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...

As I pondered the principle of light, life, and intelligence it seems that the most obvious nature of existence is the fact that there is a life force that all can recognize.   Atheists, agnostics, and religious people alike see the effects of it every day. It is very scientific but science has yet to explain it.  Some believe it is elemental in its beginning others that it is not limited to this one planet. Think about the science of light that we understand and the science we have yet to discover.  Who would have imagined 60 years ago that we could cut metal with light, split apart atoms and perform delicate surgery?  The complexity of it is astounding and we take for granted the common experience of its existence. Something invisible makes all things visible. On a clear night, the sky reveals to us thousands of lights even millions and billions now that we have advanced light-gathering instruments. We see billions of years into the past. Stars that see...