Purpose of Elijah's Visit

Russell M. Nelson said, “Natural affection between generations began to be enriched. This restoration was accompanied by what is sometimes called the Spirit of Elijah—a manifestation of the Holy Ghost bearing witness of the divine nature of the family. Hence, people throughout the
world, regardless of religious affiliation, are gathering records of deceased relatives at an ever-increasing rate. “Elijah came not only to stimulate research for ancestors. He also enabled families to be eternally linked beyond the bounds of mortality. Indeed, the opportunity for families to be sealed forever is the real reason for our research” (Ensign, May 1998, 34).