Friday, September 9, 2011

Turn Your Hearts

In the 1985 edition of The Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is a wonderful hymn with the following verses, written by Paul. L. Anderson.

Turn your hearts toward your parents -
Generations gone before.
May you seek until you find them;
In the temple seal and bind them
To your hearts forevermore.

Turn in love to all your children -
Generations yet to be.
May your deeds of gospel giving,
Temple service, righteous living,
Bless them all eternally.

My heart lately has been turned towards those beautiful people on my own family tree. I feel a strong desire to read their stories and ponder their lives in an effort to better understand who I am and my noble heritage.

My goal in starting this blog is simple - to have a place to record and share meaningful family stories. Some of you might link in to my family tree on one of the many branches, some of you might not. Either way, we can all learn from those who have lived before us - their struggles, triumphs, tragedies, and blessings.

I hope my children will someday realize the great legacy their ancestors have left behind and want to be a strong link in their family chain.

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