FamilySearch.org is a free, worldwide service for creating a family tree and helping you learn more about your family throughout the generations.

You can also find a FamilySearch library near you for personalized help with family history experts.

Families can be united in the temple, the house of the Lord. Marriages in temples are performed to last eternally, not just “until death do you part.” Children born into that family receive the same promise of being together forever. For those already married, they can be “sealed” in the temple to each other and to family members past and present.

To enter a temple, you must prepare yourself spiritually. Missionaries can help you understand how to do that. Keep in mind: temples are different from our neighborhood meetinghouses where Sunday services are held. Everyone is welcome at our meetinghouses, and we hope to see you soon! In fact, coming to church regularly is one of the ways to prepare to enter the temple.

Missionaries are volunteers who have set aside their everyday lives for up to two years to help others come closer to Jesus Christ. Before leaving on a mission, they were students, employees, athletes, bookworms, musicians, and, well, you get the idea. After their service, they will return home and go back to normal life.

They come from all over the world. It’s not uncommon for missionaries to serve in a country and speak a language other than their own. Missionaries serve as young adults or in their retired years as singles or couples. Whatever their age, their motivation is sincere—they leave their homes and families for a period to do what Jesus taught His Apostles: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).

No, missionary visits are free for everyone. Jesus Christ invites all to come unto Him “without money and without price” (Isaiah 55:1). Missionaries actually pay to see you, covering their own costs to come on a mission. Local Church leaders and class instructors don’t get paid either.