"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear." --1 John 4:18
I've always liked that scripture and was reminded of it when I read this quote from the third chapter of this year's Teachings of the Presidents of the Church manual:
"Those who have died in Jesus Christ may expect to enter into all that fruition of joy when they come forth, which they possessed or anticipated here. . . I am glad I have the privilege of communicating to you some things which, if grasped closely, will be a help to you when earthquakes bellow, the clouds gather, the lightnings flash, and the storms are ready to burst upon you like peals of thunder. Lay hold of these things and let not your knees or joints tremble, nor your hearts faint; and then what can earthquakes, wars and tornadoes do? Nothing. All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have seen it."--Joseph Smith
Go ahead and call religion a crux and the afterlife a concept just to get people to be nice. Even if it were, my faith in this promise has always gotten me through rough patches and will see me shrugging at anything else thrown my way.
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