Turning Hearts

I've always wondered about that phrase. . hearts of the father turning to the children and the hearts of the children turning to the fathers. It's always linked with family history because there literally needs to be a sealing link between families so that we can all receive the blessings Heavenly Father has in store for us. In order to do that, we need to offer baptism and other saving ordinaces to all, those who are alive and those who are dead. In order to do that, we need to research for families and names in our family lines. So turning the hearts is definately a literal meaning. The temple ordinance work just needs to be done

I think it is also a statement of spiritual unity, or at least the hope of spiritual unity. It is a realization of universal purpose. Having the hearts of the children turned to the fathers and the fathers to the children, says to me that we will have similar if not the same beliefs. At the very least that everyone will understand that Jesus in the Savior. Can you imagine what that would be like? I mean, we talk about having peace and 'can't everyone just get along' and being one, but really, can you imagine everyone working under the same purpose? It seems too ideal and far from the world and people I know. I know opposition in this world. The knowledge we have in life has largely come from opposition, either personally or indirectly. Opposition that comes from just working to overcome our human tendancies or opposition because of experietial trials. But then, maybe this is how we will become united, because we will all understand that we've been through this refining process of overcoming opposition and at some individual point we realize that we need a Savior. When we realize that we need a Savior, we realize that our children and our fathers need a Savior, our heart become knit in unity as we strive to help others get to that point of accepting a Savior.

I think I just talked myself in a circle. But that's what turning is, right?

Turning our hearts is more than computer work and research, it's the reason we do the computer work and research. Our hearts are turned to each other, to offer knowledge of the Savior and all the ordinances it takes to be with Him and the Father.