I found myself the other day walking amidst the headstones of the Orem cemetery. I truthfully don’t know why I am so attracted to these places of rest. I think it has to do with the infinite query into what there is after we pass on from this life? It is simple in my mind, either we truly do continue on after we die or there is absolutely nothing else when our bodies go the way of all the earth. Well, let’s dive into the psychology of this elaborate mystery. There are those who say people only concocted an idea of life after death as a form of comfort to soothe the bereavement of the horrendous pain that comes with it. Then there are those who profess an absolute knowledge of continuing life. Well, who is right? I never said I was going to be unbiased in this opinion simply because to only some it is an opinion but to others it is fact. And I do say plainly that there is life after death and there is no other way it can be. I am not a fanatic, I simply know what is true. I base this conclusion I have not from my many “faith confirming physical encounters” but rather from my belief that there is meaning to my life, and if there is meaning to my life than I know that there is a continuing purpose in my death, and it is not simply to pain those who I left behind but to continue having purpose within the unseen world. There is an eternal plan and purpose that was before the world began and it will continue on even after our world is gone, and the souls of all of its inhabitants will not be left purposeless or un-existing. My mind has delved into the furthest corners a mind can fathom of the plan of salvation from its very conception and thought about things I simply can’t write about because of its almost unbelievable nature. What were we simply before we were here? I say we were pure consciousness, pure intelligence that drifted aimlessly in unorganized space. We yearned for something but we didn’t know what. How did we find our bodies? How did we obtain our physical self? And what is the purpose of our bodies? Why couldn’t we have continued as pure thought? There was One who organized us but I ask how did this One have the ability to organize us and create this purpose for us to continue, and that question even at that time in space was huge I must assume, what were we to continue on to? I say there was One intelligence who figured out how to obtain a physical presence and this soul learned all of the absolute truths of the universe that we are even taught today. And those laws and truths of the universe are faith, charity, selflessness, and love, those are the things that run the cosmos, that is the mystery, and our religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is not simply a religion, it is the true science that we are to understand and learn. When we align ourselves with these true teachings we are learning how to utilize the rules of eternity, we become masters of the universe when we are one hundred percent aligned with these true principles and laws. I believe there is life after death because I believe there is a grandness to everything around us and if there is no life after death then there is no purpose and if there is no purpose then there is nothing, there is no us, no life originally. But I say there is life because even though this might be the grandest dream ever imagined it is an actual dream, it is thought and consciousness, and where there is thought there is life, where there is life there is purpose, and purpose does not fade and it does not die, it simply continually evolves to grander and more beautiful heights and dreams of immaculate levels. We need simply understand our purpose, like we needed to understand our purpose when we had no bodies, no bodies to create anything other than continual unprogressive thought which we were stuck with never able to bring to fruition our desires because we had no means to. There is no question, to me when I doubt the church for whatever selfish reason that creeps up in me I cannot deny the simply, beautiful truth that there is life after death, and if that is true then I know the church is true. There is no question concerning continuing life. My conscience is not my body, and though my body will die one day I will still dream, and I will still live. So, just so you know, yes, there is life after death, and to those who say there isn’t, well, let’s just let them be surprised.
Isn’t it beautiful, I see how it all fits together so clearly in my head, yet I stutter when I speak. Those who fall away will return because there will come a time for everyone one they realize there is nowhere else to go. It comes at all different times and in all different places and it is excruciatingly painful often but when it comes right down to the very center of all true meaning, there is a darkness and there is a light, and it will become painfully clear to everyone at their appropriate time when they realize that they want to see, when they yearn for a light in their darkness, and when the real symbolic representations start to come over our minds and our eyes as the veil starts to become removed from us we will start to see clearly that doing wrong and acting and partaking in evil and wicked activities literally is darkness and doing right and abiding by the principles of the true universe is light and truth. Just like when the lights go out we turn on our flashlights and light a match so we can see, we will all do this exact same thing spiritually when we come to the undeniable truth that we are in spiritual darkness. We will, like the lost ship at sea, make our way to that beacon of light, that lighthouse on the horizon because no one wants to be left in the dark. This thing will happen in this life but it is my conviction that it happens in the afterlife as well, it is simply not as easy because truthfully this is the place and time to get things done and to learn, but with all of the sincerity and truth that is in my chest I firmly believe that we are not damned eternally if we don’t find our way in this life, even in the spirit world souls will find their way back home and make the sacrifices that are necessary to find their peace once again. I believe that there really are very few who will not be saved in the Kingdom of Heaven, and those few I believe are those whom you and I probably won’t ever know in this life. So, when you are down and worried about your self worth and goodness, just know you are good. It is as simple as that. There is nothing you can do to eliminate yourself from a true everlasting happiness. There is nothing you can do to not have the acceptance of Heavenly Father. And I don’t say any of this to excuse or justify any sin or wrong doing but rather I say it to help people understand that they are going to be alright pretty much no matter what, because that is the genius of our God. That is His Love. That is what is true and I’ll leave you with 2nd Nephi 33, verse 12.
12 And I pray the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that great and last day.
I believe Nephi had a true enough heart to be inspired to add, “if not all” to his writing. That is all for now, until next time, goodnight.
ps. read the whole chapter. it is awesome...
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