Show i f We Like Genealogy By LARRY MANN William Tolman's Genealogy class at Bountiful Seminary was very privileged to be able to go to the Salt Lake Temple last Monday They performed baptisms for the dead INCLUDED in this trip were Janene Pulley Kathy Walker Linda Carroll Robin Larson Sandy Larson and Rosemary Lindsay Boys who went to the temple were Reed Miller Dave Sharp John Johansen Larry Mann Gary Jeppson and Duane Brown Going on Temple trips is always a rich experience for those who go Whenever people people people peo peo- perform these unselfish acts for which no earthly recompense is possible they taste in part the sweet joy of IN TillS THIS Genealogy class students have been learning the how and why of genealogy genealogy genealogy gene gene- throughout this past year It is an interesting class and the young people like it it Mr Tolman makes it especially especially especially espe espe- interesting with all his added experience and Briefly why do Mormons do genealogy Because Christ set down certain laws principles principles principles ples covenants and ordinances ordinances ordinances nances which He said every everyman everyman everyman man must have before he can enter into Heaven such as baptism But not all of the people who have lived on the earth have even heard of Christ or been baptised They have died without this knowl knowl- edge FOR THIS TillS cause was the Gospel preached also to them that are dead that they might be judged according to men i I in the flesh but live according according according accord accord- ing to God in the Spirit I Peter 46 So the work must be performed performed performed per per- formed vicariously for the dead Else what shall they do which are baptized for forthe forthe forthe the dead if the dead rise not at all Why are they then baptized for the dead I Cor 1529 IT IS because of the Lords Lord's love for all men that he has given us the principles of genealogy It is up to us to search out our dead finding their names It is the Lords Lord's work The rule in Heaven is patriarchal or by families and for this reason we must seal our families together and do the work for them |