It’s late. 11:20. I should be in bed. But I heard this quote today and was thinking about it as I went up the stairs. I had to find the source and read the exact quote.
From President (then Bishop) Eyring’s talk “To Draw Closer to God” May 1991 Conference talk, quoting President Benson.
“Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar his face is to us.”
He is our Father. We lived with him. He loves us and wants us to return to him. Us being here is his plan for us. This is His plan for providing a way for us to grow, and learn, and experience for ourselves. He knew we would make mistakes…in fact, it is crucial for us to make mistakes, so we could learn good from evil. These mistakes would keep us from returning to Him, but he prepared a way to overcome that too. He sent His perfect Son, a God, to suffer and to atone; to meet the demands of justice so mercy can be extended to us.
I look forward to that day, when I get to return home… to see my Father. And to thank my Savior, for making it possible for me to return.
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