Elder Mark A. Bragg on how temple and family history unify families in Christ [0:00-5:00]

You what I would love to see, as we add what we know, add photos, how great would it be that when you go into the the Baptistry, not only does the name of the individual that you're being baptized for, their photo comes out, right? Maybe a little bit of information about them. I, you know, I think technology is getting to a point where we could probably do something like that and it'll, it'll just develop even a greater connection with our, with our ancestors or with the individuals, for whom we are performing those ordinances. Elder Bragg, when you think about Roots Tech, means such a global event and really with such such glad tidings, I think, is such a way to frame this event. What do you think about why it is so widely attended and so widely loved? Well, I mean, the simple answer is that it's a manifestation of the Holy Ghost, sometimes called the spirit of Elijah, but it does touch hearts. I think that in a time where people are able to just isolate themselves with games, with the internet, just in their room, I think they long for a connection. And so here you have this great event that comes along and, and they're able to, to go on and hear about how they could find out about their families. They can do some fun things like, you know, do I have other relatives that are attending this and event and, and so I just think that there's, it's twofold, it's, it's, it's the spirit of this great work moving forward. The Holy Ghosts touching hearts, prompting people to connect, and then that longing to connect to, to belong. When we're teaching the gospel, we always say, well, you know, where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? Well, that question, where do we come from? It also applies to, where do we come from globally? Where do we come from in our family? And I think that it is, it is an eternal question that, that really resonates with, with people. And I think that's why it has, has taken off as, as much as it has. I think it's an opportunity for people to connect. Yes. That theme from 2026 together, it really encompasses that. And I think about the themes from previous years, discover, remember, can you expound on those themes? Yeah, I, I love that we keep it simple, right? And it's, it's, it's one, one term, one word, but it can mean so many things. So together this year, together, together we find our ancestors, together, you know, if members of the church can take their ancestors, accompany them to the temple, do the work for them together, they can celebrate together. I think that is another really, really important part of this message that you're not alone, you're never alone. And I, I love it, I love it when you have new converts that will say, well, I'm the only member of the church and my family. And we have this opportunity, you're probably not, you know, you've got ancestors on the side of the veil who have heard about the gospel. Maybe they've accepted it, maybe they've had to work done, but you can guarantee this by going in and doing the work for the, your ancestors. So this together, meaning it's, you're not alone. And, and, and together we can, we can find and, and I think this is important to, to think about the records custodians and the archivists. We can't do this without them. So the message to them is together we can, we can work together to preserve these sacred memories. Yes, tell me more about records historians and archivists. What a role they play I, you know, I was just traveling through Europe and we visited numerous archives and and the work that they do and sometimes, you know, in dark rooms down at the, at the, in a, in a basement, the way that they preserve and the way that they, they still lovingly collect their, their documents. We work with all kinds of records custodians, archivists, to help them preserve records at risk to, to help them preserve digitally, vital records. And, and we do that to help them, but it also helps us as we try to build this tree of humanity, get the records, get the vital information so that we can continue to build this great tree. And I think that is, that is the ultimate gift that we could give our Heavenly Father, right, that we have remembered all of his children, that we have connected all of them. And, and I think, you know, everything that we can