€Ô_Ôdead.Ô_Ô€We€pray€theeÐ Ù  Ðalso€that€the€spirit€of€Elijah€may€rest€mightily€upon€all€peoples€everywhere€that€they€may€beÐ É  Ðmoved€upon€to€gather€and€make€available€the€genealogy€of€their€ancestors;€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€that€thy€faithfulÐ ¹ € Ðchildren€may€utilize€the€holy€temples€in€which€to€perform€on€behalf€of€the€dead€all€ordinancesÐ © p  Ðpertaining€to€their€eternal€exaltation."€Ð ™ `  Ѐ€€€€€€€€ð!ð€Smith,€George€Albert.€òòTemples€of€the€óóMost€High.€189„190.€Salt€Lake€City:€Ô_ÔBookcraftÔ_Ô,Ð ‰ P  Ð1960Ð y@  ÐÌð ðJesus€had€not€finished€his€work€when€his€body€was€slain,€neither€did€Ô_ÔheÔ_Ô€finish€it€after€hisÐ Y  Ðresurrection€from€the€dead;€Ô_ÔalthoughÔ_Ô€he€had€accomplished€the€purpose€for€which€he€then€cameÐ I Ðto€the€earth,€he€had€not€fulfilled€all€his€work.€€And€when€will€he?€€Not€until€he€has€redeemedÐ 9 Ðand€saved€every€son€and€Ô_Ôdaughter€of€our€father€Adam€that€haveÔ_Ô€ever€been€or€ever€will€be€bornÐ )ð Ðupon€the€earth€to€the€end€of€time,€except€for€the€sons€of€perdition.€€That€is€his€mission.€€We€willÐ à Ðnot€finish€our€work€until€we€have€saved€ourselves,€and€then€not€until€we€shall€have€saved€allÐ  Ð Ðdepending€upon€us;€for€we€are€to€become€saviors€upon€Mount€Zion,€as€well€as€Christ.€€We€areÐ ùÀ Ðcalled€to€this€mission.ððà Å àð!ð€€Joseph€F.€Smith,€òòGospel€Doctrineóó,€5òòthóó€ed.€[1939],€p.€442Ð é° ÐÌð ðWhen€[Godððs]€Kingdom€is€established€upon€the€earth,€and€Zion€built€up,€the€Lord€will€send€hisÐ É Ðservants€as€saviors€upon€Mount€Zion.€€The€servants€of€God€who€have€lived€on€the€earth€in€agesÐ ¹€ Ðpast€will€reveal€where€different€persons€have€lived€who€have€died€without€the€Gospel,€give€theirÐ ©p Ðnames,€and€say,€ððNow€go€forth,€ye€servants€of€God,€and€exercise€your€rights€and€privileges;€Ô_ÔgoÔ_ÔÐ ™` Ðand€perform€the€ordinances€of€the€house€of€God€for€those€who€have€passed€their€probationÐ ‰P Ðwithout€the€Gospel,€and€for€all€who€will€receive€any€kind€of€salvation.ðððð€€Ð y@ Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Brigham€Young,€òòDiscourses€of€Brigham€Youngóó,€sel.€John€A€Widtsoe€[1941],€p.€407Ð i0 ÐÌð ðWe€pray€for€all€who€shall€come€as€patrons€[to€the€temple]€that€they€may€ever€look€upon€thisÐ I  Ðservice€as€a€labor€of€love€performed€in€the€spirit€of€the€Redeemer€who€Ô_Ôgave€HisÔ_Ô€life€for€allÐ 9!  Ðmankind.€€May€the€wonder€and€the€majesty€of€that€great€act€of€atonement€enter€the€minds€andÐ )"ð! Ðhearts€of€all€who€serve€here€in€behalf€of€those€beyond€the€veil€of€death.ðð€€Ð #à" Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€ð ðIt€is€Thy€House,€a€Place€of€Thy€Holinessðð€òò[St.€Paul€Minnesota€TempleÐ  $Ð # Ðdedicatory€prayer],€Church€Newsóó,€15€Jan€2000,€p.€4Ð ù$À!$ ÐÌClass€6€Theme€„€òòò òPersonal€responsibility€to€be€of€Serviceó óóóÐ Ù& #& ÐÌOne€of€the€important€phases€of€gospel€living€is€to€involve€Ô_ÔourselvesÔ_Ô€in€temple€and€genealogicalÐ ¹(€%( Ðeffort.€€We€know€full€well€that€the€spirit€world€is€filled€with€the€spirits€of€men€and€women€who€areÐ ©)p&) Ðwaiting€for€you€and€me€to€get€busy€in€their€behalf.€€It€is€a€grave€responsibility€that€the€Lord€hasÐ ™*`'* Ðplaced€upon€our€shoulders,€one€that€we€cannot€avoid€and€for€which€we€stand€in€jeopardy€if€weÐ ‰+P(+ Ðfail€to€accomplish€it.Ð y,@), Ðâ  ð!ð€President€Spencer€W.€Kimball,€ð ðLiving€the€Gospel€in€the€Home,ðð€Ensign,€May€1978,€100€Ð i-0*- Ðà ‘ àPresident€Joseph€F.€Smith€in€his€vision€of€the€spirit€world€says,€ð ðchoice„spiritsð8ðwere€reservedÐ 9 Ðâ âto€come€forth€in€the€fulness€of€times€to€take€part€in€laying€the€foundation€of€the€great€latter„dayÐ )ð Ðwork,€including€the€building€of€the€temples€and€the€performance€of€ordinances€therein€for€theÐ à Ðredemption€of€the€dead.ððÐ  Ð Ðà ‘ àHe€refers€to€the€leaders€who€will€do€this€work€and€then€again€refers€to€those€ð ðother€choiceÐ ùÀ Ðspiritsðð€(in€addition€to€the€leaders):€ð ðÔ_ÔmanyÔ_Ô€others€who€received€their€first€lessons€in€the€world€ofÐ é° Ðthe€spirits€and€were€prepared€to€come€forth€in€due€time€of€the€Lord€to€labor€in€his€vineyard€forÐ Ù  Ðthe€salvation€of€the€souls€of€menðð€€€€€€ð!ð€€D&C€138:€53„56Ð É  ÐÌ"President€Hunter's€classic€statement€emphasizes€the€importance€of€temple€work€for€our€ownÐ © p  Ðfamilies€and€helps€us€to€understand€the€Old€Testament€prophecy€that€"Ô_ÔsavioursÔ_Ô€shall€come€upÐ ™ `  Ðon€mount€Zion."€(Obad.€1:21)€This€exalting€service€for€others€unseen€is€one€of€the€most€nobleÐ ‰ P  Ðacts€of€human€kindness."à Å àà  àð!ð€Russell€M.€Nelson,€CR,€Oct.€1994,€"The€Spirit€of€Elijah"Ð y@  ÐÌð ðThat€which€goes€on€in€the€House€of€the€Lord,€and€which€must€be€preceded€by€research,€comesÐ Y  Ðnearer€the€spirit€of€the€sacrifice€of€the€Lord€than€any€other€activity€of€which€I€know.€€Why?€Ð I ÐBecause€it€is€done€by€those€who€give€freely€of€time€and€substance,€without€any€expectation€ofÐ 9 Ðthanks€or€reward,€to€do€for€others€that€which€they€cannot€do€for€themselves€and€for€which€theyÐ )ð Ðexpect€no€thanks€or€recompense:€à  àà u àà Í àð!ð€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€in€òòð ðPresident€Hinckley:Ð à ÐWork€for€Dead€Is€Essential€to€Earthððs€Purposeðð€Church€Newsóó,€19€Nov.€1994,€p.€4.5Ð  Ð ÐÌ"This€Ô_Ôwork€,Ô_Ôunselfishly€given€in€behalf€of€those€on€the€other€side,€comes€nearer€to€theÐ é° Ðunparalleled€vicarious€work€of€the€Savior€than€any€other€of€which€I€know.€€The€great€andÐ Ù  Ðimportant€work€of€teaching€the€gospel€of€Christ€to€the€people€of€the€world€is€incomplete,€at€best,Ð É Ðif€it€does€not€also€provide€for€that€teaching€to€those€in€another€sphere€and€making€available€toÐ ¹€ Ðthem€those€gospel€ordinances€required€of€all€if€they€are€to€move€forward€in€the€way€of€eternalÐ ©p Ðlife."€€€ð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€General€Conference,€Oct.€1985€ð!ð€Ensign,€Nov€1985,€pÐ ™` Ð53€Ð ‰P ÐÌð ðBy€collecting€and€organizing€the€ancestral€data€of€our€deceased€fathers€we€can€perform€theÐ i0 Ðsaving€ordinances€for€them€in€the€temple.€Thus,€the€living€having€their€hearts€turned€to€theirÐ Y  Ðfathers€is€in€accordance€with€the€pre„mortal€agreement€we€made€before€the€earth€was€formed.ðð€Ð I  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€David€B.€Ô_ÔHaightÔ_Ô,€Ensign€November€1990Ð 9!  ÐÌà ‘ à"Many€suppose€that€they€are€discharging€their€responsibilities€by€simply€'going€to€the€temple.'Ð #à" ÐBut€that€is€not€wholly€true.€We€must€go€to€the€temple,€of€course,€and€often.Ð  $Ð # Ðà ‘ àIf€we€do€not€as€yet€have€the€records€of€Ô_Ôour€own€deadÔ_Ô€kindred,€then€while€we€search€forÐ ù$À!$ Ðthem,€by€all€means€let€us€help€others€with€theirs.€Ð é%°"% Ðà ‘ àBut€be€it€understood€that€if€we€go€to€the€temple,€and€not€for€Ô_Ôour€own€deadÔ_Ô,€we€areÐ Ù& #& Ðperforming€only€a€part€of€our€duty,€because€we€are€also€required€to€go€there€specifically€to€saveÐ É'$' Ðour€dead€relatives€and€bind€the€various€generations€together€by€the€power€of€the€holyÐ ¹(€%( Ðpriesthood.€€We€must€disabuse€our€minds€of€the€idea€that€merely€ððgoing€to€the€templeððÐ ©)p&) Ðdischarges€our€full€responsibility,€because€it€does€not.€€That€is€not€enough!€€God€holds€each€ofÐ ™*`'* Ðus€responsible€for€saving€our€own€kindred€deadðð.€€Ð ‰+P(+ Ðà ‘ àð"ð€€Elder€Mark€E.