Eternal Marriage and Family Relationships Beyond the Grave

No comfort can be greater than this: Through Jesus Christ we will live again. 1 Jesus broke the bonds of death so we can be resurrected—our spirits and bodies eternally united--and become glorious beings like Jesus and Heavenly Father.

How marriage and family relationships can be made eternal

Moreover, the loving marriage and family relationships that we form in this life can also be made eternal—eternal marriages and eternal families! Only the priesthood—the power and authority of God—can seal marriages and families together forever through a sacred ordinance. The places where that sacred ordinance is performed are holy temples.

The prophet and apostles' proclamation on eternal marriage and family relationships

“The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.” 2

Questions about 'Eternal Marriage and Family Relationships Beyond the Grave'

• Just as the resurrection reunites eternally the body and spirit, can marriage and family relationships be united forever?



• What power can make marriage and family relationships endure forever?



• Where can marriage and family relationships be made eternal?



• What do the prophet and apostles proclaim about the eternal potential of marriage and family relationships?

References for 'Eternal Marriage and Family Relationships Beyond the Grave'

1. John 11:25 – Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
2. The Family: A Proclamation to the World