Elder Gary E. Stevenson presents 12 U.S. governors with their pedigree charts

Delaware Gov. John Carney has received some wonderful gifts from the National Governors Association, but the one he received Thursday, July 11, was “really special”: an individual pedigree chart.

He was one of 12 governors who received the personalized gift from Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during a National Governors Association meeting held at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, ChurchofJesusChrist.org reported.

The National Governors Association is a nonpartisan political group comprising the country’s governors.

Elder Stevenson was joined by Elder Paul V. Johnson, of the Presidency of the Seventy. The 12 governors included Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, chair of the National Governors Association, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, vice chair.

In his remarks to the governors, Elder Stevenson underscored the importance of community service, of families and of family history.

“Family history and genealogy and the ability to be able to find our roots ... strengthens communities and societies and states in a nation,” he said.

Elder Johnson gave an overview of the family history documents and invited the governors to explore their family histories and use resources available to everyone, including the online tools of local family history libraries.

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