€Petersen,€Ensign,€The€Message€of€Elijah,€May€1976,€pp.€14„16Ð y,@), ÐÌNow,€O€ye€Saints,€rejoice€today€that€you€can€saviors€beÐ Y. +. ÐOf€all€Ô_ÔyourÔ_Ô€dead€who€will€obey€the€gospel€and€be€free.Ð 9 ÐThe€let€us€rise€without€restraint€and€act€for€those€we€love,Ð )ð ÐFor€Ô_ÔtheyÔ_Ô€are€giving€their€consent€and€wait€for€us€to€move.Ð à Ðà ‘ àð!ð€ððThe€Glorious€Gospel€Light€Has€Shone,ðð€Hymns,€no.€283Ð  Ð ÐÌð ðTo€my€mind€there€isnððt€anything€so€great€and€so€glorious€in€this€world€as€to€labor€for€theÐ é° Ðsalvation€of€the€living€and€for€the€redemption€of€the€dead.ðð€€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Joseph€F.€Smith,€Young€òòWomenððs€Journalóó€23:130,€March€1912Ð É  ÐÌð ðWhether€we€recognize€it€or€not,€we€are€connected€with€our€pastð8ð€people€who€care€nothing€forÐ © p  Ðthe€past€usually€have€no€thought€for€the€future€and€are€selfish€in€the€way€they€use€the€present.ððÐ ™ `  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€€President€Spencer€W.€Kimball,€World€Conference€of€Records,€12€Aug€1980Ð ‰ P  ÐÌð ðThrough€family€history€we€discover€the€most€beautiful€tree€in€the€forest€of€creation€ð!ð€our€familyÐ i0  Ðtree.€Its€numerous€roots€reach€back€through€history,€and€its€branches€extend€throughout€eternity.€Ð Y  ÐFamily€history€is€the€expansive€expression€of€eternal€love.€It€is€born€of€selflessness.€It€providesÐ I Ðopportunity€to€secure€the€family€unit€forever.ðð€Ð 9 Ðà ‘ àð!ð€J.€Richard€Clarke,€òòConference€Reportóó,€Apr.€1989,€73;€or€òòEnsign,€óóMay€1989,€60Ð )ð ÐÌð ðWe€have€blessings€which€have€never€been€given€to€any€other€generation€since€the€days€ofÐ  Ð ÐJesus€Christ€and€the€Apostles€.€.€.€You€hold€the€keys€of€the€destiny€of€your€fathers,€your€mothers,Ð ùÀ Ðyour€progenitors,€from€generation€to€generation;€Ô_ÔyouÔ_Ô€hold€the€keys€of€their€salvation.€€God€hasÐ é° Ðput€that€power€into€your€hands.€€But€if€we€do€not€do€what€is€required€of€us€in€this€thing,€we€areÐ Ù  Ðunder€condemnation.ðð€€€€ð!ð€President€Wilford€Woodruff,€Conference€Report,€October€1897,€p.Ð É Ð47Ð ¹€ ÐÌTo€those€now€gone,€that€we€call€dead,€death€is€not€the€problem,€being€forgotten€is€the€problem.Ð ™` ÐÌà ‘ àð ðOur€efforts€to€promote€temple€and€family€history€work€should€be€such€as€to€accomplish€theÐ y@ Ðwork€of€the€Lord,€not€impose€guilt€on€his€children.ððÐ i0 Ðà ‘ àð ðIn€the€work€of€redeeming€the€dead€there€are€many€tasks€to€be€performedÔ_Ô...Ô_Ô€all€membersÐ Y  Ðshould€participate€by€prayerfully€selecting€those€ways€that€fit€their€personal€circumstances€at€aÐ I  Ðparticular€time.ððÐ 9!  Ðà ‘ àð ðOur€effort€is€not€to€compel€everyone€to€do€everything,€but€to€encourage€everyone€to€doÐ )"ð! Ðsomething.ððÐ #à" Ðà ‘ àð ðLeaders€should€encourage€members€to€determine,€according€to€the€promptings€of€theÐ  $Ð # ÐSpirit,€what€temple€and€family€history€work€they€can€do€ððin€wisdom€and€orderðð€consistent€withÐ ù$À!$ Ðtheir€own€ððstrength€and€means.ðððð€See€Mosiah€4:27,€D&C€10:4Ð é%°"% Ðà ‘ àð ðSome€of€the€most€important€temple€and€family€history€work€is€done€at€home.ððÐ Ù& #& Ðà ‘ àð ðI€do€not€refer€just€to€the€important€work€of€keeping€family€genealogies€up„to„date€and€theÐ É'$' Ðmuch€needed€verifying€that€all€sealings€have€been€performed.ððÐ ¹(€%( Ðà ‘ àð ðAt€home€we€can€keep€our€journals€and€gather€picturesÔ_Ô...Ô_ÔWe€can€gather€and€recordÐ ©)p&) Ðinformation€available€through€living€relatives.€€We€can€write€family€histories€and€share€theirÐ ™*`'* Ðgreat€lessons€with€our€children.ððà  àà u àà Í àà % àà } àÐ ‰+P(+ Ðà ‘ àð ðThere€are€family€organizations€to€be€formed,€family€projects€to€be€planned,€Ô_Ôhearts€to€beÐ y,@), Ðâ âtouched,€prayers€to€be€offered,€doctrines€to€be€learned,€children€to€be€taught,€living€and€deadÐ i-0*- Ðrelatives€to€be€identified,€recommendsÔ_Ô€to€be€obtained,€temples€to€be€visited,€covenants€to€beÐ 9 Ðmade,€and€ordinances€to€be€received.ððÐ )ð Ðâ âà ‘ àð ðIn€mapping€out€our€personal€efforts€in€temple€and€family€history€work,€we€need€to€take€aÐ à Ðview€that€is€not€only€broad€in€scope€but€at€least€a€lifetime€in€duration.ððÐ  Ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€Dallin€H.€Oaks,€Family€History€ð ðIn€Wisdom€and€Orderðð,€Ensign,€June€1989Ð ùÀ Ðà ‘ àÌð ðWe€give€our€witness€that€the€doctrines€and€practices€of€the€Church€encompass€salvation€andÐ Ù  Ðexaltation€not€only€for€those€who€are€living,€but€also€for€the€dead,€and€that€in€sacred€templesÐ É  Ðbuilt€for€this€purpose€Ô_Ôa€great€vicarious€workÔ_Ô€is€going€forward€in€behalf€of€those€who€have€died,Ð ¹ € Ðso€that€all€men€and€women€of€all€generations€may€become€the€beneficiaries€of€the€savingÐ © p  Ðordinances€of€the€gospel€of€the€Master.€€This€great,€selfless€labor€is€one€of€the€distinguishingÐ ™ `  Ðfeatures€of€this€restored€Church€of€Jesus€Christ.ððð!ðProclamation€from€the€First€Presidency€and€theÐ ‰ P  ÐQuorum€of€the€Twelve€Apostles,€òòConference€Reportóó,€Apr.€1980,€p.€75;€or€òòEnsignóó,€May€1980,Ð y@  Ðp.52Ð i0  ÐÌð ðBehold,€I€will€reveal€unto€you€the€Priesthood,€by€the€hand€of€Elijah€the€prophet,€before€theÐ I Ðcoming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord.€And€he€shall€plant€in€the€hearts€of€theÐ 9 Ðchildren€the€òòpromisesóó€made€to€the€fathers,€and€the€hearts€of€the€children€shall€turn€to€theirÐ )ð Ðfathers.€€If€it€were€not€so,€the€whole€earth€would€be€utterly€wasted€at€his€comingðð€à … àð!ð€D&CÐ à Ð2:1„3Ð  Ð ÐÌð ðThere€is€no€time€to€waste.€€The€prophet€Joseph€Smith€told€us€that€even€ð ðif€the€whole€ChurchÐ é° Ðshould€go€with€their€might€to€save€Ô_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€dead,€seal€their€posterity,€gather€their€living€friends,€andÐ Ù  Ðspend€none€of€their€time€in€behalf€of€the€world,€they€would€hardly€get€through€before€the€nightÐ É Ðwould€come€when€no€man€can€work.ðð€Ð ¹€ Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Joseph€Smith,€Teachings€of€the€Prophet€Joseph€Smith,€p.330Ð ©p ÐÌð ðThe€earth€will€be€smitten€with€a€curse€unless€there€is€a€welding€link€of€some€kind€or€otherÐ ‰P Ðbetween€the€fathers€and€the€children,€upon€some€subject€or€other€„€and€behold€what€is€theÐ y@ Ðsubject?€€It€is€the€baptism€for€the€dead.€€For€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€without€them€cannot€be€made€perfect;€Ô_ÔneitherÔ_ÔÐ i0 Ðcan€they€without€us€be€made€perfect.ðð€€à u àð!ð€D&C€128:18Ð Y  ÐÌOur€heritage€like€life€itself,€we€keep€and€yet€pass€on.€€In€doing€so,€we€pay€the€debt€we€owe€Ô_ÔtoÐ 9!  ÐthoseÔ_Ô€now€gone.€€Boyd€K.€PackerÐ )"ð! ÐÌThose€who€take€no€thought€of€noble€ancestors€seldom€achieve€anything€worthy€of€remembranceÐ  $Ð # Ðby€remote€descendants.Ð ù$À!$ ÐÌ"The€greatest€work,€after€all,€devolves€on€the€members€of€the€Church...€€It€matters€not€what€elseÐ Ù& #& Ðwe€have€been€called€to€do,€or€what€position€we€may€occupy,€or€how€faithfully€in€other€ways€weÐ É'$' Ðhave€labored€in€the€Church,€none€is€exempt€from€this€great€obligation.€€It€is€required€of€theÐ ¹(€%( Ðapostle€as€well€as€the€humblest€elder.€€Place,€or€distinction,€or€where€or€how€else€it€may€haveÐ ©)p&) Ðbeen,€will€not€entitle€one€to€disregard€the€salvation€of€one's€dead.ððÐ ™*`'* Ðà ‘ àð!ðPresident€Joseph€Fielding€Smith,€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€Vol2,€pp.