Hello boys and girls,
As you have already we are being reassigned to another city to replace a couple heading back to the US in a few weeks. As our young single adults learned of our rapidly approaching departure there were several sad faces and tears, ours included. Many of the young adults are like children to us and we are almost like parents to them especially when theirs are not members so we have formed some strong friendships. Leaving those you love is always hard but the great thing about the message of the Savior is that no separation has to be permanent if we are willing to live according to his gospel because when we do he promised to send us the comforter till we can rejoin him all together in his kingdom in Heaven. Sounds pretty (literally) pie in the sky but I have come to know it is true. That overpowering desire to belong to something greater than ourselves is the force which has driven some to join gangs and follow a dark path but also been the inspiration that has led some to lay down their very lives with the faith that their children and they will be re-united with each other and the Savior in the world to come. I am certain the Prophet Joseph Smith had this sentiment when he wrote the following in Section 130 of the Doctrine and Covenants:"
D&C 130:1-2
1 When the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a man like ourselves.
2 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there (Celestial Kingdom), only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
President Boyd K. Packer, in speaking about this scripture, stated the following in the Ensign, May 1995, p. 8)
“The ultimate purpose of all we teach is to unite parents and children in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they are happy at home, sealed in an eternal marriage, linked to their generations, and assured of exaltation in the presence of our Heavenly Father.'"
As you have already we are being reassigned to another city to replace a couple heading back to the US in a few weeks. As our young single adults learned of our rapidly approaching departure there were several sad faces and tears, ours included. Many of the young adults are like children to us and we are almost like parents to them especially when theirs are not members so we have formed some strong friendships. Leaving those you love is always hard but the great thing about the message of the Savior is that no separation has to be permanent if we are willing to live according to his gospel because when we do he promised to send us the comforter till we can rejoin him all together in his kingdom in Heaven. Sounds pretty (literally) pie in the sky but I have come to know it is true. That overpowering desire to belong to something greater than ourselves is the force which has driven some to join gangs and follow a dark path but also been the inspiration that has led some to lay down their very lives with the faith that their children and they will be re-united with each other and the Savior in the world to come. I am certain the Prophet Joseph Smith had this sentiment when he wrote the following in Section 130 of the Doctrine and Covenants:"
D&C 130:1-2
1 When the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a man like ourselves.
2 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there (Celestial Kingdom), only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
President Boyd K. Packer, in speaking about this scripture, stated the following in the Ensign, May 1995, p. 8)
“The ultimate purpose of all we teach is to unite parents and children in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they are happy at home, sealed in an eternal marriage, linked to their generations, and assured of exaltation in the presence of our Heavenly Father.'"
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