Through out life some may wonder, is there more to this or are we just gone after we pass away. Do family members that we love and cherish just leave us to never be seen again? Something that I have been able to learn and understand is true, is that we are not just gone after our last day on this Earth. I hope to share with you my knowledge on this subject and that it can bring a greater sense of peace into your life, as it has mine.
As the scriptures state, in Genesis 1:26, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” from this we can see that we are created after the image of God. He is our heavenly father and created us and all things that are around us. Creation is one of the key doctrines that the plan of salvation is based on. With the creation we are able to learn and understand that through God we and all things were created and given our spiritual lives. Reading in the document “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” written by the Prophet and apostles of the Church in 1995. It states, “each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and as such, each has a divine nature and destiny.”
But if we are son’s and daughter’s of heavenly parents, then what does it mean to be a part of an eternal family? President Henry B. Eyring, has said, ” Eternal life means to become like the Father and to live in families in happiness and joy forever.” When I was reading that quote for the first time, it really brought a greater feeling of happiness to me. I love my family more than words can explain, and being able to live with them forever is all that I can dream for. Through the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ that was restored to the Earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith, we are able to be sealed to our families for eternity.
Living at this time to know that we are capable, if we live the gospel of Jesus Christ and make sacred covenants with him that our families we create will last forever. I am so blessed in my life to have a wonderful family that I can call my eternal Family. Marriage is when we become one, with our spouse. As we make that covenant of eternal marriage we are promising to our spouse and our Heavenly Father that we are going to work our hardest to return back to Him, with our families. So, we must do our part as He holds to his promises that He has made with us. If you falter, do not fear, because He still loves you and will be there to help you through any time in your life.
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