My parents have, of course, been really struggling with the passing of my brother. This is simply a horrible burden for them to carry. They have so many questions as to why this happened. It's been really, really hard.
They went to the temple and my dad told me about a really sweet experience he had.
With so many questions and a heavy heart, he went into the chapel and opened up a quad that was on the bench. Of all the verses it could have landed on, it opened up right to Alma 40:11-12:
Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection— Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.
And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.
What's the likelihood that was a coincidence?
Zero percent chance.
That was such a beautiful and needed answer to some of my dad's questions, and it brought him some peace. That doesn't mean this is easy- this isn't easy at all. But we all have a firm testimony that God has not abandoned us in our grief and sorrow, that Matt is with Him, and that we will be reunited again.
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