Pronunciation:
[Jen-ee-all-o-gee] (noun)
Also Known As: Family History, family
search, ancestor search, family tree, lineage, personal ancestry, Redeeming
the Dead
Example: Rob was interested in doing his genealogy.
Related Resources:
Family
History (Genealogy) How to Get
a Copy of a Patriarchal Blessing Why
Baptisms for the Dead What
is a Mormon Temple? How
to Have an Eternal Family
Definition:
A study of family and identification of ancestors
and their pertinent information (birth, death, etc.)
Related Terms
• Baptism
for the Dead
• Ordinance
• Temple
Resources to learn, develop, and expand your personal ancestry.
Find out how you can get copies of your ancestor's Patriarchal Blessing.
Find out why and how we are
baptized for the dead in part four of this article on baptism.
What do members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do in the
temple? Who can enter a temple? Learn about Mormon temples including ordinances,
covenants, temple marriage, sacred clothing, worthiness, and preparing to
enter the temple.
Becoming an eternal family and returning to God's presence is the main purpose
of God's plan of salvation. Learn how to have an eternal family so you, your
spouse and your children can be together forever.
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