"Till death do us part"
Those are five of the saddest words I have ever heard.
I can't imagine the grief and despair of a spouse who has lost one loved so deeply, knowing that their relationship has truly come to an end when their mortal life is over. Because it is, when we do things according to the way of the world.
The Lord's way is so much better. He can make so much more of our lives than we can.
Marriage and family relationships were established by and are ordained of God.
They are sacred.
These relationships we establish here on earth are meant to be eternal and can continue after this life. (Family Proclamation)
How is this possible??
Priesthood power. Delegated authority. Keys
The same priesthood keys that were given to Peter, James, and John by the Savior, Moses, and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration were restored to the earth again by these same heavenly messengers when they appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey in the Kirtland temple April 3, 1836. Power to bind on earth and in heaven. To seal families together eternally. (Matthew 16:19, 18:18)
The very first thing the Lord did after the creation was to establish a pattern of eternal marriages and families. He joined Adam and Eve together in marriage and commanded them to have a family. They were taught that they were part of each other, "one flesh," neither of them whole without the other. (Genesis 2:24)
We have been promised that when we are resurrected our bodies will be made whole and perfect without the loss of even one hair. Because couples married in the Lord's house, under covenant in the Holy Temple, become "one flesh" just as he made Adam and Eve, we will continue to be "one flesh" in heaven just as we are on earth. Unless we are resurrected exactly as the Lord has made us here, we would not be whole or perfect. What is bound on earth by priesthood power and authority will be bound in heaven for all eternity. Our marriages will continue and we will have our families with us. Always.
This is one of my greatest joys - to be a wife and a mother; to have a family.
This is what heaven looks like to me
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