The article that we read for class this week titled "
We Believe in the Ministering of Angels"
By Larry Barkdull provided me with many quotes that I now love. First, “The spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious work; hence they are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits. Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us, and know and understand our thoughts, feelings, and motions, and are often pained therewith.” Not only is God so close to us but other spirits that have passed on understand us as well. Second, "
And now, my dearly beloved brethren and sisters, let me assure you that these are principles in relation to the dead and the living that cannot be lightly passed over, as pertaining to our salvation. For their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, as Paul said concerning the fathers—that they without us cannot be made perfect—neither can we without our dead be made perfect." The salvation of our brother and sisters on the other side is essential to our salvation We need to make sure that we are putting in a consious effort to go perform baptisms for the dead. Third, "Whether our children have strayed from the path of truth, become lost by following a forbidden path, or consciously rebelled and run away to a far county, their Heavenly Father can find and rescue them. Even when they are so broken that they are no longer recognizable, He will patiently put them back together until they can bring forth good fruit. No matter their choices and situations, God loves them and is constantly working to save and redeem them. And so are their family and friends that have gone before. We are never alone in the work of redemption." Our heavenly father has such a strong love for his children, one that we will always be working to understand. He wants each one of us to return to Him one day and in order to do so we need to constantly progress in the right direction. Doing temple work for those who were never able to hear the truthfulness of this gospel is one of the most important things we can accomplish.
