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The Dead Who Die in the Lord

Elder Bruce R. McConkieOf te Council of te !"elve

Bruce R. McConkie# $!e %e&d 'o %ie in te (ord#) Ensign# Nov 1976# 1*6

+ s&ll s,e&k of & sub-ect "ic strikes dre&deven terrorinto te e&rts ofmost men. +t is someting "e fe&r# of "ic "e &re sorel/ &fr&id# &nd from"ic most of us "ould flee if "e could.

+ s&ll s,e&k of te ,&ssing of te immort&l soul into te etern&l re&lms &e&d#of t&t dre&d d&/ "en "e s&ll suffle off tis mort&l coil &nd go b&ck to tedust from "ence "e c&me. + s&ll s,e&k of de&tmort&l de&t# te n&tur&lde&t# te de&t of te bod/&nd of te st&te of te souls of men "en tisfin&l consumm&tion is im,osed u,on tem.

M&nifestl/# "e must &ll be guided &nd enligtened b/ te ,o"er of te 0ol/,irit &s "e ste, into tis re&lm# tis re&lm of "ic c&rn&l men kno" so little#but of "ic so muc &s been reve&led to te s&ints of te Most 0ig.

+ ,r&/ t&t m/ "ords# s,oken b/ te ,o"er of te 0ol/ 2ost# s&ll sink dee,l/

into /our e&rts b/ te ,o"er of t&t s&me ,irit# so t&t /ou "ill kno" of teirtrut &nd verit/.

3or & te4t + t&ke tese s"eet &nd consoling "ords of biblic&l origin5 $recious inte sigt of te (ord is te de&t of is s&ints.) s. 116518. !o tem + &,,end&ul:s ,ointed &nd ,&inful ,ronouncement5 $!e sting of de&t is sin.) 1 Cor.18586.

%e&t c&n be comforting &nd s"eet &nd ,recious or it c&n trust u,on us &ll te&gonies &nd sul,urous burnings of &n endless ell. ;nd "ee&c of usindividu&ll/m&ke te coice &s to "ic it s&ll be.

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+f "e &re to ,l&ce de&t in its ,ro,er ,ers,ective in te etern&l sceme oftings# "e must first le&rn te ,ur,oses of life. 'e must kno" "ence "ec&me# 'ose "e &re# &nd "/ 0e ,l&ced us ere. Onl/ ten c&n "e envision"iter "e s&ll /et go in te ,rovidences of 0im "o m&de us.

'e kno"# bec&use te (ord &s reve&led it in tis our d&/# t&t "e &re te s,iritcildren of &n e4&lted# glorified Being# & 0ol/ M&n "o &s & bod/ of fles &ndbones &nd "o is our 3&ter in e&ven.

'e kno" t&t te n&me of te kind of life 0e lives is eternal life &nd t&t itconsists of living in te f&mil/ unit &nd of ,ossessing &ll ,o"er# &ll migt# &nd &lldominion.

'e kno" t&t 0e ord&ined &nd est&blised te ,l&n of s&lv&tion to en&ble us to&dv&nce &nd ,rogress from our s,irit st&te# to te s&me st&te of glor/# onor#&nd e4&lt&tion "ic 0e 0imself ,ossesses.

'e kno" t&t te 3&ter:s ,l&n c&lled for te cre&tion of tis e&rt# "ere "ecould d"ell &s mort&ls# receive bodies m&de of te dust of te e&rt# &ndundergo te tests &nd tri&ls "ic no" f&ce us.

'e kno" t&t tis ,l&n of s&lv&tion included ,rovisions for te f&ll of m&n# "itits conse


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;s to te individu&l tri&ls &nd ,roblems t&t bef&ll &n/ of us# &ll "e need s&/ ist&t in te "isdom of 0im "o kno"s &ll tings# &nd "o does &ll te tings"ell# &ll of us &re given te ,&rticul&r &nd s,ecific tests t&t "e need in our,erson&l situ&tions. +t is to us# 0is s&ints# t&t te (ord s,e&ks "en 0e s&/s5 $+"ill ,rove /ou in &ll tings# "eter /ou "ill &bide in m/ coven&nt# even unto

de&t# t&t /ou m&/ be found "ort/.