€148„149Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÌð ðððThe€greatest€responsibility€in€this€world€that€God€has€laid€upon€us€is€to€seek€after€our€deadðð.Ð i-0*- Ð(Teachings,€p€356)€It€is€a€work€that€exceeds€Ô_Ôin€magnitudeÔ_Ô€even€the€preaching€of€the€gospel€inÐ Y. +. Ðall€nations,€for€it€will€go€forward€and€be€one€of€the€dominant€undertakings€of€the€MillenniumÐ 9 Ðitself."à  àð!ð€€Bruce€R.€Ô_ÔMcConkieÔ_Ô,€The€Millennial€Messiah,€p€269Ð )ð ÐÌ"Latter„day€Saints€are€encouraged€to€prepare€family€records€as€a€Book€of€Remembrance,Ð  Ð Ðcontaining€patriarchal€blessings,€records€of€ordinations€and€other€sacred€information,€as€well€asÐ ùÀ Ðpersonal€and€family€histories,€spiritual€experiences,€and€other€evidences€of€God's€goodness€andÐ é° Ðlove"€à  àð"ð€Encyclopedia€of€MormonismÐ Ù  ÐÌ"Only€a€genealogist€regards€a€step€backwards€as€progress!"Ð ¹ € ÐÌ"To€be€ignorant€of€what€occurred€before€you€were€born€is€to€remain€always€a€child.€For€what€isÐ ™ `  Ðthe€worth€of€human€life,€unless€it€is€woven€into€the€life€of€our€ancestors€by€the€records€ofÐ ‰ P  Ðhistory?"€Ð y@  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Cicero„€The€OratorÐ i0  Ðð ðJoseph€Smith€said:€ððThe€greatest€responsibility€in€this€world€Ô_Ôthat€God€has€laid€upon€usÔ_Ô,€is€toÐ Y  Ðseek€after€our€dead.ðð€€Why€is€this€such€a€great€responsibility?€€For€two€reasons.€€First,€becauseÐ I Ðwe€cannot€enter€into€the€perfect€life€without€our€worthy€dead€who€have€not€been€blessed€as€weÐ 9 Ðhave€with€the€Gospel.€€Second,€because€they€who€have€lived€worthy€lives,€but€in€darkness,Ð )ð Ðbecause€the€Gospel€did€not€come€to€them€in€life,€are€also€heirs€of€salvation.€€The€reasons€forÐ à Ðthis€will€appear€later.€€It€will€suffice€here€to€say€that€the€Lord€has€placed€upon€us€thisÐ  Ð Ðresponsibility€of€seeing€that€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô€receive€the€blessings€of€the€Gospel.€€Said€Joseph€Smith:Ð ùÀ ÐððThose€saints€who€neglect€it,€in€behalf€of€their€Ô_ÔdeceasedÔ_Ô€relatives,€do€it€at€the€peril€of€their€ownÐ é° Ðsalvation.ðððð€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Joseph€Fielding€Smith,€The€Way€to€Perfection€(1970),€p.€153„54Ð É ÐÌ"There€is€nothing€else€to€compare€with€this€treasury€of€family€history....€I€feel€the€Lord€hasÐ ©p Ðdesigned€that€it€should€be€so.€This€Ô_Ôis€HisÔ_Ô€church€which€carries€His€name,€and€one€of€its€purposesÐ ™` Ðis€to€make€available€to€the€millions€beyond€the€veil€of€death€the€full€blessings€that€lead€to€eternalÐ ‰P Ðlife."€€ð!ð€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Utah€Genealogical€Society€Fireside.€November€13,€1994Ð y@ Ð"It€should€be€recognized€that€this€church€is€not€a€social€club.€This€is€the€kingdom€of€God€in€theÐ i0 Ðearth.€It€is€the€Church€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„day€Saints.€Its€purpose€is€to€bring€salvation€andÐ Y  Ðexaltation€to€both€the€living€and€the€dead."€òòð!ð€€óóGordon€B.€Hinckley€òòThe€Ensign,€p.€97.€óóMay€1990Ð I  Ðð ðThere€is€no€greater€blessing€that€you€can€have€than€to€stand€as€a€proxy€in€a€great€service€toÐ 9!  Ðthose€who€have€gone€beyond.€à  àð!ð€€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Apr€2002,€3Ð )"ð! ÐÌÑ  Ñ"Ô_ÔI€amÔ_Ô€confident€that€the€Lord€will€permit€and€direct€us€to€go€on€building€these€sacred€structuresÐ  $Ð # Ð(the€temples)€as€we€become€worthy€of€them.€One€important€test€of€that€worthiness€will€be€inÐ ù$À!$ Ðdoing€the€research€that€becomes€the€foundation€for€the€major€work€to€be€carried€on€in€them."Ð é%°"% Ðà ‘ àð!ð€òòTeachings€of€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley.€óóSalt€Lake€City:€Deseret€Book€CompanyÐ Ù& #& ÐÌà ‘ à"Many€there€are,€it€is€true,€who€comprehend€this€great€work€and€are€faithfully€dischargingÐ ¹(€%( Ðtheir€duties€in€the€temples€of€the€Lord.€This€is€a€good€sign,€showing€the€willingness€and€activity€ofÐ ©)p&) Ðthe€saints.€But,€this€does€not€relieve€the€inactive,€dilatory€members€who€are€doing€nothing€forÐ ™*`'* ÐÔ_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€dead.€These€persons€cannot€expect€to€receive€credit€for€what€others€may€be€doing;€Ô_ÔtheÔ_ÔÐ ‰+P(+ Ðresponsibility€rests€with€equal€force€on€all,€according€to€our€individual€ability€and€opportunities.€Ð y,@), Ðà ‘ à"It€matters€not€what€else€we€have€been€called€to€Ô_Ôdo€or€what€positionÔ_Ô€we€may€occupy€or€howÐ i-0*- Ðfaithfully€in€other€ways€we€have€labored€in€the€church,€none€are€exempt€from€this€greatÐ Y. +. ÐÑ_RÑâ âÑ99Ñâ âÑ  Ñobligation.€It€is€required€of€the€Apostle€as€well€as€the€humblest€Elder.€Place,€distinction,€or€longÐ 9 Ðservice€in€the€cause€of€Zion,€in€the€mission€field,€the€stakes€of€Zion,€or€elsewhere€will€not€entitleÐ )ð Ðone€to€disregard€the€salvation€of€one's€dead.Ð à Ðà ‘ à"Some€may€feel€that€if€they€pay€their€tithing,€attend€their€regular€meetings€and€other€duties,Ð  Ð Ðgive€of€their€substance€to€the€poor,€or€perchance€spend€one,€two,€or€more€years€preaching€inÐ ùÀ Ðthe€world,€they€are€absolved€from€further€duty.€But€the€greatest€and€grandest€duty€of€all€is€toÐ é° Ðlabor€for€the€dead.€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ à"We€may€and€should€do€all€these€other€things,€for€which€reward€will€be€given,€but€if€weÐ É  Ðneglect€the€weightier€privilege€and€commandment,€notwithstanding€all€other€good€works,€weÐ ¹ € Ðshall€find€ourselves€under€severe€condemnation.€"And€why€such€condemnation?€Because€theÐ © p  Ðgreatest€responsibility€in€this€world€Ô_Ôthat€God€has€laid€upon€usÔ_Ô,€is€to€seek€after€our€dead.€BecauseÐ ™ `  Ðwe€cannot€be€saved€without€them,€it€is€necessary€that€those€who€have€gone€before€Ð ‰ P  ÐÌÔ_ÔandÔ_Ô€those€who€come€after€us€should€have€salvation€in€common€with€us,€and€thus€hath€GodÐ i0  Ðmade€it€obligatory€to€man,€says€the€Prophet€Joseph€Smith.€From€this,€then,€we€see€that€while€it€isÐ Y  Ðnecessary€to€preach€the€gospel€in€the€nations€of€the€earth€and€to€do€all€other€good€works€in€theÐ I Ðchurch,€yet€the€greatest€commandment€given€us,€and€made€obligatory,€is€temple€work€in€ourÐ 9 Ðown€behalf€and€in€behalf€of€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô.€ð!ð€Ô‡_ôì+ òX_X fÔJoseph€Fielding€Smith,€òòThe€Ensign,€p.€2.€óóFebruary€1971Ô#†_X fX ò_ôì+.M#ÔÐ )ð ÐÌ"There€is€nothing€else€to€compare€with€this€treasury€of€family€history....€I€feel€the€Lord€hasÐ  Ð Ðdesigned€that€it€should€be€so.€This€Ô_Ôis€HisÔ_Ô€church€which€carries€His€name,€and€one€of€its€purposesÐ ùÀ Ðis€to€make€available€to€the€millions€beyond€the€veil€of€death€the€full€blessings€that€lead€to€eternalÐ é° Ðlife."€€ð!ð€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Utah€Genealogical€Society€Fireside.€November€13,€1994Ð Ù  Ð"It€should€be€recognized€that€this€church€is€not€a€social€club.€This€is€the€kingdom€of€God€in€theÐ É Ðearth.€It€is€the€Church€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„day€Saints.€Its€purpose€is€to€bring€salvation€andÐ ¹€ Ðexaltation€to€both€the€living€and€the€dead."€òòð!ð€€óóGordon€B.€Hinckley€òòThe€Ensign,€p.€97.€óóMay€1990Ð ©p Ðð ðThere€is€no€greater€blessing€that€you€can€have€than€to€stand€as€a€proxy€in€a€great€service€toÐ ™` Ðthose€who€have€gone€beyond.