Genealogy, Family History

From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

See this page in the original 1992 publication.

[Genealogy is a record of lineage showing the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors. Searching for and compiling genealogical information are sacred responsibilities to Latter-day Saints. Therefore, extensive activity is conducted by the Church and by members to obtain and record vital statistical information, to compile family histories, and to strengthen family ties both on earth and in the hereafter. In LDS doctrine the family is of eternal significance. Thus, three major purposes of compiling genealogical records are to identify one's roots, to perform saving ordinances in a temple for persons who did not receive them in mortal life, and to seal individuals together for eternity as families.

Articles relating to this subject are Ancestral File; Baptism for the Dead; Book of Remembrance; Born in the Covenant; Elijah, Spirit of; Family; Genealogy, Family History; Family History Centers; Family History Library; Family Organizations; Family Registry; Familysearch; Genealogical Society of Utah; Granite Mountain Record Vault; International Genealogical Index (IGI)); Name Extraction Program; Personal Ancestral File; Salvation of the Dead; Sealing; Temple Ordinances; Temples; World Conferences on Records.]

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