This is the second in a series of posts answering a set of questions recommended by President Russell M. Nelson. In yesterday's post, I discussed what the Book of Mormon is. Today, I will discuss what the Book of Mormon affirms. The Book of Mormon affirms many truths. As I've pondered this question today, I've... Continue Reading →
What Is the “Resurrection of Damnation?”
Early in His mortal ministry, Jesus taught a group of people about the authority the Father had given to Him, including the responsibility to judge us after we die: For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to... Continue Reading →
What Is the First Resurrection?
The apostle John foresaw a thousand-year period in which Satan would be bound and Christ and His disciples would reign over the earth. This is what we call the Millennium. John said those who did not follow Christ would not "live again" until after the thousand year period was over. "This is the first resurrection,"... Continue Reading →
What Does the Book of Mormon Add to Our Understanding of the Resurrection?
References to the resurrection appear only a couple of times in the Old Testament: Job testifies to his friends, "Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God" (Job 19:26). Ezekiel describes a vision in which dry bones (representing the house of Israel) are miraculously covered with sinews,... Continue Reading →
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About the Resurrection?
Today, I reviewed all 35 passages in the Book of Mormon which use the word "resurrection." Here are some of the principles I saw: Because of the fall of Adam and Eve, we will all die (2 Nephi 9:6). There is no way for us to overcome the consequences of this without divine intervention (2... Continue Reading →
The Loosing of the Bands of Death – Alma 11:40-41
40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else. 41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made,... Continue Reading →
And Also from Everlasting Death – 2 Nephi 10:25
25 Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen. (2 Nephi 10:25) I've been thinking today about physical and... Continue Reading →
Restored to Its Perfect Frame – Alma 11:42-43
43 The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all... Continue Reading →
The Spirit and the Body Shall Be Reunited – Alma 11:42-45
42 Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.43 The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to... Continue Reading →
He Is the Light and the Life of the World – Mosiah 16:9
9 He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless, that there can be no more death.(Mosiah 16:9)Today, I’m pondering some of the ways that the Savior gives us light and life. Some of these thoughts... Continue Reading →