Genealogy – Its Continued Significance to One Post-Mormon

One constant for me throughout my recent changes in religious belief has been an interest in genealogy, although even that has changed in its meaning and purpose. When I was Mormon, I participated in genealogy to extend the blessings of the restoration to my dead ancestors and because I was fascinated by the lives and experiences of those who went before me. My immediate and extended family is very small; I often felt like a “stranger in a strange land” and like I did not quite belong. That feeling Read more [...]

Posted by Hueffenhardt on March 13th, 2007 | 16 Comments Posted in Genealogy

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