"If a man die, shall he live again?"

Just the "chance" that a common man who has died will live again in a resurrected state gives hope to many. However, it also awakens a deep controversy that is as old as time itself. Yet, how can we think that this life is all there is? Should we not instead think of it as a step in our eternal progression? Will our souls and identities just fade into nothing after we are gone? I can’t help but think that they will not. The knowledge or thought of resurrection and immortality affects how we look at the rest of our lives and how we choose to live that life. Knowing that we will live in an eternal home without pain and hardship makes us hopeful and changes the perspective we have on our mortal existence.

The promise of resurrection gives us the strength and perspective to endure the mortal challenges faced by each of us and by those we love, such things as the physical, mental, or emotional deficiencies we bring with us at birth or acquire during mortal life. Because of the resurrection, we know that mortal deficiencies are only temporary! The promise that the resurrection will include an opportunity to be with our family members--husband, wife, parents, brothers and sisters, children, and grandchildren--is a powerful encouragement for us to fulfill our family responsibilities in mortality. It helps us live together in love in this life in anticipation of joyful reunions and associations in the next.

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