Sunday, March 3, 2013

What we do in our life here and what we will do after we die

I recently just bought a book entitled "What's On The Other Side?" Written by Brent L Top.  It has strengthened my testimony in my purpose on earth!  In the D&C 130 we read that " that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy"  I already knew this but hearing it again and in this wording it strengthened me to be better, to be more diligent in my interactions with others!  I know that what we do here in this life will go with us into the next life as well!  The prophet Alma taught us that, the righteous, the spirit world will be a paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all thier troubles and from all care, and sorrow (Alma 40:12)  This does not mean that we will be lounging around doing nothing, but rather we will be anxiously engaged in a good cause!  We will be serving and teaching and sharing our love for the Savior with others that we will have no sorrow.  For sorrow can not exist where there is peace!  We will be full of hope and faith.  We will continue to grow and learn in spirit, for that is what we are here on earth to do.  To be tested and prove to Father that we can and want to obey the commandments he has given us.  As I now have more and more family passing to the other side of the veil, I know more and more that they are serving and preparing for the Savior to come back to reign again.  Pres Woodruff  related a dream or vision of the spirit world.  He said that he had seen the Prophet Joseph, he said he was in a hurry and could not talk.  He saw many brethren that were busy and could not stop to talk.  Pres Woodruff amazed that they were all in a hurry and had no time to talk.  Latter on he was privileged to ask The Prophet why everyone was in a hurry.  The reply was this "Every dispensation what has bad the priesthood on the earth and has gone into the celestial kingdom has had a certain amount of work to do to prepare to go to earth with the Savior when he goes to reign on the earth.  Each dispensation has had ample time to do this work.  We have not.  We are the last dispensation, and so much work has to be done, and we need to be in a hurry to accomplish it." (What's On The Other Side? ch 4 pg 30-31)   There is a great urgency and what we do here with our time will help to speed the work along.  As we attend the temple and serve those that can not do their own work.  As we teach the gospel to those that are ready to listen and accept it here on this earth.   All of these things that we do here on earth affects what will happen when we cross the veil into the spirit world.  Let us look at what we are doing and make sure that what we are doing will be a righteous sacrifice to the Lord.  We are all sent here to do the Lords work and help each other become better and return to him a better and more learned person!