Death

We have a missionary just transfered in to Singapore 2nd Ward last Saturday. -司马长老 I knew him since April this year after my visit back to the areas I served in Sarawak. He did serve in a couple of areas that I served before and he sent me some good news and some sad notices.

One sister, who is the mom of my convert when I served in Sarawak, had passed away. I'm truely not prepared as I still have a promise to her that I'll visit her and her son again after I find my eternal companion. She is one of the greatest mom that I ever met. I miss her a lot and I know so as his beloved son.

I started to worry again, and seek comfort and understanding on this issue and I read the following passage from the Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young : Understanding Death and Resurrection.

President Brigham Young spoke on the subject of death: “What a dark valley and a shadow it is that we call death! To pass from this state of existence as far as the mortal body is concerned, into a state of inanition [emptiness], how strange it is! How dark this valley is! How mysterious is this road, and we have got to travel it alone. I would like to say to you, my friends and brethren, if we could see things as they are, and as we shall see and understand them, this dark shadow and valley is so trifling that we shall turn round and look about upon it and think, when we have crossed it, why this is the greatest advantage of my whole existence, for I have passed from a state of sorrow, grief, mourning, woe, misery, pain, anguish and disappointment into a state of existence, where I can enjoy life to the fullest extent as far as that can be done without a body. My spirit is set free, I thirst no more, I want to sleep no more, I hunger no more, I tire no more, I run, I walk, I labor, I go, I come, I do this, I do that, whatever is required of me, nothing like pain or weariness, I am full of life, full of vigor, and I enjoy the presence of my heavenly Father, by the power of his Spirit. I want to say to my friends, if you will live your religion, live so as to be full of the faith of God, that the light of eternity will shine upon you, you can see and understand these things for yourselves”

This faithful sister once told me that the only worldly thing that she is still concern about is his son (who is my convert), who still recovering from his injury and his future (work, marriage etc.)

I know she is faithfully carry out her duties as member missionary (she always is) preaching the gospel in Sirit world now. I know her daily prayers to Heavenly Father about her beloved son will be fulfilled. I know Heavely Father will not withhold any of his promised blessings to those who faithfully obey all his commandments and walk in this straight and narrow path.

I love this sister, and I know Heavenly Father loves her more than I do. He will grant unto his son to endure the hardships that follow. He does love us...