€à  àð!ð€€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Apr€2002,€3Ð ‰P ÐÌð ðIn€our€preexistent€state,€in€the€day€of€the€great€council,€we€made€a€certain€agreement€with€theÐ i0 ÐAlmighty€Ô_Ôð8ð€WeÔ_Ô€agreed,€right€then€and€there,€to€be€saviors€for€the€whole€human€family.€€WeÐ Y  Ðwent€into€a€partnership€with€the€Lord.€€The€working€out€of€the€plan€became€then€not€merely€theÐ I  ÐFatherððs€work,€and€the€Saviorððs€work,€but€also€our€workðð€à % àð!ð€Elder€John€A.€Ô_ÔWidstoeÔ_Ô,€ð ðThe€WorthÐ 9!  Ðof€Soulsðð,€The€Utah€Genealogical€and€Historical€Mag,€Oct€1934.Ð )"ð! ÐÌ"Ô_ÔI€amÔ_Ô€confident€that€the€Lord€will€permit€and€direct€us€to€go€on€building€these€sacred€structuresÐ  $Ð # Ð(the€temples)€as€we€become€worthy€of€them.€One€important€test€of€that€worthiness€will€be€inÐ ù$À!$ Ðdoing€the€research€that€becomes€the€foundation€for€the€major€work€to€be€carried€on€in€them."Ð é%°"% Ðà ‘ àð!ð€òòTeachings€of€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley.€óóSalt€Lake€City:€Deseret€Book€CompanyÐ Ù& #& ÐÌClass€7€Theme€„€òòò òThe€LDS€Churchððs€Commitment€to€Family€History€and€Temple€Work.ó óóóÐ ¹(€%( ÐÌ"If€temple€ordinances€are€an€essential€part€of€the€restored€gospel,€and€I€testify€that€they€are,€thenÐ ™*`'* Ðwe€must€provide€the€means€by€which€they€can€be€accomplished.€€All€of€our€vast€family€historyÐ ‰+P(+ Ðendeavor€is€directed€to€temple€€work.€€There€is€no€other€purpose€for€it."€Ð y,@), Ðà ‘ à€ð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€General€Conference,€April€1998Ð i-0*- ÐÐ Y. +. Ð"In€this€work€we€cannot€fail€if€we€do€our€part.€The€Lord€will€not€permit€us€to€fail.€This€Ô_Ôis€HisÔ_Ô€work.Ð 9 ÐHe€will€open€doors€in€our€genealogical€research.€He€will€bless€us€as€we€come€to€the€temple.Ð )ð ÐNo,€we€cannot€fail."€à m àð"ð€€Ezra€Taft€Benson:€òòThe€Teachings€of€Ezra€Taft€Bensonóó,€p.€163Ð à ÐÌWhy€should€the€earth€be€wasted?€€Simply€because€if€there€is€not€a€welding€link€between€theÐ ùÀ Ðfathers€and€the€children,€which€is€the€work€for€the€dead,€we€will€all€stand€rejected...ðð€€Ð é° Ðà ‘ àð!ð€€Joseph€Fielding€SmithÐ Ù  ÐÌð ðOur€message€is€so€imperative,€when€you€stop€to€think€that€the€salvation,€the€eternal€salvationÐ ¹ € Ðof€the€world,€rests€upon€the€shoulders€of€this€Church.€€When€all€is€said€and€done,€if€the€world€isÐ © p  Ðgoing€to€be€saved,€we€have€to€do€it.€€There€is€no€escaping€from€that.€€No€other€people€in€theÐ ™ `  Ðhistory€of€the€world€have€received€the€kind€of€mandate€that€we€have€received.€€We€areÐ ‰ P  Ðresponsible€for€all€who€have€lived€upon€the€earth.€€That€involves€our€family€history€and€templeÐ y@  Ðwork.€€We€are€responsible€for€all€who€now€live€upon€the€earth,€and€the€involves€our€missionaryÐ i0  Ðwork.€€And€we€are€going€to€be€responsible€for€all€who€will€yet€live€upon€the€earth.€€No€one€everÐ Y  Ðreceived€a€greater€or€more€compelling€mandate€than€we€of€this€Church€have€received,€andÐ I Ðweððd€better€be€getting€at€it.ðð€ð!ð€€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Mission€Presidents€Seminar,€JulyÐ 9 Ð1999Ð )ð ÐÌPresident€Hinckley€(4/98)€In€announcing€small€temples:€ð ðIf€temple€ordinances€are€an€essentialÐ  Ð Ðpart€of€the€restored€Gospel,€and€I€testify€that€they€are,€then€we€must€provide€the€means€by€whichÐ ùÀ Ðthey€can€be€accomplished.€€All€of€our€vast€Family€History€endeavor€is€directed€to€temple€work.€Ð é° ÐThere€is€€no€other€purpose€for€it.€€The€temple€ordinances€become€the€crowning€blessings€theÐ Ù  ÐChurch€has€to€offer.ððà Å àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign€May€1998,€88Ð É ÐÌà ‘ àOn€the€Sunday€following€the€dedication,€the€Saints€gathered€together€in€the€temple€for€aÐ ©p ÐSabbath€meeting.€€Orson€Hyde€discussed€why€they€had€gone€to€all€the€trouble€in€completing€theÐ ™` Ðtemple.€Ð ‰P Ðà ‘ àð ðIf€we€moved€forward€and€finished€this€house€we€should€be€received€and€accepted€as€aÐ y@ Ðchurch€with€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô,€but€if€not€we€should€be€rejected€with€our€deadð8ð€In€doing€this€we€haveÐ i0 Ðonly€been€saved€as€it€were€by€the€skin€of€our€teeth.ðð€ð!ð€€Wilford€Woodruffððs€Journal,€3:43Ð Y  ÐÌð ðNo€work€is€more€of€a€protection€to€the€Church€than€temple€work€and€the€genealogicalÐ 9!  Ðresearch€which€Ô_ÔsupportsÔ_Ô€it.€€No€work€is€more€spiritually€refining.€€No€work€we€do€gives€us€moreÐ )"ð! Ðpower.€€No€work€requires€a€higher€standard€of€righteousness...ððÐ #à" Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Boyd€K.€Packer,€Ensign,€Feb€1995,€32Ð  $Ð # ÐÌð ðNo€work€is€more€of€a€protection€to€the€Church€than€temple€work€and€the€genealogicalÐ é%°"% Ðresearch€which€Ô_ÔsupportsÔ_Ô€it.€€No€work€is€more€spiritually€refining.€€No€work€we€do€gives€us€moreÐ Ù& #& Ðpower.€€No€work€requires€a€higher€standard€of€righteousness.€Our€labors€in€the€temple€cover€usÐ É'$' Ðwith€a€shield€and€Ô_Ôa€protectionÔ_Ô,€both€individually€and€as€a€people.ððÐ ¹(€%( Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Boyd€K.€Packer,€from€his€book,€The€Holy€Temple,€p.€265Ð ©)p&) ÐÌð ðIt€should€be€recognized€that€this€church€is€not€a€social€club.€€This€is€the€kingdom€of€God€onÐ ‰+P(+ Ðearth.€€It€is€the€Church€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„day€Saints.€€Its€purpose€is€to€bring€salvation€andÐ y,@), Ðexaltation€to€both€the€living€and€the€dead.ðð€€ð!ð€Pres.€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€òòEnsignóó,€May€1990,€p.Ð i-0*- Ð97Ð Y. +. ЇOn€2€Jan€1846,€in€the€Celestial€Room€of€the€Nauvoo€Temple,€€Brigham€Young€uttered€theseÐ 9 Ðprophetic€words:€€ð ðWe€canððt€stay€in€this€temple€but€a€little€while.€€We€have€got€to€build€anotherÐ )ð Ðhouse.€It€will€be€a€larger€house€than€this,€and€a€more€glorious€one.€€And€we€shall€build€a€greatÐ à Ðmany€houses.€€We€shall€come€back€here€and€we€shall€go€to€Kirtland,€and€build€houses€all€overÐ  Ð Ðthe€continent€of€North€America.€ð ð€€€€€€€€€€ð!ð€Heber€C.€Kimball€Journal,€252€Ð ùÀ ÐÌð ðThis€is€the€greatest€era€in€the€history€of€the€Church€for€temple€building.€€Never€has€theÐ Ù  Ðconstruction€of€temples€gone€forward€with€momentum€that€is€now€being€carried€forward.€€WeÐ É  Ðwill€continue€to€build€temples.€€They€are€busier€than€they€have€ever€been.€€We€will€reach€outÐ ¹ € Ðwherever€the€need€exists€to€construct€these€sacred€houses€of€the€Lord€to€accommodate€theÐ © p  Ðneeds€of€the€people.ððÐ ™ `  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Press€Conference,€Salt€Lake€City,€13€Mar€1995Ð ‰ P  ÐÌð ðThe€sacred€and€important€work€that€goes€on€in€temples€must€be€accelerated,€and€for€this€toÐ i0  Ðhappen,€it€is€necessary€that€temples€be€taken€closer€to€the€people€rather€than€having€the€peopleÐ Y  Ðtravel€so€far€to€temples.ðð€€€ð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€1985,€53Ð I ÐÌð ðI€have€a€burning€desire€that€a€temple€be€located€within€reasonable€access€to€Latter„day€SaintsÐ )ð Ðthroughout€the€worldðð.€€€€€ð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Nov€1995,€52Ð à ÐÌð ðEvery€activity,€every€lesson,€all€we€do€in€the€Church,€point€to€the€Lord€Ô_Ôand€HisÔ_Ô€holy€house.€OurÐ ùÀ Ðefforts€to€proclaim€the€gospel,€perfect€the€Saints,€and€redeem€the€dead€all€lead€to€the€temple.€ð ðÐ é° Ðð!