$3or if /e "ill not &bide in m/ coven&nt /e &re not "ort/ of me.) %?C 9@51A18.

No"# "&t of de&t of te ,&ssing of loved ones of our life be/ond te gr&ve

Our scri,tures s&/5 $%e&t &t ,&ssed u,on &ll men# to fulfil te merciful ,l&nof te gre&t Cre&tor.) D Ne. 956. 'ere te true &ints &re concerned tere isno sorro" in de&t e4ce,t t&t "ic &ttends & tem,or&r/ se,&r&tion from lovedones. Birt &nd de&t &re bot essenti&l ste,s in te unfolding dr&m& of eternit/.

'e souted for -o/ &t te ,rivilege of becoming mort&l bec&use "itout tetests of mort&lit/ tere could be no etern&l life. 'e no" sing ,r&ises to te gre&tRedeemer for te ,rivilege of ,&ssing from tis life bec&use "itout de&t &ndte resurrection "e could not be r&ised in immort&l glor/ &nd g&in etern&l life.

'en te f&itful s&ints de,&rt from tis life te/ $&re received into & st&te of&,,iness# "ic is c&lled ,&r&dise# & st&te of rest# & st&te of ,e&ce# "ere te/s&ll rest from &ll teir troubles &nd from &ll c&re# &nd sorro") ;lm& A*51D# &ndte/ rem&in in tis st&te until te d&/ of teir resurrection.

'en te "icked &nd ungodl/ de,&rt from tis life te/ continue in teir"ickedness &nd rebellion. $!&t s&me s,irit "ic dot ,ossess /our bodies &tte time /e go out of tis life#) te scri,ture s&/s# $t&t s&me s,irit "ill &ve,o"er to ,ossess /our bod/ in t&t etern&l "orld.) ;lm& A5A.

$Fe must ,ress for"&rd "it & ste&df&stness in Crist#) Ne,i s&id to membersof te Curc# $&ving & ,erfect brigtness of o,e# &nd & love of 2od &nd of &llmen. 'erefore# if /e s&ll ,ress for"&rd# fe&sting u,on te "ord of Crist# &ndendure to te end# beold# tus s&it te 3&ter5 Fe s&ll &ve etern&l life.) DNe. 15D*. !&t is to s&/&ll te f&itful &ints# &ll of tose "o &ve endured

to te end# de,&rt tis life "it te &bsolute gu&r&ntee of etern&l life.

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!ere &ve been m&n/ rigteous souls "o &ve &tt&ined rel&tive degrees of,erfection# &nd tere &ve been gre&t osts of f&itful ,eo,le "o &ve ke,t tef&it# &nd lived te l&"# &nd de,&rted tis life "it te full &ssur&nce of &neventu&l inerit&nce of etern&l life.

!ere &re m&n/ tings te/ "ill do &nd must do# even be/ond te gr&ve# tomerit te fulness of te 3&ter:s kingdom in t&t fin&l glorious d&/ "en tegre&t Hing s&ll s&/ unto tem# $Come# /e blessed of m/ 3&ter# inerit tekingdom ,re,&red for /ou from te found&tion of te "orld.) M&tt. D85A.

But "&t "e &re s&/ing is t&t "en te s&ints of 2od c&rt & course ofrigteousness# "en te/ g&in sure testimonies of te trut &nd divinit/ of te(ord:s "ork# "en te/ kee, te comm&ndments# "en te/ overcome te"orld# "en te/ ,ut first in teir lives te tings of 2od:s kingdom5 "en te/do &ll tese tings# &nd ten de,&rt tis lifetoug te/ &ve not /et become,erfectte/ s&ll noneteless g&in etern&l life in our 3&ter:s kingdom= &nd

eventu&ll/ te/ s&ll be ,erfect &s 2od teir 3&ter &nd Crist 0is on &re,erfect.

+s it &n/ "onder t&t te scri,tures s&/5 $recious in te sigt of te (ord is tede&t of is s&ints) s. 116518. !rul/ suc is ,recious# "ondrous# &ndglorious# for "en te s&ints die# &dded souls &ve &ssured temselves ofe4&lt&tion "it 0im "o ,rovided te "&/ for tem to &dv&nce &nd ,rogress&nd become like 0im.

