mileys

History of the Church Vol.#6 page 50

I have read it in a book I have a few times, I will find it I thought it was in The teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, I can't find it, but I will! and I will post it.

I will find it momentarilly

If you read in D&C 137:7-9 it states "All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of god. " It goes on. Anyway, I think the key point is permitted to Tarry, what would they had done had they lived longer? If I would have died at 18 years of age, I would not be going to the celestial kingdom, I kind of knew the gospel had been baptized, but did not live the gospel whatsoever, since then it is a different story. God knows our heart and what we are and were capable of had we lived longer. He knows the number of our days. Thank you for your quotes, this discussion has helped me learn more. Mileys

OK, Here is another thing, We are judged by our hearts and the intent of our heart, and what if a person dies young, yet had lived to be older and if they had lived longer would have turned to the gospel, only god knows the desires of your heart, also if they are "sealed" to rightous parents it is promised that they will be welded to you and will return whether in this life or the life to come. That is a promise from god, it is also promised in my patriachical blessing, another thing, there are different temptations that come to different people, depending on where they were born,and what their life circumstances are. What about children born in the Millennium where they will be grow up without sin?

This is more of my question, first I know for a fact that if someone dies you must wait 1 year from the time they die to do their ordinances, my son had been baptized at age 8, but had no other ordinances done, of course you can do all the ordinances on everyone, including murderers, we are not the judge, my question was, I have heard it is harder to "advance" or repent without having your body and I was trying to figure out why as you would not have the physical addiction, I have gotten some good answers, but I also was pondering on the 1 year "rule" if in the spirit world we obtain knowledge and comprehend so much faster, would a year in our time be sufficient in spirit world time, or are endowments just waiting there to be taken if it takes 10 years our time? Does that make sense? A lot of the work we do for the dead is 200 years or so old, Joseph Smith said We should study death more than any other subject night and day, I guess that is what the whole gospel is about when you think of it. Anyway thanks for all the answers and hope to get more. Mileys

Of course you can. Baptizing is the first ordinance

My son died 8 months ago, want to do his temple work, he was a selfless person, had been dealt a lot of hard hands in this life, he was baptized believed in god and wanted his little girl to be raised mormon, when he died he was struggling with alcoholism,pornography and smoking, he was trying to straighten out his life when he died, why is it said it is a lot harder to repent or get over vices after you die and is 1 year long enough in heaven time when learning is so accelerated, I have pondered about this for months, anyone know why it is?