As I was preparing to write this post, I was reading Henry B. Eyring's "Hearts Bound Together." It struck me as so perfect, that I will write more about the doctrines later, but just share this with you today:
"Many of your deceased ancestors will have received a testimony that
the message of the missionaries is true. When you received that
testimony you could ask the missionaries for baptism. But those who are
in the spirit world cannot. The ordinances you so cherish are offered
only in this world. Someone in this world must go to a holy temple and
accept the covenants on behalf of the person in the spirit world. That
is why we are under obligation to find the names of our ancestors and
ensure that they are offered by us what they cannot receive there
without our help. …
“Remember that the names which will be so difficult to find are of
real people to whom you owe your existence in this world and whom you
will meet again in the spirit world. When you were baptized, your
ancestors looked down on you with hope. Perhaps after centuries, they
rejoiced to see one of their descendants make a covenant to find them
and to offer them freedom. In your reunion, you will see in their eyes
either gratitude or terrible disappointment. Their hearts are bound to
you. Their hope is in your hands. You will have more than your own
strength as you choose to labor on to find them.”
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