+s it &n/ "onder t&t te scri,tures s&/5 $Blessed &re te de&d "ic die in te(ord#) for te/ s&ll $rest from teir l&bours= &nd teir "orks do follo" tem.)Rev. 1A51. !rul/ it is & blessed occ&sion# for te f&itful s&ints &ve filled tefull me&sure of teir cre&tion# &nd & gr&cious 2od "ill give tem &ll tings in duecourse.

+s it &n/ "onder t&t te (ord s&/s to 0is s&ints# $!ose t&t die in me s&ll nott&ste of de&t# for it s&ll be s"eet unto tem) %?C AD5A6.

+s it &n/ "onder t&t te ro,et Gose, mit s&id suc tings &s5 $'en men&re ,re,&red# te/ &re better off to go ence) Teachings of the ProphetJoseph Smith, ,. D6.

$!ose "o &ve died in Gesus Crist m&/ e4,ect to enter into &ll t&t fruition of -o/ "en te/ come fort# "ic te/ ,ossessed or &ntici,&ted ere.)Teachings, ,. D98.

$+n te resurrection# some &re r&ised to be &ngels# oters &re r&ised to become2ods.) Teachings, ,. 1D.

No"# "e do not seek de&t# toug it is ,&rt of te merciful ,l&n of te gre&tCre&tor. R&ter# "e re-oice in life# &nd desire to live &s long &s "e c&n be ofservice to our fello"men. 3&itful s&ints &re & le&ven of rigteousness in &

"icked "orld.

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But sometimes te (ord:s ,eo,le &re ounded &nd ,ersecuted. ometimes 0edeliber&tel/ lets 0is f&itful s&ints linger &nd suffer# in bot bod/ &nd s,irit# to,rove tem in &ll tings# &nd to see if te/ "ill &bide in 0is coven&nt# even untode&t# t&t te/ m&/ be found "ort/ of etern&l life. +f suc be te lot of &n/ ofus# so be it.

But come "&t m&/# &n/ting t&t bef&lls us ere in mort&lit/ is but for & sm&llmoment# &nd if "e &re true &nd f&itful 2od "ill eventu&ll/ e4&lt us on ig. ;llour losses &nd sufferings "ill be m&de u, to us in te resurrection.

'e s&ll be r&ised from mort&lit/ to immort&lit/# from corru,tion to incorru,tion.'e s&ll come fort from te gr&ve in ,/sic&l ,erfection. Not & &ir of te e&ds&ll be lost# &nd 2od s&ll "i,e &"&/ &ll te&rs.

+f "e &ve lived te gos,el "e s&ll come fort "it celesti&l bodies "ic &re,re,&red to st&nd te glor/ of & celesti&l kingdom. 'e s&ll continue to live in

te f&mil/ unit# &nd &s Gose, mit s&id# $!&t s&me soci&lit/ "ic e4ists&mong us ere "ill e4ist &mong us tere# onl/ it "ill be cou,led "it etern&lglor/# "ic glor/ "e do not no" en-o/.) %?C 1*5D.

'e re-oice in life. 'e re-oice in de&t. 'e &ve no desires e4ce,t to do te "illof 0im "ose "e &re &nd to d"ell "it 0im in 0is kingdom &t te &,,ointedtime.

O t&t it migt be "it e&c of us &s it "&s "it t&t v&li&nt &,ostle of old "os&id# &s te our of is de&t &,,ro&ced5

$+ &m no" re&d/ to be offered# &nd te time of m/ de,&rture is &t &nd.

$+ &ve fougt & good figt# + &ve finised m/ course# + &ve ke,t te f&it5

$0encefort tere is l&id u, for me & cro"n of rigteousness# "ic te (ord#te rigteous -udge# s&ll give me &t t&t d&/5 &nd not to me onl/# but unto &lltem &lso t&t love is &,,e&ring.) D !im. A56@.

+n te n&me of te (ord Gesus Crist. ;men.
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