Russel M. Nelson, speaking on repentance and conversion, made this interesting connection with temple and family history work,

“’Jesus wants me for a sunbeam’? Yes! And you too! He also wants us as bonding blacksmiths—creating celestial welding links—to curb the curse of family fragmentation. The earth was created and temples provided so that families can be together forever. Many, if not most, of us could repent and be converted to more temple and family history work for our ancestors. Thus, our repentance is necessary and essential for their repentance.”

“Repentance and Conversion”
April 2007 General Conference