We are ancestors to coming generations.

Just got done with my DUP lesson. It's all about the pioneers and Brigham Young's party that came first to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. I believe Lee's ancestor Charles Barney was among that first group entering the valley which was made up of mostly men. Their job was to forge the trail and prepare things for those who would follow.

I went and checked that out and it wasn't Charles, it was his son, Lee's ancestor's brother. That just reminded how important it is to write it down and then verify what you have written.

I really liked this lesson because it shows how important it is that we remember that we are preparing the way for those who follow us and what we do now affects the generations who are coming, either for good or for evil. How grateful I am for those who stayed true and held tight to the Iron Rod. And for those who stumbled and left the path, how grateful I am for a merciful God who sought after them to bring them back to save the coming generations.