By Alan on Sep 14 in Blog tagged Boyd K. Packer, children, Elijah, Family History, Fathers, genealogy, heart, LDS, Mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Family, the prophet, twelve apostles | 1 Comment

 ”Turning The Hearts Of The Children To The Fathers”

“And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children
to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”
Malachi 4:6

This work that Elijah the Prophet refers to is what we do in our Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  We seal families together for all eternity.  God’s work and glory is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man”.  Our Heavenly Father loves us and has great things prepared for us as only a good Father would do.  How Great Thou Art!  We must trust in Him and do the work He has instructed us to do and to accomplish.

We are all God’s children.  Sometimes we get so busy and involved in the things of this world that we forget that there is more to life and that we will live forever.  We believe that we will be together again as families after this life as well.  Elijah restored the sealing powers to the earth so that our families can be together for all eternity as God’s Plan of Life was designed.

Please visit our website at http://osmond.org and see if we are related.  We love finding our relatives and seeing those among you who are our cousins.  It is also inspiring to remember and read about our pioneer ancestors who showed great faith and hope as we learn of their struggles and successes and as they risked their lives forging rivers and seas, mountains and plains, driven by their faith in God and seeking truth and freedom and a better life for their families.

We are all doing the same thing today as we face the unknown and unexpected searching for the same freedoms and important things of life but in a much faster, extremely technical, and more violent and turbulent world.  There is peace in store for us all though because just as Elijah returned, so will our Savior Jesus Christ.  When Jesus returns, He will live with us for a thousand years in peace as our Lord and Savior.

He is “The Way”.

One day, Adam and Eve, with angelic assistance, will present to Jesus Christ a book or record containing the linked genealogy of their posterity and family history of all of God’s children that ever lived in this world.  This is what Elijah was talking about when he talked about turning the hearts of the children to the fathers.  We are to remember our forefathers and mothers.  Just as the internet “links” certain items together, with the power and spirit of Elijah, our families can be “linked” together also.  This is why genealogy and family history is the fastest growing hobby today.   We were born into a family.  We will die and be remembered as a family.  We are being watched over from on high because we are God’s family.

This is why I enjoy publishing works that can help Strengthen The Family. .

.Alan Osmond
For The Family