ð€Elder€Russell€M.€Nelson,€ð ðPersonal€Preparation€for€Temple€Blessings,ðð€Ensign,€May€2001,€32Ð Ù  ÐÌà ‘ àð ðFor€Ô_ÔweÔ_Ô€without€them€cannot€be€made€perfect;€neither€can€they€without€us€be€made€perfect€.Ð ¹€ Ð.€.€€For€it€is€necessary€in€the€ushering€in€of€the€dispensation€of€the€fulness€of€times€.€.€.€€that€aÐ ©p Ðwhole€and€complete€and€perfect€union,€and€welding€together€of€dispensations,€and€keys,€andÐ ™` Ðpowers,€and€glories€should€take€place,€and€be€revealed€from€the€days€of€Adam€even€to€theÐ ‰P Ðpresent€time.ðð€(D&C€128:18)Ð y@ Ðà ‘ àð ðThere€must€be€this€chain€in€the€holy€Priesthood;€Ô_ÔitÔ_Ô€must€be€welded€together€from€the€latestÐ i0 Ðgeneration€that€lives€on€the€earth€back€to€Father€Adam,€to€bring€back€all€that€can€be€saved€andÐ Y  Ðplaced€where€they€can€receive€salvation€and€glory€in€some€kingdom.ðð€Ð I  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Brigham€Young,€Discourses€of€Brigham€Young,€sel.€John€A.€Widtsoe€[1941],€p.€407Ð 9!  ÐÌ"This€entire€continent€is€the€land€of€Zion,€and€the€time€will€come€when€there€will€be€templesÐ #à" Ðestablished€over€every€portion€of€the€land,€and€we€will€go€into€these€temples€and€work€for€ourÐ  $Ð # Ðkindred€dead€night€and€day,€that€the€work€of€the€Lord€may€be€speedily€accomplished,€that€JesusÐ ù$À!$ Ðmay€come€and€present€the€kingdom€to€his€father."€Ð é%°"% Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Snow,€Lorenzo.€Millennial€Star,€6€1:546.€May€8,€1899Ð Ù& #& ÐÌð ðTo€accomplish€this€work€there€will€have€to€be€not€only€one€temple€but€thousands€of€them,€andÐ ¹(€%( Ðthousands€and€tens€of€thousands€of€men€and€women€will€go€into€these€temples€and€officiate€forÐ ©)p&) Ðpeople€who€have€lived€as€far€as€the€Lord€shall€revealðð.Ð ™*`'* Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Brigham€Young,€Journal€of€Discourses€3:372€€Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÌClass€8€Theme€„€„€òòò òPersonal€Blessings€and€Needs€Fulfilled€through€Family€History.ó óóóÐ i-0*- ÐÐ Y. +. Ðð ðOur€people€cannot€partake€of€all€of€the€blessings€unless€they€can€receive€their€own€templeÐ 9 Ðordinances€and€then€make€these€ordinances€available€to€those€of€Ô_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€kindred€dead€andÐ )ð Ðothers.ðð€à  àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€Ensign,€Nov€1995,€52Ð à ÐÌ"The€seen€and€the€unseen€worlds€are€closely€connected.€One€assists€the€other.€Those€who€fail€toÐ ùÀ Ðpartake€of€the€privileges€and€blessings€of€temple€work€deprive€themselves€of€some€of€theÐ é° Ðchoicest€gifts€within€the€keeping€of€the€Church.€Temple€work€begins€with€genealogy."€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€John€A.€Widtsoe,€(quoted€by€Boyd€K.€Packer€in€his€book:€The€Holy€Temple)Ð É  ÐÌ"Ô_ÔAnother€mostÔ_Ô€significant€way€to€enhance€your€capacity€to€understand€and€live€eternal€truth€isÐ © p  Ðthrough€temple€worship.€Only€by€receiving€the€fullness€of€temple€ordinances€and€living€theÐ ™ `  Ðcovenants€made€there€can€you€enter€into€the€highest€degree€of€glory€and€receive€the€greatestÐ ‰ P  Ðmeasure€of€happiness€eternally.€Temple€attendance€has€Ô_Ôa€calming,€settlingÔ_Ô,€consoling€influenceÐ y@  Ðthat€distills€peace€and€contentment.€The€accompanying€family€history€work€to€identify€ancestorsÐ i0  Ðto€receive€those€ordinances€yields€similar€blessings."€Ð Y  Ðà ‘ àð"ð€Richard€G.€Scott,€BYU€Education€Week,€19€August€1997Ð I ÐÌð ðWhoever€seeks€to€help€those€on€the€other€side€receives€help€in€turn€in€all€the€affairs€ofÐ )ð Ðlifeð8ðHelp€comes€to€us€from€the€other€side€as€we€give€help€to€those€who€have€passed€beyondÐ à Ðthe€veil.ððÐ  Ð Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€John€A.€Widtsoe,€Ensign,€May€1980,€40Ð ùÀ ÐÌ".€.€.€whoever€seeks€to€help€those€on€the€other€side€receives€help€in€return€in€all€the€affairs€ofÐ Ù  Ðlife."€Ð É Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Orson€F.€WhitneyÐ ¹€ ÐÌWhen€we€go€back€into€the€other€life€and€find€our€dead€friends€living€there,€if€we€have€notÐ ™` Ðperformed€the€labor€that€is€necessary€for€their€exaltation€and€glory€we€shall€not€feel€very€happyÐ ‰P Ðand€it€will€not€be€a€very€pleasant€meeting.€€Ð y@ Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Lorenzo€Snow,€The€Teachings€of€Lorenzo€Snow,€p.€97Ð i0 ÐÌ€ð ðTemple€work€€.€.€.€gives€a€wonderful€opportunity€for€keeping€alive€our€spiritual€knowledge€andÐ I  Ðstrength.€€We€believe€that€those€Ô_Ôwho€die€without€the€faithÔ_Ô,€may€be€served€by€us,€as€proxies,€inÐ 9!  Ðthe€holy€temples;€Ô_ÔandÔ_Ô€that€these€dead,€because€of€our€unselfish€labors,€may€be€able€to€secureÐ )"ð! Ðblessings,€somewhat€similar€to€those€that€we€desire€for€ourselves.€€Thus,€by€serving€the€dead,€weÐ #à" Ðcommit€ourselves€definitely€to€the€great€eternal€plan€of€human€salvation,€which€constitutes€theÐ  $Ð # Ðspiritual€basis€of€all€life.€€The€past,€the€present€and€the€future€are€united€by€our€vicarious€acts.€Ð ù$À!$ ÐThe€mighty€perspective€of€eternity€is€unraveled€before€us€in€the€holy€temples.ððÐ é%°"% Ðà ‘ àð!ð€John€A.€Widtsoe,òò€Conference€Reportóó,€Apr€1922€P.€97Ð Ù& #& ÐÌð ðGenealogical€work€has€the€power€to€do€something€for€the€dead.€€It€has€an€equal€power€to€doÐ ¹(€%( Ðsomething€to€the€living.€€Genealogical€work€of€church€members€has€Ô_Ôa€refining,€spiritualizingÔ_Ô,Ð ©)p&) Ðtempering€influence€on€those€who€are€engaged€in€it.ðð€€Ð ™*`'* Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Boyd€K.€Packer,€òòThe€Holy€Templeóó€p.€239Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÌð ðBut€the€greatest€and€grandest€duty€of€all€is€to€labor€for€the€dead.€€We€may€and€should€do€allÐ i-0*- Ðthese€other€things,€for€which€reward€will€be€given,€but€if€we€neglect€the€weightier€privilege€andÐ Y. +. ÐÔ_Ôcommandment,€notwithstanding€all€other€good€works,€we€shall€find€ourselves€under€severeÐ 9 Ðcondemnation.ððÐ )ð Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€„„€ð ðSeeking€after€Our€Deadðð,€Genealogical€Society€of€Utah,€1928,€pp€35„36Ð à ÐÌð ðSo€often€we€think€of€our€responsibility€to€do€something€for€those€who€have€gone€before.€€WeÐ ùÀ Ðneed€to€understand€that€probably€one€of€the€most€important€benefits€of€preserving€our€heritageÐ é° Ðis€what€it€does€for€us€today.€€If€we€want€our€problems€to€be€solved,€one€of€the€surest€ways€ofÐ Ù  Ðdoing€that€is€to€search€for€our€past,€for€therein€we€receive€strength,€guidance,€andÐ É  Ðunderstanding.€€All€of€you€here€today€are€giving€an€added€eternal€dimension€to€your€lives€as€youÐ ¹ € Ðlearn€and€study€the€past.€€We€can€receive€strength€and€help€from€those€who€have€gone€onÐ © p  Ðbefore.€€To€raise€our€families€today,€we€need€to€do€family€research€and€genealogy.ððÐ ™ `  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€John€H.€Ô_ÔGrobergÔ_Ô,€First€Quorum€of€Seventy,€Press€Conference€speaking€as€ChairmanÐ ‰ P  Ðof€the€Olympic€Events€Executive€Committee,€2002Ð y@  ÐÌð ðBelieve€in€yourself€as€a€son€or€daughter€of€God.€€Believe€in€the€capacity€which€the€God€ofÐ Y  Ðheaven€has€given€you€to€do€great€and€good€and€worthwhile€Ô_Ôthingsð8ð€SomehowÔ_Ô€the€Lord€makesÐ I Ðit€possible€for€His€simple,€ordinary€children€to€do€and€accomplish€wonderful€things.