All of us should find joy in this magnificent labor of love” (“A Temple-Motivated People,” Ensign, Feb. Hunter (1907–95) noted one connection between us and our deceased ancestors that illustrates this connection: “The dead are anxiously waiting for the Latter-day Saints to search out their names and then go into the temples to officiate in their behalf, that they may be liberated from their prison house in the spirit world. The Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith (1805–44), “We without them cannot be made perfect neither can they without us be made perfect” ( D&C 128:18). The lesson is designed to also remind students that as they gather names of their ancestors, they are dealing with people who live as spirits in the postmortal spirit world. This lesson reviews the basics for recording family history information and the importance of being as accurate and complete as possible in keeping records.
