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Binding Hearts: Connecting Our Descendants to Their Ancestors
Posted On August 15, 2023

By H. Wallace Goddard · August 14, 2023 Would you like to feel the love and wisdom of your ancestors in your life and your family’s life? Would you like to feel the …

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When I began a PhD program in Family Life at Utah State University, Nancy and I were worried about the potentially corrosive effects of research on our testimonies. Would the …


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