“We, as spirit children of our Heavenly
Father, were sent to earth at this time that we might participate in hastening
this great work…
“The Lord expects you
and me to perform our family history work well. I think the first thing we must
do if we are to perform our work well is to have the Spirit of our Heavenly
Father with us. When we live as righteously as we know how to live, He will
open the way for the fulfillment of the blessings that so earnestly and
diligently we seek.
We are going to make
mistakes, but none of us can become an expert in family history work without
first being a novice. Therefore, we must plunge into this work, and we must
prepare for some uphill climbing. This is not an easy task, but the Lord has
placed it upon you, and He has placed it upon me.
As you pursue family
history work, you are going to find yourself running into roadblocks, and you
are going to say to yourself, “There is nothing else I can do.” When you come
to that point, get down on your knees and ask the Lord to open the way, and He
will open the way for you. I testify that this is true.
My brothers and sisters, I testify that the
Lord will bless us as we accept and respond to this challenge.”
President Thomas S. Monson, “Hastening the
Work,” Ensign, Jun 2014, 4.
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