Weep for Them That Die

Thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die, and more especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection. … those that die in me shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them. Doctrine & Covenants 42:45-46

When we experience the loss of loved ones, our hearts are tender with emotion, our feelings subdued, and our thoughts turn heavenward. That is the time when our beliefs come face to face with the final reality of our mortal life: We all must die. Questions of life and death are in the Lord’s hands. But it is how we die, what is in our heart and reflected in our actions, wherein we can exercise agency. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11:25-26). Those, who die in the Lord will find joy everlasting. But for, those who die without the Lord, much will have to be done on the other side of the veil. The Lord loves his children and will, within the constraints imposed by human agency and the immutable laws of divine justice and mercy, work out these eternal judgments to the fullest blessing possible of all involved. (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 114)