Some things
should never go unsaid.
A will settles your affairs. A legacy says who you were. Write letters, record your voice, film a message — kept private, and delivered to the people you love when the time is right.
Leave your legacyPrivate until you choose · Letters, voice & video
The pieces of you they’ll hold onto
Some things can’t be written on a form. The Legacy Center holds the parts of you your family will return to for years.
Letters
Write to each person who matters — in your own words, kept until the moment you choose.
Voice messages
Record your voice so they can hear it again — a story, a blessing, a simple “I love you.”
Video messages
Film a message for the people you love, delivered after you pass.
Photos & stories
Pair photos with the story behind them, so the memory is never lost with the image.
Values & lessons
An ethical will — the beliefs, lessons, and hopes you want to pass on.
Delivery timing
Choose when each message is delivered: with the others, 24 hours later, or one month later. Messages go out after Passings confirms the death and releases them.
Family recipes
Preserve the dishes that mean home — with the stories and the hands that made them.
Family tree
Map the people you came from, so the next generation knows whose shoulders they stand on.
Simple to create, safe to keep
No special words required. Start with one letter or one recording — you can always add more.
Write or record
Type a letter or record voice and video, right in your browser. Private from the first word.
Keep it safe
Everything is stored securely in your plan, locked until it is delivered to the people you choose when the time comes.
Choose who & when
Decide who receives each message, and when after your death it arrives.
Delivered with care
When the time comes, your words reach the people you meant them for.
A legacy letter, one prompt at a time
A legacy letter — sometimes called an ethical will — isn’t a legal document. It’s a way to pass on what a will can’t: your values, your stories, your love. If the blank page feels heavy, start with a single prompt.
- “The moment I’m proudest of is…”
- “What I hope you carry forward is…”
- “The thing I never said enough is…”
- “A lesson that took me a lifetime to learn…”
- “When you think of me, I hope you remember…”
About legacy letters & messages
What is a legacy letter or ethical will?
A legacy letter — also called an ethical will — is a personal, non-legal message that passes on your values, stories, and love to the people you care about. Unlike a will, it doesn’t distribute property; it shares who you are. People have written them for centuries; Passings simply makes it easier to create, keep, and deliver.
What should I write about?
Whatever you’d want them to hear. Common themes are the lessons you’ve learned, the moments you’re proudest of, hopes for their future, and things you wish you’d said more often. There’s no right length — a few honest sentences can mean more than pages. Our prompts help you start.
How is this different from my will?
A will is a legal document that decides who receives what. A legacy letter carries the human side — the meaning behind the choices. Many families say the letter mattered more than anything in the will. The two work side by side.
Who can see my messages, and when?
Your messages stay locked in your plan and are delivered to the people you choose when the time comes. You choose each recipient and the timing: once your death is confirmed, 24 hours later, or one month later. That timing is the earliest a message goes out, and your Successor can delay a delivery by up to 14 days but cannot stop it.
Say it now,
in your own words.
Start with a single letter or recording. Whenever you’re ready, we’ll keep it safe until it’s time.
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