My first thought to Nancy's comment is how obedient are we going to be? Isn't that why were are here? We have been counseled by the Prophets for generations that we should be doing our family history. Just like having our years supply, 72 hour kit, etc. Are we going to be obedient and do those things that w have been counseled to do? By the way, I am a convert of almost six years, my husband has been a member all his life. Amy Griffin Paulden, AZ > From: jncrandell@broadweave.net > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:35:25 -0600 > Subject: [LDS-WC] Waiting until the Millennium > > Nancy wrote: > My husband who is not a member and I were talking this AM about the > Millennium and all the records being available. He wondered why we couldn't > just wait until then and have all the needed records to complete the > project. > > It's not just non-members who think that way! I've had members say to me > that they're just going to wait until the Millennium when it will be easier. > That philosophy is faulty, so I've developed some doctrinal responses. The > one that usually hits home is the fact that only mortals can perform the > ordinances in the temple. Unless we are present at the time of the Second > Coming and have some time before we are "twinkled," we would deny ourselves > the blessing of standing proxy in those ordinances. I'm not willing to take > that risk. I assume that I will die and be resurrected for the Millennium, > and therefore I want to participate in as many ordinances as I can now. > During the Millennium, I'll do whatever the assignment is for resurrected > beings--teaching, communicating information to temple workers, etc., but I > want to share in actually performing those ordinances for my family. That > work must be done now, and the research to support that work must be done > before the ordinances can be performed. > > Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 2, p. 178 > "Will resurrected beings during the millennium actually take part in > the endowment work of the temple along with mortal beings? > "The answer to this question is no! That is, they will not assist in > performing the ordinances. Resurrected beings will assist in furnishing > information which is not otherwise available, but mortals will have to do > the ordinance work in the temples." > . . . > "If it were permissible for resurrected persons to come and do work > in the temples, then there would be no reason for us in this mortal life to > act vicariously for them, for they would do it for themselves." > > It's also interesting to note that Elder McConkie said that > resurrected beings would furnish information "which is not otherwise > available." That doesn't sound to me like the research will be easier. If it > is available, we have to work for it--whether it's now or in the Millennium. > This is a matter of not procrastinating and getting the job done. Waiting > only causes guilt now, and the effort later isn't going to change. Today is > the day to perform our labors. > > Jill Crandell > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message