One
time at a family reunion we had gotten this jar full of little strips of paper.
On each paper was written a life question that we could ask grandma and
grandpa. I remember this as being one my favorite family reunions. Learning
more about my grandparents and their life was quite an amazing experience. I
don't remember each question that was asked and maybe even what each of their
answers were but I was able to feel how strong our family was after that day. I
really liked the article The
Stories That Bind Us By Bruce Feiler. It helped remind me how important my
family is and how much I would like for my children to know about them. The
church has done a really good job now with connecting these family stories on
their website familysearch.org where we can upload family pics and stories. In
the scriptures i was reading the other day in Alma 37. Verse 8 really seemed
applicable to this, it reads "And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God
that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the
memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways, and
brought them to the knowledge of their God unto the salvation of their
souls."
The
stories of our ancestors are like our personal set of scriptures. Where we can
learn from their pasts to either follow their example or to make our life
better. I am grateful to be a descendant of many great members of the church. I
have learned from them and I hope my children will be able to also.
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