Healing for the Dead and for the Living | Temple Work Heals Families on Both Sides of the Veil (LDS)

Send us Fan MailCan temple work heal what seems unhealable — a grandfather's suicide, a family connection to Governor Boggs, and a broken marriage? This Story Day episode shares three testimonies from Kim Olsen that witness the stunning capacity of temple blessings to heal hearts, lives, and families on both sides of the veil, as Elder Dale G. Renlund taught (April 2018). In the first, Kim's grandfather, suffering from terminal cancer without adequate pain medication in the early 1960s, took his own life — and her beloved grandmother went to her grave believing he was condemned to hell. A member of the temple presidency told Kim the beauty of the gospel is the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ, which reaches beyond the veil. When her husband was baptized for her grandfather, "a powerful spirit filled the room like a whoosh" — and thirty-one years later, Kim says, she can still feel their joy. In the second, genealogy research revealed that Kim's grandmother was related to the family of Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, who issued the extermination order against the Saints. After years of resisting, her heart was softened: "I myself had needed the forgiveness and cleansing only to be gotten through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Could I deny my ancestors this same blessing?" She could not — even if their last name was Boggs. In the third, Kim's ex-husband died, and her deceased mother appeared in her daughter's dream saying he "needed her." After much prayer, Kim's current husband performed the baptism for her ex-husband — and in that moment, "everything that had been wrong in our relationship was washed away." The episode also includes Tia's own testimony of receiving ancestral names at 4:30 a.m. in a dream — three names from three different family lines, all found on FamilySearch, all related to her."Everything that had been wrong in our relationship was washed away. A new existence could begin for him, our daughter, and even me." — Kim OlsenQ: Can temple work heal families broken by suicide, conflict, or estrangement?A: Kim Olsen testifies that it can. Her grandfather took his own life in 1961, and her grandmother spent the rest of her life believing he was in hell. When the temple ordinances were performed, "a powerful spirit filled the room" — and both grandparents were freed from decades of pain. Elder Dale G. Renlund taught (April 2018) that "the blessings of the temple have a stunning capacity to heal hearts and lives and families."Q: Do I have to do temple work for ancestors I don't want to help?A: Kim Olsen discovered she was related to the family of Governor Boggs, who issued the Missouri extermination order against the Latter-day Saints. After years of resistance, her heart softened: temple work is the Lord's work, not ours, and everyone deserves the chance to accept the gospel. Her husband reminded her: "Our responsibility was to perform the ordinances for our kindred dead, no matter who they are, and leave the rest to the Lord."Q: Can a deceased parent appear in a dream to ask for temple work?A: In this episode, Kim's deceased mother appeared in her Catholic daughter's dream and told her that her father "needed her." Through prayer and patience, Kim discovered her ex-husband's temple work could now be done, received her daughter's permission, and her current husband performed the baptism — an act that washed away a lifetime of conflict and reconciled a broken family across the veil.📚 SOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEElder Dale G. 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