Family Tree Quotes

We did not come to this earth to gain our worth – we brought it with us. – Ardeth G Kapp

“History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all.” —Laurence Overmire

A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all. Brad Pitt

“..what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we lived. In the end, it’s the family stories that are worth the storage.” —Ellen Goodman

Some family trees have beautiful leaves, and some have just a bunch of nuts. Remember, it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking. – Unknown

“We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.” —Shirley Abbott

“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” —Michael Crichton

"The best thing about having a family tree is that you can treasure it forever." - Unknown

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. – Helen Keller

"Families are the compass that guides us; the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." - Brad Henry

"The best thing about having a family tree is that you can treasure it forever." - Unknown

These are principles in relation to the dead and the living that cannot be lightly passed over, as pertaining to our salvation. For their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, … they without us cannot be made perfect—neither can we without our dead be made perfect. Joseph Smith, Jr., Doctrine and Covenants 128:15

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. President Gordon B. Hinckley

“Genealogical work has, I fear, sometimes been made to appear too difficult, too involved, and too time-consuming to really be inviting to the average high priest.” Boyd K. Packer

I testify that God the Father wants His children home again, in families and in glory. And I promise you the inspired help that you seek and need. President Henry B. Eyring

“It’s important to teach our children their heritage. Who are your ancestors? What were their traditions? Each of us has a story to tell. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their parentage?” ― Linda Weaver Clarke

I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives. Elder David A. Bednar