Joan, What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing. My grandmothers line was extremely difficult to trace. Once, when I was very sick, I dreamed of her. She was trying to tell me where to look for her records. But, since I'm a motor mouth, I didn't give her time to tell me anything. I was too busy asking her questions. However, after that dream, ideas began to pop into my mind and I was able to find enough info to have her ordinances done. Whenever I get a bit discouraged, I remember the special feeling I had during and after the dream. Beverly On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:45 PM, phlander2@juno.com <phlander2@juno.com>wrote: > 2. Approaches to speaking on Family History - not as a how-to, not as > a "why-to" but from the impact it has had on you. > > Hi Tom, > I hesitated about sharing this and then decided I would. It's probably not > something you can use, but it's something that has definitely had an impact > on me as I have searched for my family through the last several years. > On Feb. 14, 1977 my grandmother died at the age of 95 yrs. old. I sent an > entry form to SL with her information requesting that her work would be > done. It was sent to Washington D.C. and the ordinances were performed in > her behalf. The year before her death I had received my patriarchial > blessing telling me that my mission was to research my relatives and open > the prison door for them. It goes on to tell me that my joy would be great > when I received their thanks in the kingdom of our Heavenly Father. Well, I > had reflected on this blessing many times wondering how that might be, how > they might thank me and how I might feel. After all, I was told I would feel > great joy. > In 2002, I awoke after having a vivid dream of my grandmother. We were > standing outside in a place I had never been. We were in front of a stone > wall that had bits of greenery growing out and up between the cracks. There > was an open doorway and I looked in trying to see the inside. It was > completely dark and I could not see so much as a glimmer of light therein. > My grandmother had a very hard life and I had not in this lifetime ever seen > her happy and I don't remember her ever hugging or being demonstrative at > all. Yet her face glowed with a radiant happiness and smile that I can > still see clearly in my mind to this day. She extended her arms and hugged > me and repeatedly kissed my face on both sides of my cheeks. How did I feel? > In my dream I was amazed at her transformation and the joy I felt and still > do when I recall that memory. > Of course, I realize that this is a dream and not what you would be looking > for. However, this personal experience that came as a result of working in > my family history has made a lasting impact on me. Good luck with your > fireside. Joan > ____________________________________________________________ > Click here for great quotes from top international movers! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTMAuQncY38mjxtfl9EEfXPKA4nb4yTqi0Y4Uf89ThEtWPoOAb0I28/ > > 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 > -- BEVERLY ODOM