ððÐ 9 Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Hinckley,€American€Fork€Regional€Conference,€€8/25/2002.Ð )ð ÐÌ"Perhaps€the€present€inactive€genealogist€members€of€the€Church€would€be€more€concernedÐ  Ð Ðabout€Ô_ÔtheirÔ_Ô€dead€if€they€began€to€fully€realize€that€"salvation€for€the€dead"€is€far€from€beingÐ ùÀ Ðsomething€different,€but€is€part€of€a€two„way€street€upon€which€our€mutual€exaltation€isÐ é° Ðdependent."€ð!ð€Ezra€Taft€Benson,€"Eternal€Memories".€10th€Annual€Priesthood€GenealogicalÐ Ù  ÐResearch€Seminar.€Brigham€Young€University.€Provo,€Utah.€July€31,€1975Ð É ÐÌà ‘ àð ðGenealogical€work€has€the€power€to€do€something€for€the€dead.€€It€has€an€equal€power€toÐ ©p Ðdo€something€to€the€living.€€Genealogical€work€of€Church€members€has€Ô_Ôa€refining,Ð ™` ÐspiritualizingÔ_Ô,€tempering€influence€on€those€who€are€engaged€in€it.Ð ‰P Ðà ‘ àð ðI€know€of€no€work€in€the€Church€more€conducive€to€spiritual€refinement€andÐ y@ Ðcommunication€than€temple€and€genealogical€work.€€In€this€work€our€hearts€and€minds€areÐ i0 Ðturned€to€those€beyond€the€veil.€€Such€Ô_Ôa€workÔ_Ô€helps€us€to€sharpen€our€spiritual€sensitivities.Ð Y  Ðà ‘ àð ðI€have€the€conviction€that€the€Lord€will€bless€us€as€we€attend€the€sacred€ordinance€work€ofÐ I  Ðthe€temples.€€Blessings€there€will€not€be€limited€to€our€temple€service.€€We€will€be€blessed€in€allÐ 9!  Ðof€our€affairs.€€We€will€be€eligible€to€have€the€Lord€take€an€interest€in€our€affairs€both€spiritualÐ )"ð! Ðand€temporal.ðð€à m àà Å àð!ð€Elder€Boyd€K.€Packer,€The€Holy€TempleÐ #à" ÐÌð ðIf€you€would€not€be€forgotten€Ð ù$À!$ ÐWhen€you€are€dead€&€rotten€Ð é%°"% ÐEither€write€something€worth€reading€or€Ð Ù& #& ÐDo€things€worth€the€writing.ðð€€€ð"ð€Benjamin€FranklinÐ É'$' ÐÌAlex€Haley,€author€of€"Roots",€said€Ð ©)p&) Ðà ‘ à"In€all€of€us€there€is€a€hunger,€marrow€deepÐ ™*`'* Ðà ‘ àto€know€our€heritage€--€to€know€who€we€areÐ ‰+P(+ Ðà ‘ àÔ_ÔandÔ_Ô€where€we€have€come€from.€€WithoutÐ y,@), Ðà ‘ àthis€enriching€knowledge€there€is€a€hollowÐ i-0*- Ðà ‘ àÔ_ÔyearningÔ_Ô.€€No€matter€what€our€attainment€inÐ Y. +. Ðà ‘ àlife,€there€is€still€a€vacuum,€an€emptinessÐ 9 Ðà ‘ àÔ_ÔandÔ_Ô€the€most€disquieting€loneliness."Ð )ð ÐÌð ðI€believe€that€the€busy€personÔ_Ô...Ô_Ô,€who€has€his€worries€and€troubles,€can€solve€his€problemsÐ  Ð Ðbetter€and€more€quickly€in€the€house€of€the€Lord€than€anywhere€else.€€If€he€willð8ð€do€the€templeÐ ùÀ Ðwork€for€himself€and€for€his€dead,€he€will€confer€a€mighty€blessing€upon€those€who€have€goneÐ é° Ðbefore,€andð8ð€€a€blessing€will€come€to€him,€for€at€the€most€unexpected€moments,€in€or€out€ofÐ Ù  Ðthe€temple€will€come€to€him,€as€a€revelation,€the€solution€of€the€problems€that€vex€his€life.€€ThatÐ É  Ðis€the€gift€that€comes€to€those€who€enter€the€temple€properlyðð.Ð ¹ € Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€John€A.€Widtsoe,€Utah€Genealogical€and€Historical€Magazine,€April€1921,€63„64Ð © p  ÐÌð ðAfter€the€birth€of€my€third€child,€I€felt€overwhelmed€by€the€simple€Ô_ÔtaksÔ_Ô€that€I€had€to€do,€not€toÐ ‰ P  Ðmention€any€thought€of€the€overall€responsibilities€I€faced.€€It€was€then€that€I€turned€back€toÐ y@  Ðgenealogy€to€provide€the€intellectual€stimulation€and€the€outside€contact€I€needed.€€By€involvingÐ i0  Ðmyself€in€genealogy,€I€was€able€to€find€the€strength€to€accomplish€my€other€duties€moreÐ Y  Ðcheerfully€and€efficiently.€€Admittedly,€working€on€genealogy€with€three€preschoolers€at€homeÐ I Ðtakes€extra€planning€and€effort,€but€it€can€be€done€successfully.€€Ô_ÔAnd€a€father€and€mother€canÐ 9 Ðinstill€inÔ_Ô€even€the€youngest€children€a€love€for€their€eternal€family.€€If€you€work€to€create€a€(familyÐ )ð Ðhistory)€spirit€in€your€home,€your€children€will€learn€at€an€early€age€that€(family€history)€is€anÐ à Ðindispensable€part€of€the€gospel.ðð€€€à u àð"ð€Ginger€Ô_ÔHamerÔ_Ô,€The€Ensign,€Jan.€1977,€p.€69Ð  Ð ÐÓÓÌClass€9€Theme€„€òòò òThe€Importance€of€Accuracy€and€Following€the€Rulesó óóó.€€Ð é° ÐÌð ðÔ_ÔBefholdÔ_Ô,€the€great€day€of€the€Lord€is€at€hand;€and€who€can€abide€the€day€of€his€coming,€andÐ É Ðwho€can€stand€when€he€Ô_ÔappearethÔ_Ô?€€For€Ô_ÔheÔ_Ô€is€like€a€refinerððs€fire,€and€like€fullerððs€soap;€and€heÐ ¹€ Ðshall€sit€as€a€refiner€and€purifier€of€silver,€and€he€shall€purify€the€sons€of€Levi,€and€purge€them€asÐ ©p Ðgold€and€Ô_ÔsilberÔ_Ô,€that€they€may€offer€unto€the€Lord€and€offering€in€righteousness.€€Let€us,Ð ™` Ðtherefore,€as€a€Ô_ÔchuchÔ_Ô€and€a€people,€and€as€Latter„day€Saints,€offer€unto€the€Lord€an€offering€inÐ ‰P Ðrighteousness;€Ô_Ôand€letÔ_Ô€us€present€in€his€holy€temple,€when€it€is€finished,€a€book€containing€theÐ y@ Ðrecords€of€our€dead,€which€shall€be€worthy€of€all€acceptation.ðð€à } àð!ð€D&C€128:24Ð i0 ÐÌð ð...As€are€the€records€on€the€earth€in€relation€to€your€dead,€which€òòare€truly€made€outóó,€so€alsoÐ I  Ðare€the€records€in€heaven.€€This,€therefore,€is€the€òòsealing€and€binding€poweróó,€and€in€one€senseÐ 9!  Ðof€the€work,€the€òòkeys€of€the€kingdomóó,€which€consist€in€the€key€of€knowledge.€€And€now€myÐ )"ð! Ðdearly€beloved€brethren€and€sisters,€let€me€assure€you€that€these€are€principles€in€relation€to€theÐ #à" Ðdead€and€the€living€that€cannot€be€lightly€passed€over,€as€pertaining€to€our€salvation.€€For€theirÐ  $Ð # Ðsalvation€is€necessary€and€essential€to€our€salvation,€as€Paul€ways€concerning€the€fathers€„€ððthatÐ ù$À!$ Ðthey€without€us€cannot€be€made€perfect€„€neither€can€we€without€Ô_Ôour€deadÔ_Ô€be€made€perfect.ðð€Ð é%°"% ÐAnd€now,€in€relation€to€the€baptism€for€the€dead,€I€will€give€you€another€quotation€of€Paul,€1Ð Ù& #& ÐÔ_ÔCorinthiansÔ_Ô€15:29:€ððElse€what€shall€they€do€which€are€baptized€for€the€dead,€if€the€dead€rise€notÐ É'$' Ðat€all?€€Why€are€they€then€baptized€for€the€dead?ðð€€And€again,€in€connection€with€this€quotationÐ ¹(€%( ÐI€will€give€you€a€quotation€from€one€of€the€prophets,€who€had€his€eye€fixed€on€the€restoration€ofÐ ©)p&) Ðthe€priesthood,€the€glories€to€be€revealed€in€the€last€days,€and€in€an€especial€manner€this€mostÐ ™*`'* Ðglorious€of€all€subjects€belonging€to€the€everlasting€gospel,€namely,€the€baptism€for€the€dead:Ð ‰+P(+ ÐÔ_ÔforÔ_Ô€Malachi€says,€last€chapter,€verse€5òòthóó€and€6òòthóó;€ððBehold,€I€will€send€you€Elijah€the€prophetÐ y,@), Ðbefore€the€coming€of€the€great€and€dreadful€day€of€the€Lord:€And€he€shall€turn€the€heart€of€theÐ i-0*- Ðfathers€to€the€children€and€the€heart€of€the€children€to€their€fathers,€lest€I€come€and€smite€theÐ Y. +. Ðearth€with€a€curse.ðððð€€€D&C€128:14€„€17Ð 9 ÐÌOf€all€the€people€in€the€world,€members€of€the€Church€of€Jesus€Christ€of€Latter„day€Saints€haveÐ à Ðreason€to€be€more€accurate€in€their€genealogical€research€than€anyone€else.€€This€is€a€matter€ofÐ  Ð Ðeternal€significance€for€us,€not€just€a€hobby€.€.€.€€Why€would€the€church€spend€so€much€effort,Ð ùÀ Ðtime,€money€and€resources€on€filming€the€records€of€the€world€and€providing€the€Family€HistoryÐ é° ÐLibrary€if€we€do€not€need€to€do€research?Ð Ù  ÐÌð ðWhen€using€this€form€to€submit€names€for€temple€ordinances€.€.€.€only€you€can€ensure€that€theÐ ¹ € Ðinformation€is€as€accurate€and€complete€as€practical.€€Please€take€every€reasonable€step€to€seeÐ © p  Ðthat€this€happens.