Sitting at a computer for hours looking at names, dates, place, etc. can sometimes grow to be a little boring. However, if you can put more meaning behind all the little details you are looking at, it becomes a lot less boring! In reality, these people you are looking at on family history sites are real people who had amazing lives here on earth! We can get to know our ancestors by researching records of them, asking relatives about their stories, and finding old photos of them.
"The Lord has provided ways for us to feel love in families that can continue forever. Young people in the Church today are feeling their hearts turn to their families. They are searching for names of family members who did not have the opportunity to receive the ordinances of salvation in this life." -Henry B. Eyring, "The Promise of Hearts Turning," Liahona, July 2014
"Every human being who comes to this earth is the product of generations of parents. we have a natural yearning to connect with our ancestors. This desire dwells in our hearts, regardless of age." -Russell M. Nelson, "Generations Linked in Love," Ensign, May 2010
"You cannot find names without knowing that they represent people. You begin to find out things about people. When we research our own lines we become interested in more than just names or the number of names going though the temple. Our interest turns our hearts to our fathers-we seek to find them and to know them and to serve them." -Boyd K. Packer, "Your Family History: Getting Started," Ensign, August 2003
I know that as we each seek to get to know our ancestors our faith and families will be strengthened, we will find a greater meaning and purpose to family history, and we will be guided on what family history work the Lord would have us do. I know that family history is an essential part of Christ's plan of eternal happiness.
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