With today being Easter, I had the opportunity to hear an Easter story on the radio, about a man's testimony of the resurrection. Although I have not honed my story telling abilities and will not try to take you on the ride that took me to this emotion, the fact is that when he said the girl he was talking to that had lost her father would experience a joy in eternity that would completely overshadow any sorrow she felt here, it touched my heart. In my mom's family, one brother died in WWII, one fell off a roof and died, and one got hit by a car, all before I was born. Among the 3 that survived, my mom's siblings have lost multiple children, in-laws, and spouses to very premature death. I could not cover it here, but I have pondered more than once that on that side of the family, close to half seem to be in the spirit world, certainly 3 of the 6 in my mom's family, and multiple in the other two siblings lives. In the context of the story, I reflected, and suddenly I felt for that moment again something that I have felt a very few times in my life. I know the gospel is true, but at times like that I FEEL much more strongly how true it is. I pondered on doubling the size of my known family, in many cases pains of losing them were never experienced because they were gone before I was born. I felt ever so strongly once again that there is a lot of love for me, and us, on that side of the veil, that things in a way aren't quite as they should be in this life, but that could increase the appreciation of things as they will be when they are made right, when all is corrected. This actually seemed to suggest that I do miss them in a way I had not noticed directly, but the opposition of that experience, the joy of it, let me know there is a bit of a hollow spot that would be filled. Life isn't easy. I am satisifed of this. It seems at times, if it is to be a test of eternity, or prepare us for our eternal state, that it is a fine eternity simulator, much like a flight simulator preparing one to really fly. My aunt has been a widow longer than I have been alive, by 10 years I think. She never remarried. That's a long time for many of us mortals. But the real point is I did indeed feel that overpowering love, that connection, that knowledge that indeed Jesus is risen, he made everything all better, and yes, time is an illusion for me so I can use the past tense on that, although for us it still seems like it will be in the future. I look very much forward to that day, while living in this one. If time is an illusion, then eternity is now, right? Keep the faith. The gospel is true. I have a testimony of this. Robert

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