€€This€will€help€maintain€the€integrity€of€church€genealogical€files€and€reduceÐ ™ `  Ðduplication€of€temple€ordinance€workðð€€€€€à u àð!ð€Family€group€sheetÐ ‰ P  ÐÌà ‘ àð ðLet€us,€therefore,€as€a€church€and€a€people,€and€as€Latter„day€Saints,€offer€unto€the€Lord€anÐ i0  Ðoffering€in€righteousness;€and€let€us€present€in€his€holy€temple,€when€it€is€finished,€a€bookÐ Y  Ðcontaining€the€records€of€our€dead,€which€shall€be€worthy€of€all€acceptation.ðð€€(D&C€128:24)€€Ð I Ðà ‘ àEarlier€in€this€section,€Joseph€Smith€discusses€the€importance€of€the€church€keeping€accurateÐ 9 Ðand€complete€records.€€Here€he€says,€as€ð ða€people,€and€as€Latter„day€Saintsðð€which€I€take€toÐ )ð Ðmean€each€of€us€must€collect,€keep€and€submit€as€complete€and€accurate€records€as€humanlyÐ à Ðpossible.Ð  Ð Ðà ‘ àOur€ancestors€had€very€limited€resources€to€identify€their€ancestors,€yet€many€of€them€wereÐ ùÀ Ðable€to€collect€vast€amounts€of€information.€€Their€accuracy€and€consistency€suffered€because€ofÐ é° Ðtheir€lack€of€resources,€not€because€of€their€lack€of€dedication.€€We€have€been€given€so€muchÐ Ù  Ðmore,€and€perhaps€it€is€the€responsibility€of€this€generation€to€improve,€verify,€prove€andÐ É Ðcomplete€the€collections€we€have€inherited.€€ð ðFor€of€him€unto€whom€much€is€given€much€isÐ ¹€ Ðrequired.ðð€€à  àð!ð€D&C€82:3€€€Are€your€records€ready€to€be€presented€to€the€Lord?Ð ©p ÐÌð ðThe€exaltation€of€our€Father's€children€rests€upon€the€completion€of€required€ordinances,€if€allÐ ‰P Ðare€to€move€forward€on€the€road€that€leads€to€immortality€and€eternal€life.€€The€determination€ofÐ y@ Ðò òaccurate€ó ófamily€history€records€and€the€work€which€follows€in€the€temples€are€basic€in€this€vastÐ i0 Ðundertaking€which€the€Lord€has€placed€upon€our€shoulders."€Ð Y  Ðà ‘ à€ð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€General€Conference,€April€1991Ð I  ÐÌð ðAlthough€temple€ordinances€can€be€performed€when€only€the€minimum€information€isÐ )"ð! Ðavailable,€try€to€provide€as€much€information€about€an€ancestor€as€possible.€€More€completeÐ #à" Ðinformation€identifies€your€ancestor€uniquely€so€that€he€or€she€cannot€be€confused€with€anotherÐ  $Ð # Ðperson.€€With€less€complete€information,€ordinances€may€be€done€more€than€once€for€the€sameÐ ù$À!$ Ðperson...€Seek€the€guidance€of€the€Spirit€as€you€determine€whether€you€should€do€the€ordinanceÐ é%°"% Ðwork€for€an€ancestor€now€or€try€to€find€more€information€first.ððÐ Ù& #& Ðà ‘ àð!ð€A€Members€Guide€to€Temple€and€Family€History€Work,€pgs€10,13Ð É'$' ÐÌà ‘ àð ðThe€kingdom€of€God€is€a€house€of€order€because€all€things€obey€the€law.€€The€temples€ofÐ ©)p&) Ðthe€Lord€on€earth€should€also€be€orderly€for€the€same€reason.€€Temple€work€should€not€be€doneÐ ™*`'* Ðin€a€haphazard€or€disorderly€way.€€Those€who€labor€for€the€dead€should€endeavor€to€prepareÐ ‰+P(+ Ðtheir€records€in€an€orderly€and€systematic€manner.Ð y,@), Ðà ‘ àð ðWhen€names€are€copied€in€an€improper€way€and€incomplete€records€are€sent€to€theÐ i-0*- Ðtemples,€but€one€thing€will€be€the€result€ð!ð€confusion.€€The€compilers€of€records€should€try€to€findÐ Y. +. Ðthe€information€so€that€records€can€be€made€in€family€groups€with€all€the€necessary€data€forÐ 9 Ðcorrect€identification.€€When€names€are€taken€out€of€books€without€any€accompanyingÐ )ð Ðinformation€that€will€identify€themð8ð€it€will€more€than€likely€have€to€be€done€over€againð8ðÐ à Ðresearchers€will€make€fewer€mistakes€and€in€the€end€save€time€and€means€by€giving€moreÐ  Ð Ðattention€to€their€recording.€€It€is€the€disposition€of€many€of€the€people€to€hurry€their€work€alongÐ ùÀ Ðin€an€unorganized€fashion€because€of€their€zeal€for€temple€work.€€Patience,€accompanied€byÐ é° Ðprayer€and€thorough€research,€will€prove€best€in€the€end.ðð€€€€€€€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Joseph€Fielding€Smith,€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€Vol€2,€p€208Ð É  ÐÌð ðBecause€of€the€sacred€nature€of€this€work,€members€should€be€diligent€in€ensuring€the€accuracyÐ © p  Ðof€all€information€submitted.€€Important€policies€have€been€established€to€facilitate€family€historyÐ ™ `  Ðresearch€and€the€submission€of€names€to€the€temple€for€ordinance€work.ðð€€€€€Ð ‰ P  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Temple€Ready€Reference€Guide€(1995)€p.1,€ð ðMembers€ResponsibilityððÐ y@  ÐÌ"Limit€Research€to€Own€Kindred.€€No€person€has€a€right€to€select€names€promiscuously€of€anyÐ Y  Ðfamily€and€go€to€the€temple€to€perform€the€work€for€them.€€This€cannot€be€tolerated,€for€it€wouldÐ I Ðlead€to€confusion€and€duplication€of€work.€€Let€each€family€do€the€work€for€their€own€deadÐ 9 Ðkindred,€as€they€may€have€the€right,€and€if€they€do€work€for€others,€it€must€be€at€the€instanceÐ )ð Ðand€with€the€consent€of€the€living€relatives€who€are€immediately€concerned.ðð€€€Joseph€FieldingÐ à ÐSmithÐ  Ð ÐÌð ðSome€of€us€get€so€enthusiastic€over€this€temple€work€that€we€are€not€willing€to€abide€by€theÐ é° Ðrules€and€the€regulations€and€to€confine€ourselves€to€our€own€line,€but€we€want€to€spread€outÐ Ù  Ðinto€the€other€fellowððs€line,€and€we€want€to€do€the€work€because€we€readily€find€names€thatÐ É Ðbelong€to€somebody€else,€and€that€method€of€work€for€the€dead€is€not€permissible.€€It€is€all€rightÐ ¹€ Ðto€help€others€do€their€work,€if€we€do€that€with€proper€consent,€but€each€family€group€is€entitledÐ ©p Ðto€do€the€work€for€its€particular€line.€€€€Ð ™` Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€„„€€Joseph€Fielding€Smith€Jr,€Doctrines€of€Salvation,€Vol€2,€p€207„208€Ð ‰P ÐÌ"Genealogical€research€is€an€"offering€in€righteousness."€We€have€asked€the€members€of€theÐ i0 ÐChurch€to€further€the€work€of€turning€the€hearts€of€the€children€to€the€fathers€by€getting€theirÐ Y  Ðsacred€family€records€in€order.€These€records,€including€especially€the€"book€containing€theÐ I  Ðrecords€of€our€dead:€(D&C€òò128:24),€óóare€a€portion€of€the€ð ðoffering€in€righteousness:€referred€toÐ 9!  Ðby€Malachi€òò(3:3),€óówhich€we€are€to€present€in€His€holy€temple,€and€without€which€we€shall€notÐ )"ð! Ðabide€the€day€of€His€coming."à  àð!ð€Spencer€W.€Kimballò òó ó,€"Marriage".€òòMillennial€Star,€2.€óóAprilÐ #à" Ðòò1970óóÐ  $Ð # ÐÌÌð ðAlthough€temple€ordinance€can€be€performed€when€only€the€minimum€information€is€available,Ð Ù& #& Ðtry€to€provide€as€much€information€about€an€ancestor€as€possible.€€More€complete€informationÐ É'$' Ðidentifies€your€ancestor€uniquely€so€that€he€or€she€cannot€be€confused€with€another€person.ðð€€Ð ¹(€%( Ðà ‘ àð!ð€A€Memberððs€Guide€to€Temple€and€Family€History€Work€(1993)€p.€10Ð ©)p&) ÐÌð ðAlthough€the€submission€rules€have€been€simplified,€you€should€still€do€all€you€can€toÐ ‰+P(+ Ðcompletely€identify€your€ancestors.€€The€more€complete€your€information€is,€the€less€chanceÐ y,@), Ðthere€is€that€temple€ordinances€will€be€duplicated.ðð€€Ð i-0*- Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Submitting€Names€for€Temple€Ordinances€(1987)€p.€11Ð Y. +. Їà ‘ à"We€must€do€temple€work€for€ourselves€and€our€own€kindred€dead.€The€building€of€templesÐ 9 Ðhas€deep€significance€for€ourselves€and€mankind,€and€our€responsibilities€become€clear.