{"id":140,"date":"2005-04-01T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-01T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=140"},"modified":"2006-08-03T08:21:40","modified_gmt":"2006-08-03T15:21:40","slug":"purpose-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2005\/04\/01\/purpose-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Purpose of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing my study in 2 Nephi, chapter nine this morning, I was pondering the sixth verse.<\/p>\n

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For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The part I contemplated the most was how exactly death fulfils God’s plan. Here’s what I came up with.<\/p>\n

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  1. Death offers an opportunity for the spirits of those who have not accepted the gospel a chance to hear it and accept it<\/li>\n
  2. It tests our faith. Some of us might question the existence of an afterlife as we get closer to death.<\/li>\n
  3. It provides a trial for the loved ones of the deceased that may not have been possible in the pre-mortal existence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Are there others?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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