Pondering On Pedestals

Institute was tonight, with Brother Sullivan, and we were led, by the class and their questions, into an interesting discussion on eternal life and forever families. The main question was in effect, "how will someone's mom and her daughters be sealed without a worthy husband."

The answer was that through the righteousness of that person's mom, herself, and sisters a way would be provided. Now no one could provide a scripture reference that addressed this specific topic; therefore, the answer could not be fully realized at the time, but I am diligently looking to understand as much as I can on the workings of special circumstances.

I know there is a plan for these circumstances because I know my Heavenly Father is perfect and that He created and set into motion a plan for us from before the world was. I do not know the how -still looking, if for nothing else than pure enjoyment- but I do know that the Lord knows.

Another thing I know is, that God has revealed everything to us that is expedient for us to know at this time. We know that we have a work to do, we know how we are to do that work, and we know that we need the Lord, and that He has covenanted with us that if we are true to our covenants a way will be provided.

What don't we know? In some or most of the cases we don't fully understand how the Lord will do what needs doing, but that is where faith steps in - where we need to believe Christ.

To those who might desire to study more on this subject you might find the talk I read by Elder LeGrand Richards, entitled "What After Death," interesting and insightful. It deals with the death of children primarily; however, I found insight into my questions as well.

I thought this post was appropriate to a few of my early discussions where it seems the main theme could be summed up as being "Heavenly Father Loves Us All," and that love is manifested in the fact there is a plan for you and me.

That God knows us by name, He knows our personalities and talents, our quirks and weaknesses and He has provided a way. When i look out on a clear night and see just the limited view of my mortal eyes, it amazes me that He cares for me and knows me. I love Him because He loves me.

My main thought in institute tonight was a scripture and I'm not sure I found the exact one I was looking for, but there many to choose from, I will leave you with a quote from D&C 3:1 -

"The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught."

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