Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Missionary Work
for the Living and the Dead

"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." ~ 1 Peter 4:6 (New Testament)

"After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel." ~ Joseph Smith, Jr.; "History of the Church", Vol. 2, p. 478.

“Missionary work is continuing beyond the veil among the billions who have died without hearing the gospel. Our great part in this aspect of missionary work is to perform on this earth the ordinances required for those who accept the gospel over there. … We do not know how many millions of spirits are involved…. We know that the spirit world is filled with the spirits of men who are waiting for you and me to get busy… We wonder about our progenitors – grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, etc. What do they think of you and me? We are their offspring. We have the responsibility to do their temple work. .. We have a grave responsibility that we cannot avoid, and may stand in jeopardy if we fail to do this important work.” ~ President Spencer W. Kimball; “The Things of Eternity – Stand We in Jeopardy?” Ensign, January 1977.