Don’t cheat those who love you by neglecting to recall for them your life experiences, what you learned, and how you felt, including your love for family members. If you do not, your tombstone may have your name and dates on it, yet, the person buried will be no different then the Unknown Soldier, but you will be the ‘The Unknown’ Grandfather/Grandmother.’ Without your story left behind, within three generations you are not only dead/buried but you are forgotten and ‘unknown’ as well. You may have a hard time writing and putting words together in meaningful ways—that should not excuse you. In today’s world, a person can dictate to another or even a machine to preserve various stories, thoughts and feelings about their life and times. Do not cheat your posterity, those that care about you and love you.
– Emil O. Hanson (Director Ogden LDS FamilySearch Library, 2000-2015)