This week's tip is to do it out of love!
Doing anything because you feel you have to and not because you want to makes it less enjoyable. If your reason to do family history is because you have to then you probably won't enjoy it. Family history should be an uplifting experience, not a burdensome experience. Because it seems fitting for Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share that I do Family History out of LOVE! Love your ancestors and doing their work. Love your family here on earth and serve them with all your mind, might, and strength. Christ loves you and is grateful for the work you are doing. Your ancestors love you and are grateful for the work you are doing. Do all things with love!
"The Bible tells us that “God is love.” He is the perfect embodiment of love, and we rely heavily on the constancy and universal reach of that love. As President Thomas S. Monson has expressed: “God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there.” There are many ways to describe and speak of divine love. One of the terms we hear often today is that God’s love is “unconditional.” While in one sense that is true, the descriptor unconditional appears nowhere in scripture. Rather, His love is described in scripture as “great and wonderful love,” “perfect love,” “redeeming love,” and “everlasting love.” These are better terms because the word unconditional can convey mistaken impressions about divine love, such as, God tolerates and excuses anything we do because His love is unconditional, or God makes no demands upon us because His love is unconditional, or all are saved in the heavenly kingdom of God because His love is unconditional. God’s love is infinite and it will endure forever, but what it means for each of us depends on how we respond to His love." ("Abide in My Love" by D. Todd Christofferson)
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