President James E. Faust
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"This I evening encourage you young men to begin to unlock the knowledge of who you really are by learning more about your forebears. . . . In many ways each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were. The virtues they had may be our virtues, their strengths our strengths, and in a way their challenges could be our challenges."
Each of us, young and old, has to begin this work somewhere.
President Boyd K. Packer has said, "If you don't know where to start, start with yourself. If you don't know what records to get, and how to get them, start with what you have."
"You will learn about the phenomenon that is you. It can be more fascinating that any movie you might see or any computer game you might play."
Family history has become a sophisticated activity in which computers provide immense resources for your search. You can easily access a vast collection of family history records using the Internet in your home or your nearest Family History Center.
"The process of finding our ancestors one by one can be challenging but also exciting and rewarding. We often feel spiritual guidance as we go to the sources which identify them. Because this is a very spiritual work, we can expect help from the other side of the veil. We feel a pull from our relatives who are waiting for us to find them so their ordinance work can be done. This is a Christ-like service because we are doing something for them that they cannot do for themselves."
