Now we're getting to the good stuff!
Ok, Lets start with the basics of Biblical History.
Old Testament
Genesis Ch. 2 Vs. 24 - Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 25:8 - Then Abraham gave up the Ghost and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. (Note in Chapters 35 and 49 of Genesis, Isaac and Jacob were also "gathered unto [their] people")
Isaiah 51:2 - Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you...
New Testament
St. Mark 10:9 - What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
(and one of my personal favorites)
1 Corinthians 11:11 - Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord
These are just a few of the many references the Bible, Old Testament and New, makes to people being able to be joined in Family Ties and relationships even after Death. If that is the case, Why does nearly every civilized marriage ceremony that takes place in the United States include the Words: "Till Death do you Part"? For the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the answer comes from a passage in the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter Sixteen, Nineteenth Verse where Christ says to Peter, the Senior Apostle: "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Here Peter receives keys that give him the Authority from Christ (and therefore God) to Seal people together for all eternity. Yes, these keys include other privileges, but for the time present, We'll focus on Marriage and Family ties. |
| Don't you want to be married somewhere beautiful like this anyway? |
Sealing Authority comes from The Lord, and is necessary when joining a family for longer than just during this Life. No wonder, when Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ called another Prophet to the Earth today, He quickly received many of these "Keys" through visions of Angels.
Today, those Keys are used throughout 140+ temples by men who have received express permission to use them to join millions of Families for "time and all eternity". Bold? Absolutely; But so was the Idea that a "perfect man" walked the Earth. So is the Idea the Entire Earth was once covered with water for "forty days and forty nights". So was a ton of the Doctrines purposed by the Bible! When it comes down too, the God of the Bible is a Bold Diety! And unless you believe in a changeable God who can decide something one day and change his mind the next (which is not supported Biblically), then He is still a Bold God, doing bold things on a regular basis; and why wouldn't He be?! He made it, He designed it, He nurtured it, and He can and does do with it as he pleases! (It being a figurative term for EVERYTHING)
Same Old Story, Same Old Challenge
When it comes down too, It's really simple. The way to know these things is true is to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. Why? Because that's the evidence that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God! If the Book of Mormon is really the Word of God to an Ancient Civilization in the American continent, then Joseph Smith did not write it with His Third Grade education, but instead Translated it by the Power of God! If that's the Case, then He really did See God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, and He really was called to be a Prophet, and Really was given Priesthood Authority, or Keys, to do the things he did. So, willing to take the Challenge? Need a Book of Mormon to start? Check out http://www.mormon.org/free-book-of-mormon and get your literally Free (No credit card, no survey, no anoying Text messages. Free, to your door, delivered by handsome Young Men in suits, or Beautiful Young women in Dresses) Book of Mormon. Read it, Ponder it in your mind and your heart, Pray about it, and Ask the one Person in all of Existence who can never and will never Lie to you, if it really is true. Let me know what happens! I'm here to Help!
