The Wonders of Eternity

What is the nature of our soul and does it endure beyond death?  Can a purposeful life be established without knowing something about the eternal principles or laws by which we exist? As we look at the endless creations in a vast cosmos do we ponder our place? Are we eternal beings with great potential or temporary flashes of electrochemical or cosmic energy without any significance at all? What are the human soul and the eternal aspect of our existence? With what theological understanding can we define the soul? When studying our world don't we generally try to adhere to sound scientific advice? What about sound theological or philosophical teachings? Many prefer their own notions that falsely soothe their mortal temporality with illusions of their own devising. From a Latter-Day Saint perspective, the soul is the spirit united with a body. It is the union of our spirit with this physical mortal body. Unique to LDS theology we understand that the spirits of all men and wom...