€WeÐ )ð Ðmust€accomplish€the€priesthood€temple€ordinance€work€necessary€for€our€own€exaltation;€thenÐ à Ðwe€must€do€the€necessary€work€for€those€who€did€not€have€the€opportunity€to€accept€the€gospelÐ  Ð Ðin€life.€Doing€work€for€others€is€accomplished€in€two€steps:€first,€by€family€history€research€toÐ ùÀ Ðascertain€our€progenitors;€and€second,€by€performing€the€temple€ordinances€to€give€them€theÐ é° Ðsame€opportunities€afforded€to€the€living.Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ à"If€the€Jews€were€to€answer€for€the€blood€of€their€progenitors€because€they€neglected€theÐ É  Ðsalvation€of€their€dead,€then€may€we€not€in€propriety€ask€if€we€will€not€also€have€to€answer€forÐ ¹ € Ðthe€blood€of€our€righteous€dead€if€we€neglect€these€ordinances€in€their€behalf?.Ð © p  Ðà ‘ à"With€regard€to€temple€and€family€history€work,€I€have€one€overriding€message:€This€workÐ ™ `  Ðmust€hasten.€The€work€waiting€to€be€done€is€staggering€and€escapes€human€comprehension.Ð ‰ P  ÐLast€year€we€performed€proxy€temple€endowments€for€about€five€and€a€half€million€persons,€butÐ y@  Ðduring€that€year€about€fifty€million€persons€died.€This€might€suggest€futility€in€the€work€that€liesÐ i0  Ðbefore€us,€but€we€cannot€think€of€futility.€Surely€the€Lord€will€support€us€if€we€use€our€best€effortsÐ Y  Ðin€carrying€out€the€commandment€to€do€family€history€research€and€temple€work.Ð I Ðà ‘ à"Our€family€history€records€should€be€accurate.€In€our€[family€history]€work,€we€areÐ 9 Ðestablishing€records€that€will€be€used€for€years€to€come.€We€believe€in€the€divine€purpose€ofÐ )ð Ðsearching€our€pedigrees€and€must€be€willing€to€employ€every€resource€in€making€our€recordÐ à Ðcomplete,€accurate,€and€factual€for€the€purpose€of€accomplishing€the€responsibility€of€effectiveÐ  Ð Ðtemple€work,€and€to€compile€a€record€upon€which€others€can€rely.€Ð ùÀ Ðð!ð€"Teachings€of€Howard€W.€Hunter",€1,€3,€&€10.€Salt€Lake€City:€Deseret€Book€Company.€1997Ð é° ÐÌClass€10€Theme€„€òòò òð ðWhen€thou€art€converted...ððó óóó€€€ð"ð€Teach€othersÐ É ÐÌð ðBut€I€have€prayed€for€thee,€that€thy€faith€fail€not:€and€when€thou€art€converted,€strengthen€thyÐ ©p Ðbrethrenððà  àà m àð!ð€Luke€22:32Ð ™` ÐÌð ðWhen€you€help€a€member€trying€to€do€Family€History,€donððt€see€that€single€person.€€SeeÐ y@ Ðhundreds€and€perhaps€thousands€of€their€ancestors€who€will€be€praying€fo€be€found€andÐ i0 Ðliberated,€and€think€of€the€faithful€missionaries€who€have€waited€with€them.€€As€you€do,€you€willÐ Y  Ðfeel€not€only€the€urgency€of€your€service,€but€confidence€that€prayers,€some€from€this€side€of€theÐ I  Ðveil€and€more€on€the€other€will€be€answered.ðð€€Ð 9!  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Elder€Henry€B.€Eyring,€òòSatellite€Training€Broadcastóó,€May€2000Ð )"ð! ÐÌð ðððThe€time€of€harvest€is€comeðð€(D&C€101:64).€€A€new€era€of€family€history€work€has€arrived.€€AsÐ  $Ð # ÐPresident€Gordon€B.€Hinckley€recently€noted,€ððThe€Lord€has€inspired€skilled€men€and€women€inÐ ù$À!$ Ðdeveloping€new€technologies€which€we€can€use€to€our€great€advantage€in€moving€forward€thisÐ é%°"% Ðsacred€work.ðð€€Previously,€efforts€have€focused€on€gathering€names€and€dates€and€organizingÐ Ù& #& Ðthat€information.€€Now,€computer€products€are€available€that€can€actually€guide€you€to€find€yourÐ É'$' Ðkindred.ðð€à  àð!ð€Russell€M.€Nelson,€òòConference€Reportóó,€Apr.€1998,€45;€or€òòEnsignóó,€May€1998,€Ð ¹(€%( Ð35Ð ©)p&) ÐÌà ‘ àð ðð8ðOur€efforts€to€promote€temple€and€family€history€work€should€be€such€as€to€accomplishÐ ‰+P(+ Ðthe€work€of€the€Lord,€not€impose€guilt€on€his€childrenð8ð€Members€of€this€church€have€manyÐ y,@), Ðindividual€circumstances€ð!ð€age,€health,€educationð8ð€and€many€others.€€If€we€encourageÐ i-0*- Ðmembers€in€this€work€without€taking€these€individual€circumstances€into€account,€we€may€doÐ Y. +. Ðmore€to€impose€guilt€than€to€further€the€work.€€€Ð 9 Ðà ‘ àð ð€In€the€work€of€redeeming€the€dead€there€are€many€tasks€to€be€performedð8ðall€membersÐ )ð Ðshould€participate€by€prayerfully€selecting€those€ways€that€fit€their€personal€circumstances€at€aÐ à Ðparticular€time.€€This€should€be€done€under€the€influence€of€the€Spirit€of€the€Lordð8ð€Our€effort€isÐ  Ð Ðnot€to€compel€everyone€to€do€everything,€but€to€encourage€everyone€to€do€something.Ð ùÀ Ðà ‘ àð ðLeaders€should€encourage€members€to€determine,€according€to€the€promptings€of€theÐ é° ÐSpirit,€what€temple€and€family€history€work€they€can€do€ððin€wisdom€and€orderðð€consistent€withÐ Ù  Ðtheir€own€ððstrength€and€meansðð€(see€Mosiah€4:27,€D&C€10:4).ðð€€ð ðThere€are€many€differentÐ É  Ðthings€our€members€can€do€to€help€in€the€redeeming€of€the€dead,€in€temple€and€family€historyÐ ¹ € Ðwork.€€Some€involve€callings.€€Others€are€personal.€€All€are€expressions€of€devotion€andÐ © p  Ðdiscipleship.€€All€present€opportunities€for€sacrifice€and€service.ððà } àð!ð€€Elder€Dallin€H.€Oaks,Ð ™ `  ÐEnsign,€June€1989,€6Ð ‰ P  ÐÌð ðThere€must€be€this€chain€in€the€holy€Priesthood;€it€must€be€welded€together€from€the€latestÐ i0  Ðgeneration€that€lives€on€the€earth€back€to€Father€Adam,€to€bring€back€all€that€can€be€saved€andÐ Y  Ðplaced€where€they€can€receive€salvation€and€glory€in€some€kingdom.ðð€Ð I Ðà ‘ àð!ð€Brigham€Young,€Discourses€of€Brigham€Young,€sel.€John€A.€Widtsoe€[1941],€p.€407Ð 9 ÐÌ"Going€hand€and€hand€with€this€increased€temple€activity€is€an€increase€in€our€family€historyÐ à Ðwork.€€The€computer€in€its€various€ramifications€is€accelerating€the€work,€and€people€are€takingÐ  Ð Ðadvantage€of€the€new€techniques€being€offered€to€them.€€How€can€one€escape€the€conclusionÐ ùÀ Ðthat€the€Lord€is€in€all€of€this?€€As€computer€facilities€improve€the€number€of€temples€grows€toÐ é° Ðaccommodate€the€accelerated€family€History€work.€Ð Ù  Ðà ‘ àð!ð€President€Gordon€B.€Hinckley,€General€Conference,€Oct€1999Ð É ÐÌThe€greatest€use€of€life€is€to€spend€it€for€something€that€will€out€last€it.ðð€€William€JamesÐ ©p ÐÌð ðBe€not€weary€in€well„doing,€for€ye€are€laying€the€foundation€of€a€great€work.€€And€out€of€smallÐ ‰P Ðthings€proceedeth€that€which€is€great.ðð€€€à u àð!ð€D&C€64:33Ð y@ ÐÌð ðð8ðBy€small€and€simple€things€are€great€things€brought€to€pass;€and€small€means€in€manyÐ Y  Ðinstances€doth€confound€the€wise.€€And€the€Lord€God€doth€work€by€means€to€bring€about€hisÐ I  Ðgreat€and€eternal€purposes;€and€€by€very€small€means€the€Lordð8ðbringeth€about€the€salvation€ofÐ 9!  Ðmany€souls.ðð€à  àà m àð!ð€€Alma€37:6„7Ð )"ð! ÐÌð ðThe€road€must€be€trod,€but€it€will€be€very€hard.€€And€neither€strength€nor€wisdom€will€carry€usÐ  $Ð # Ðfar.€€This€quest€may€be€attempted€by€the€weak€with€as€much€hope€as€the€strong.€€Yet€such€is€oftÐ ù$À!$ Ðthe€case€of€deeds€that€move€the€wheels€of€the€world.€€Small€hands€do€them€because€they€must,Ð é%°"% Ðwhile€the€eyes€of€the€great€are€elsewhere.ðð€€à Í àð!ð€Fellowship€of€the€RingÐ Ù& #& ÐÌð ðHe€is€invited€to€great€things€who€receives€small€things€greatly.ðð€€€ð!ð€€Author€unknownÐ ¹(€%( ÐÌð ðWhen€we€are€forgotten,€we€cease€to€exist.ðð€€MerlinÐ ™*`'* ÐÌÔSÌ,“)y,@)ÔÓ SÓÔ‡.Xõ0XX_X fÔÓÈÓ"Every€man€(or€woman!)€is€a€quotation€from€his€ancestors."€„€Ralph€Waldo€Emerson€Ð Ì,“), ÐÓ SÓÓÈÓÔ#†_X fXX.Xõ0žò#Ô