What Goes With Us When We Die?

Death is literally the separation of your spirit from your body. Your body is dead, but your spirit is still very much alive. There's not much you can take with you into the next life though, as just a spirit. Worldly things such as money, fame, cars, or houses won't have any meaning in the next world. Almost everything you see around you will be gone when you die.

A lot of people say, "Well, you can't take anything with you when you die." That's not true. There are a lot of things you can take with you when you die, and they will just naturally come with you too. Here are some of them:


1.)   Your Faith.
Alma 7:6: "... ye look forward to the remission of your sins, with an everlasting faith...."

The strength of our faith in the Savior will go with us into the next life. We are not going to suddenly die and see Him and have all the faith in the world. Faith is knowing that something is true, even though you can't see it. Faith is stronger than sight, by far.

2.)   Your Love. 

Good relationships are one of the very most important things we can develop in this life. This includes a relationship with God, our family, and others. God and His children will always be the very most important thing you can spend your time with. (see Matthew 22:36-39)





3.)   Your Education.
Doctrine and Covenants 130:18 says: "Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection."

That's a comforting feeling. Whatever knowledge, skills, and abilities I gain in this life, I will still have them when I am resurrected. The Lord has commanded us to gain an education, to learn the good things there are to learn, and to seek learning by study and also by faith. (D&C 109:14)


4.) Your Personality.
When we die, we are not just going to suddenly become some different person. Our personality, bad habits, good habits, struggles, and strengths will all go with us when we die too! (see Alma 41:10-13) So that is why it is so important in this life that we are working on those. We want to improve those now!

Some people might say, "Well, I want to live my life the way I want, I'll work on being better in the next life." No! If you have a careless disposition towards progressing and become better in this life, you will have that in the next life too. Start working on it now.


Conclusion:
Who do you want to be? What do you want to take with you when you die? Out of everything you have now, is anything going to go with you? Are you spending your time on the things in your life that truly matter most?

That is my challenge to you.
That is where true happiness lies.