The Lehi South Stake Youth Family History Committee came up with an awesome idea last fall. They called it the 40 day challenge. The youth were challenged to search out their own ancestor's names and then take them to the temple to complete their work. My daughters took the challenge on and were able to find names.
On December 20, 2012, we had all the wards of the stake go to the Draper, Utah, LDS temple and do baptisms and confirmations for the dead. We started early in the morning at 6:00am and didn't finish until around 5:00pm that evening. I had the pleasure of attending late in the afternoon and was amazed at the strong spirit that was felt by all.
Some kind sister temple workers came downstairs and were looking into the baptismal font. They asked me if I was from the Lehi South Stake. When I said yes, they shared with me the joy they had in the temple that day as word spread about the non-stop flow of youth pouring in to do work for their own ancestors. They were amazed at the numbers. It still brings tears to me now!
Our stake youth committee has been amazing at bringing miracles to pass. To find out more, go to
Strengthening Families through Temple and Family History Work
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