Families Can Be Together Forever

I have been thinking a lot about the eternal blessing of a eternal family. How wonderful it is to know I can spend infinite moments with my husband. I am so happy to have been raised knowing the important things I must do on this earth in order to receive these blessings. What greater reward could God give us for being righteous, than to give us eternal life with our loved ones? When loved ones die, do not despair, please remember that they are in the arms of our Heavenly Father. We can live with them forever. There will be infinite times after this life for all of us to spend with our children, spouses, and family. I hope we can all find this peace, even during the hardest times.

"The eternal nature of our body and our spirit is a question often pondered by those who live in mortality. All people who will ever live on earth are members of a human family and are eternal children of God, our loving Heavenly Father. After birth and tasting of death in mortality, all will be resurrected because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God the Father. Depending on our individual obedience to the laws, ordinances, and commandments of God, each mortal can have the blessing of attaining eternal life; that is, returning to live in the presence of their Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, having eternal increase for all the eternities to come. Through making and keeping the sacred covenants found in the temple ordinances, individuals can return to the presence of God and will be reunited with their families eternally." -Robert D. Hales, “The Eternal Family,” Ensign, Nov 1996, 64