Love for Temple Work

Kymira J., Utah, USA

For a long time in Primary, I wanted to go inside the temple and do baptisms for the dead. So when I became a Beehive, I couldn’t wait to get started. The first time I went was on my 12th birthday. My dad took me to the Ogden Utah Temple, where we did the baptisms and confirmations. I felt the Spirit so strongly, and I didn’t want the feeling to leave.

I decided that for a Personal Progress experience, I wanted to do my family history. A kind sister from my ward taught me how to use the FamilySearch program. I then searched for names with my mom, and every time I saw a green arrow pointing to the temple, I squealed with delight—it meant we’d found another name to submit to the temple for temple work!

My mother and I just went to the temple to do six of the baptisms. Temple workers said they had more names for us to do if we’d like to do them. I was overjoyed! My mom and I did at least 12 baptisms each. I felt the Spirit and always will when I go to the temple.

Personal Progress and Family History

You can participate in family history for several projects in Personal Progress, including the following:

• Faith value project, bullet 3

• Individual Worth value experience 6

• Individual Worth value project, bullet 1

• Good Works value project, bullet 3

Learn More about FamilySearch

Discover how you can use the online FamilySearch program to easily prepare names for temple ordinances by visiting youth.lds.org and clicking on “Youth and Family History.” You’ll find video tutorials and stories from other youth who are doing their family history.