GEMS-Teachings: The Lord Has Trusted Us to Redeem the Dead

Gems from the Teachings of Church Leaders
The Lord Has Trusted Us to Redeem the Dead
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“[The Lord] has trusted you by letting you hear the gospel in
your lifetime, giving you the chance to accept the obligation to offer it
to those of your ancestors who did not have your priceless opportunity.
Think of the gratitude He has for those who pay the price in work and faith
to find the names of their ancestors and who love them and Him enough to
offer them eternal life in families, the greatest of all the gifts of God.
He offered them an infinite sacrifice. He will love and appreciate those
who paid whatever price they could to allow their ancestors to choose His
offer of eternal life.”

Topics: ancestors, family history, eternal life, temples

( Henry B. Eyring, “Hearts Bound Together,” Ensign, May 2005, 79)