"When you lay down this tabernacle, where are you going? Into the spiritual world. Where is the spirit world? It is right here. Do the good and evil spirits go together? Yes, they do. Do they both inhabit one kingdom? Yes, they do...They are brought forth upon this earth, for the express purpose of inhabiting it to all eternity..." (Discourses of Brigham Young, pp. 376-380)
Daily Focus Scriptures to mark and ponder:
Alma 40:23 - "The soul shall be restored to the body and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame."
Alma 41:10 - "Do not suppose, becaue it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness."
Alma 42:25 - "What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justic? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God."
Daily Questions:
Why is Alma teaching about this NOW?? What does this deep doctrine have to do with Corianton? What is the significance? Corianton believed in the teachings of Nehor. Corianton’s problems stemmed from doctrinal misunderstandings. When is the last time you had a doctrinal talk with some of your children?
For Kids:
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Food for Thought:
In these chapters Alma preaches to his wayward son, Coriantimur about the “plan of happiness” focusing on the resurrection,the fall, atonement and the relationship between justice and mercy. He then calls Coriantimur back to “the work”.
Can you see that one of the problems with death-bed repentance is that a person might not have time to change his nature, even if he or she has infact changed his or her mind. Ted Gibbons shares that when he was preparing for his mission, he received a letter of valuable counsel from his brother who was serving a mission in Holland at the time.
“There is no magic in a mission call.” How true that is. The paper signed by the prophet did not change me. I took into the field what I was—not what I wanted to be or should have been or hoped to be, but what I was. To continue this analogy: there is no magic in marriage. We bring to our marriage what we are. And finally, following Amulek and Alma, there is no magic in death. The spirit that leaves our body at death is the same spirit that possessed our body in life. And the body that comes out of the grave will be the same one that was laid in the grave."
BOMING Picture: Because Christ was resurrected, so can we!
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