Family History:

“Every Picture Tells a Story”

or

“Every Picture Has a Story”

The value of photos in

our family history?

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet

before the coming of the great and dreadful day

of the Lord:

6 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

Joseph Smith—History: 1

38 …Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood,

by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the

coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

39 …And he shall plant in the hearts of the

children the promises made to the fathers, and

the hearts of the children shall turn to their

fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would

be utterly wasted at his coming.

2 And that same sociality which exists

among us here will exist among us there,

only it will be coupled with eternal glory,

which glory we do not now enjoy.

Doctrine & Covenants 130

Elder Bednar

As you respond in faith to this invitation, your

hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises

made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be

implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal

blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link

you to these fathers and be more meaningful to

you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors

will increase. Your testimony of and conversion

to the Savior will become deep and abiding.

Ensign, November 2011

Using Family Photos to…

•Create an image of our family members

•Begin an association with their experiences

•Better recall their experiences

•Internalize their experiences into our lives

•Know them as “loved ones”

•Increase our love for them

•Be prepared to meet and embrace them

For Example…

Earl E Roberts

1904

Hawk Street

St. Louis, Missouri

1894—1954

Earl E Roberts with Parents

St. Louis, Missouri

Robert Baptiste Roberts

1859—1931

Nancy Katherine “Katie” Pellom

1861—1941

Unknown Person, Robert B Roberts & Earl E Roberts

Branson Family, circa 1917

Mary Ann, Laura, Edna (Collier), Andrew Jarrett, Juel, & Chesley

Osage County, Missouri

Branson Family Mystery

Missouri School for the Deaf

Graduating Class, 1937

Missouri School for the Deaf

Graduating Class, 1937

Alexander J Benoit

1887--1964

May E Paxton*

1891--1954

*On Left