Monday, May 20, 2013

The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers

D&C 2:2  And ahe shall plant in the hearts of the children the bpromises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.

One of the things I pray about pretty regularly is my gratitude for parents and grandparents and great-grandparents who sacrificed so that I could be handed the Gospel on a silver platter.  To be raised in the Gospel is a great blessing.  To grow up with the teachings and have a testimony, to have righteous parents who set an example is such a wonderful thing.  And thinking about my ancestors who recognized the truth of the Gospel and accepted it, leaving behind everything to cross oceans and the plains in difficult conditions just fills me with gratitude and joy.

But my earlier ancestors didn't have the benefit of the Gospel, and as I studied this verse in the D&C, I realized that my heart has been turned to only some of my fathers.  I'm interested in learning more about researching and doing family history, but haven't really got into it.  Is the time right that now I should devote more of my time to researching my ancestors?  I don't know.  Maybe.  Carma is going to be teaching a Sunday School class in family history.  Maybe that will get us both started.

 


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