Henry B. Eyring. . 27:52–53). He became “the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20). At the time of Jesus’ death, the spirit world was occupied by hosts of our Father’s children who had died—from Adam’s posterity to the death of Jesus—both the righteous and the wicked. They were those who were unrepentant and “who had defiled themselves while in the flesh.” Again I quote: From among the righteous, [the Lord] organized his forces and appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in darkness. Ours is the privilege of opening the doors of salvation to these souls who may be imprisoned in darkness in the world of spirits, that they may receive the light of the gospel and be judged the same as us. This is what God wants us  to do — “believe”  that Jesus  is sent  by God  to be our Savior. Summary: Resurrection Sermon. On February 4 of 1990, our third son and sixth child was born. It is my prayer that by the power of the Holy Ghost, I may bring some measure of hope, of peace, and of understanding. The spirits of the wicked (the unjust) had gone to prison, a state of darkness and misery. Because I live, you shall live also. In the morning you would wake up and much to your surprise, you would find yourself in your own bed. We invited her to read in the book of Moroni: “Behold I say unto you that this thing shall ye teach—repentance and baptism unto those who are accountable and capable of committing sin; yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized, and humble themselves as their little children, and they shall all be saved with their little children. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 297–98]. The bottom line is  that Jesus lives. There are some in our midst who sponsor the sophistry that this appearance of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, was not literal, that it was probably a product of Joseph Smith’s own imaginings. He is our Savior and Redeemer, the very Son of God. President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit world, to declare their redemption from the bands of death. …. There has been considerable publicity and media coverage recently on the reporting of experiences which seemingly verify that “life after life” is a reality. And that day is not far distant. O give thanks  to the LORD,  for He is good; Let the heart  of those who seek the LORD  be glad. I never dreamed how this wonderful true principle would come back to me in future years and prove to be my balm of Gilead. Eyewitness: pp.226, 227 (See D&C 132:19.). It is evident to all who accept the Savior’s literal resurrection that life does not end in death. They took each other by the hand and said to each other, “My father, my son, my mother, my daughter, my brother, my sister.” And when the voice calls for the dead to arise, suppose I am laid by the side of my father, what would be the first joy of my heart? Who had . the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6 NASB). And He will come again as our resurrected Lord. John writes what Jesus promised . It was from him that I learned that the wife of my bosom might be secured to me for time and all eternity; and that the refined sympathies and affections which endeared us to each other emanated from the foundation of divine eternal love. This should bolster confidence that God, the Father continues to help, guide, counsel and encourage the believer in his daily walk. But now I loved—with a pureness—an intensity of elevated, exalted feeling, which would lift my soul from the transitory things of this grovelling sphere and expand it as the ocean. He broke the bands of death for all of us. “For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father—.

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