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According to the ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism'' (David H. Ludlow, 1992, pages 497-498), "'''In 1978 the [LDS] Church asked all families to organize themselves at three levels: immediate families, grandparent families, and ancestral families. ''' The '''immediate family '''consists of husband and wife, and begins when they are married.... When the children marry and have children of their own, the '''grandparent organization '''is initiated. Beyond that, each family is ideally involved in an '''ancestral organization''', which consists of all the descendants of an earlier common progenitors couple." Additional information on these three types of family "levels"--or organizations--and their functions and purposes is detailed in the ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism.'' | According to the ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism'' (David H. Ludlow, 1992, pages 497-498), "'''In 1978 the [LDS] Church asked all families to organize themselves at three levels: immediate families, grandparent families, and ancestral families. ''' The '''immediate family '''consists of husband and wife, and begins when they are married.... When the children marry and have children of their own, the '''grandparent organization '''is initiated. Beyond that, each family is ideally involved in an '''ancestral organization''', which consists of all the descendants of an earlier common progenitors couple." Additional information on these three types of family "levels"--or organizations--and their functions and purposes is detailed in the ''Encyclopedia of Mormonism.'' | ||
=== Examples of Large Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) === *[http://www.broughfamily.org Brough Family Organization (BFO)] ([http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/45556/Family-history-moments-Overseas-connection.html 2004 ''Church News ''article about the BFO]) *[http://www.osmondfamily.org Osmond Family Organization (OFO)] ([http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60228/Family-history-moments-Familys-focus.html 2010 ''Church News ''article about the OFO]) *[http://www.braithwaitefamily.net/ Braithwaite Family Organization (BFO)] *[http://www.belnapfamily.org/ Belnap Family Organization (BFO)] *[http://www.tarvinfamily.org Tarvin Family Association (TFA)] | === Examples of Large Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) === | ||
*[http://www.broughfamily.org Brough Family Organization (BFO)] ([http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/45556/Family-history-moments-Overseas-connection.html 2004 ''Church News ''article about the BFO]) | |||
*[http://www.osmondfamily.org Osmond Family Organization (OFO)] ([http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60228/Family-history-moments-Familys-focus.html 2010 ''Church News ''article about the OFO]) | |||
*[http://www.braithwaitefamily.net/ Braithwaite Family Organization (BFO)] *[http://www.belnapfamily.org/ Belnap Family Organization (BFO)] | |||
*[http://www.tarvinfamily.org Tarvin Family Association (TFA)] | |||
*[http://johnpackfamily.com/genealogy/index.php John Pack Family Association (JPFA)] [http://www.johnpackfamily.com/contact/ Contact Information] *[http://thomas.tolmanfamily.org/main.php Thomas Tolman Family Organization (TTFO)] *[http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies] | *[http://johnpackfamily.com/genealogy/index.php John Pack Family Association (JPFA)] [http://www.johnpackfamily.com/contact/ Contact Information] | ||
*[http://thomas.tolmanfamily.org/main.php Thomas Tolman Family Organization (TTFO)] | |||
*[http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies] | |||
=== Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) === | === Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) === | ||
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Also, additional information about the video--including its entire audio script--is available on the BFO website at: [http://www.broughfamily.org/family_history_video.html http://www.broughfamily.org/family_history_video.html]. | Also, additional information about the video--including its entire audio script--is available on the BFO website at: [http://www.broughfamily.org/family_history_video.html http://www.broughfamily.org/family_history_video.html]. | ||
=== AFO's Can Produce Monuments Promoting Faith and Family<br> === | === AFO's Can Produce Monuments Promoting Faith and Family<br> === | ||
In 2010-2012, the Brough Family Organization (BFO) and Osmond Family Organization (OFO) produced physical memorials and historical monuments to their ancestors--which tell in considerable detail (or more than most gravestone inscriptions do) the faith and history of some of their ancestors. Examples of these extensive memorials and monuments can be viewed here: | In 2010-2012, the Brough Family Organization (BFO) and Osmond Family Organization (OFO) produced physical memorials and historical monuments to their ancestors--which tell in considerable detail (or more than most gravestone inscriptions do) the faith and history of some of their ancestors. Examples of these extensive memorials and monuments can be viewed here: | ||
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[http://www.broughfamily.org/monuments.html Brough Family Monuments to Mormon Pioneeers ]- erected in 2011 and 2012 in Utah. | [http://www.broughfamily.org/monuments.html Brough Family Monuments to Mormon Pioneeers ]- erected in 2011 and 2012 in Utah. | ||
[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700029371/Log-cabin-where-Olive-Osmond-was-born-is-dedicated-in-Idaho.html?pg=all Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum dedication in Samaria, Idaho], May 3, 2010 (''Deseret News'')<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOHspBD6m0 Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum in Samaria, Idaho,] April-May 2010 (''YouTube'' video)<br>[http://www.osmondfamily.org/osmond_cabin.html Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin and Museum dedication and plaque photos ]- Osmond website, 2012 | [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700029371/Log-cabin-where-Olive-Osmond-was-born-is-dedicated-in-Idaho.html?pg=all Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum dedication in Samaria, Idaho], May 3, 2010 (''Deseret News'')<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOHspBD6m0 Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin & Museum in Samaria, Idaho,] April-May 2010 (''YouTube'' video)<br>[http://www.osmondfamily.org/osmond_cabin.html Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin and Museum dedication and plaque photos ]- Osmond website, 2012 | ||
The importance of erecting faith-promoting memorials and monuments has often been mentioned by LDS Church leaders. For example, in the LDS Church News of November 26, 2011 (page 10), Richard E. Turley Jr., assistant LDS Church historian, stated the following about the recent Granite Monument erected to the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon in Liberty, Missouri: "It may, with good sense, be asked, 'Why do we build such monuments?' 'It is to remember important events in the history of the Church, events in God's ongoing relationship with His children.' God's people are commanded to keep records, and those include not just books and manuscripts 'but also art, artifacts and historic sites....' 'The tradition of creating monuments and sacred places goes back almost to the beginning of the Bible,' Brother Turley noted, citing references in Genesis and Joshua. He said he has been on every continent except Antarctica and has seen monuments around the world commemorating events of Church history. 'The purpose for which we erect this monument is 'to remember the great things the Lord has done for His children,' and that phrase appears again and again in the Book of Mormon, Brother Turley observed. 'It appears there because the Book of Mormon tells us that having monuments like this and recording the information about the history of the Church helps to build faith and pass it on from generation to generation'."<br> | The importance of erecting faith-promoting memorials and monuments has often been mentioned by LDS Church leaders. For example, in the LDS Church News of November 26, 2011 (page 10), Richard E. Turley Jr., assistant LDS Church historian, stated the following about the recent Granite Monument erected to the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon in Liberty, Missouri: "It may, with good sense, be asked, 'Why do we build such monuments?' 'It is to remember important events in the history of the Church, events in God's ongoing relationship with His children.' God's people are commanded to keep records, and those include not just books and manuscripts 'but also art, artifacts and historic sites....' 'The tradition of creating monuments and sacred places goes back almost to the beginning of the Bible,' Brother Turley noted, citing references in Genesis and Joshua. He said he has been on every continent except Antarctica and has seen monuments around the world commemorating events of Church history. 'The purpose for which we erect this monument is 'to remember the great things the Lord has done for His children,' and that phrase appears again and again in the Book of Mormon, Brother Turley observed. 'It appears there because the Book of Mormon tells us that having monuments like this and recording the information about the history of the Church helps to build faith and pass it on from generation to generation'."<br> | ||
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