Our Everlasting Souls

In the last couple of weeks it seems that I have dealt with people who have had questions about death and what was to come hereafter; Or working with and around those who were dealing with the loss of a loved one themselves. There are some simple teachings from our Savior that I find most relevant and comforting, which I have likely taken for granted. Fortunately the Gospel of Jesus Christ is being preached in all the world so that others might find and secure for themselves the peace, knowledge, and joy that I experience regularly. Everyday souls are finding this peace and understanding, after gaining knowledge for themselves of the Gospels truth and purity.

"If a man die shall he live again?"-Job 14:14 If you have ever pondered on the subject you are not the first, and you will certainly not be the last.
The Book Of Mormon contains one of my favorite scriptures illuminating what is to come for each of us at the end of this mortal life. "Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life." Alma 40:11 And what a joyous occasion that will be for a faithful son or daughter to return to the presence of a Loving Father!

It is important to note that this 'state of the soul' where we exist as spirit beings, is for a relatively brief period of time. We soon enough recieve a perfect glorified body, where spirit and flesh will never be separated again(or die).

One of the most important events in history is marked by one of my favorite moments in scripture. As Mary Magdalene and company entered Jesus' tomb to anoint his body(following his crucifiction), much to their alarm, they found it empty. What comfort must have followed as Angels of the Lord spake,"Why seek ye the living among the dead?" Luke 24:5 -The announcement we receive from two Heavenly Messengers of the reality of our Saviours triumph over death. "He is not here, but is risen."-Luke 24:6 This universal victory over the grave and gift of immortality was to be freely given to all mankind, not to be had by Christ alone. Because of our imperfection and mortality we all must die. But because of Christ' sacrifice and power to redeem, we will all live again. "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."-1 Corinthians 15:22

AUTHORITY.

Have you ever wondered which Christian church of the over 3 million available has the authority given them from God to preach and to baptize(as Christ and John the baptist had)? What happened to the pure, simple teachings of Jesus Christ? What was the resultant state of Christ's church at the end of His and His Apostle's ministries?

Well Jan did have these questions and he discovered the answers.

JAN IN REAL LIFE.

Jesus Christ established His Gospel(Church). Men changed it. God has reached out in love and restored His Church through a modern day prophet to the Earth again.

Visit Mormon.org to learn more.
Or stop your local mssionaries and spend a few minutes with them. . . eh, what's the worst that could happen?

Words of The Prophets

In my previous post I had made reference to two books of scripture known as the Holy Bible and the Book Of Mormon. Most of us are at least semi-familiar with what the Bible is so I will be focusing our attention towards the latter.

• What is the purpose of Scripture(The Holy Bible + The Book Of Mormon)?
  


• Where did the Book Of Mormon come from and what role does it play in Christianity?
  

We have established that God, as our Father watching over us, has a great desire for us to return and live with Him in what we generally refer to as "Heaven." Logically now wouldn't it make sense for God to have given us, his children, some instruction on exactly how we are to make it home to Him again? YES it would! The purpose of all scripture is to help us point our thoughts, words, and actions towards Jesus Christ. "...For this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us. 5 Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness,.... 6 Wherefore, we search the prophets....and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken..." -(Jacob 4:4-6)

The Bible serves as a testament or witness of Jesus Christ, the reality of his mission to teach/show mankind how to gain Eternal Life, and as the account of his eternal sacrifice that makes it possible for each of us to return,"Home to that God who gave them[us] life."Alma 40:11

The Book Of Mormon acts as a second witness to the Bible, that Jesus is our Saviour by whom we may find true happiness and forgiveness of all our mistakes and weaknesses. And through whom we can then find the power to transform these weaknesses into strengths. The Book Of Mormon is a witness that Jesus Christ' true and living Gospel is on the earth, and that God has once again reached out in love by calling a latter-day-prophet to lead us in these trying times. I would love it if you would all watch this video clip from an Apostle of Christ, of his testimony of this latter-day Book Of Scripture, and the enormity of the reality of this work.

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