{"id":694,"date":"2018-03-01T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatheringleadership.com\/wordpress\/?p=694"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:37:32","slug":"from-dust-to-eternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatheringleadership.com\/wordpress\/from-dust-to-eternity\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dust to Eternity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_height=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;FROM DUST TO ETERNITY&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Death is Overcome through Jesus Christ&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; subhead_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(50,50,104,0.92)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px||13px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; min_height=&#8221;494px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.fatheringleadership.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/From-Dust-to-Eternity-Fathering-Leadership.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;From Dust to Eternity | Fathering Leadership&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; alt=&#8221;From Dust to Eternity | Fathering Leadership&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#0b6bba&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#0b6bba&#8221; min_height=&#8221;466px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px||-2px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px||31px|5px|true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div><span>Man can take earth&#8217;s dust and<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>form a statue or a temple.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>~ <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>God can take earth&#8217;s dust and<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>form a living soul.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>* * * * * * *<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span>Man&#8217;s creations<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>will crumble back to dust.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>~<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>God&#8217;s creations will be<br \/>resurrected to eternal life.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><span>\u00a0\u00a0 Death of a loved one can be difficult for a child to understand or accept. A father can help by teaching them about Heavenly Father&#8217;s Great Plan of Happiness and how Jesus Christ has become our Savior. The atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ confirms that life is eternal.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"verse-number verse\">Death is Overcome through Jesus Christ<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/john\/11.25?lang=eng#24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 11:25<\/a><span>\u00a0 <\/span><i>Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"verse-number verse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/1-cor\/15.42,55?lang=eng&amp;clang=eng#p41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 Corinthians 15:42,55<\/a>\u00a0 <i>So also <span class=\"clarity-word\">is<\/span> the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:&#8230; <\/i><\/span><span class=\"verse-number verse\"><i><br \/>Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong>Physical Death is a New Beginning<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"verse\" data-aid=\"128394760\" id=\"p28\">\n<p><span class=\"verse-number verse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/john\/5.28,29?lang=eng&amp;clang=eng#p28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 5:28-29<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><i>Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"verse-number verse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/1-pet\/4.6?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 Peter 4:6<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><i>For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/dc-testament\/dc\/138.11,16-17?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctrine and Covenants 138:11,16,17<\/a><span>\u00a0 <\/span><i>As I [President Joseph\u00a0F. Smith ] pondered over these things which are written, the eyes of my understanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I saw the hosts of the dead, both small and great.<\/i><br \/><i>\u00a0\u00a0 They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit world, to declare their redemption from the bands of death.<\/i><br \/><i>\u00a0\u00a0 Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy.<\/i><\/p>\n<div><span>Repentance and Obedience to God&#8217;s Law<br \/>will Bring a Fullness of Joy<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/ot\/ps\/16.11?lang=eng&amp;clang=eng#p10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psalm 16:11<\/a><i>\u00a0 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence <span class=\"clarity-word\">is<\/span> fulness of joy; at thy right hand <span class=\"clarity-word\">there are<\/span> pleasures for evermore.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/john\/14.6,15?lang=eng&amp;clang=eng#p5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 14:6,15<\/a>\u00a0 <i>Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye love me, keep my commandments.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0 Fathers who follow the Savior will strive to keep His commandments and walk in His way. They will teach their children, by example and by words, through love. They will say &#8216;Thank you&#8217;, they will share, and they will remember to be joyful.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>[This blog represents my personal views and is not an official site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.]\u00a0<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;rgba(50,50,104,0.92)&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333399;\">ADDITONAL RESOURCES<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/1987\/04\/life-after-life?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Life After Life<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0| by President Russell M. 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