The Immortality of the Soul (lesson highlights)

In my church, I have the opportunity to teach a class of Women once a month. These women are all part of an organization called The Relief Society. I love this about my church, that members are extremely involved, and it is done completely and 100% as a service. No one in our ministry is paid. So anyways, today I had the chance to teach this group of about 40 women. The lesson was entitled "The Immortality of the Soul." I really like preparing for these lessons because I feel like I learn so much as I study, and then when I teach I feel like I learn 10X more from the comments that are made!
I learned a lot about how important it is to keep an eternal perspective. It is so easy to get caught up in things that don't really matter. Here are a few of my favorite points from the lesson:

• Today is the beginning of eternal happiness or eternal disappointment for you
• I have no more doubt about eternal life and the immortality of the soul than I have that the sun shines at midday
• ...we are living in eternity today as much as we ever will live in eternity"
• ...if we take advantage of our privileges here, this is but the stepping stone to greater and more desirable conditions
• We believe that we are sowing the seed today of a harvest that we will reap when we go from here. Eternal life is to us the sum of pre-existence, present existence, and the continuation of life in immortality.
• Being created in the image of God, we believe that it is not improper, that it is not unrighteous, for us to hope that we may be permitted to partake of the attributes of deity and, and if we are faithful to become like unto God, for as we receive of and obey the natural laws of our Father that govern this life, we become more like Him; and as we take advantage of the opportunities placed within our reach, we prepare to receive greater opportunities in this life and in the life that is to come
• We have this time on earth not to prepare to die but to prepare to live again
• When we realize that death os only one of the steps that the children of God shall take throughout eternity, and that it is according to his plan, it robs death of its sting and brings us face to face with the reality of eternal life

I'm so happy that I was able to learn so much this week as I prepared for this lesson! It really helped me to re-focus on just making sure that I am staying consistent at the small things that I do each day. Those are the things that will determine the person that I am becoming! It also just gives me a lot of comfort to know that we will see our loved ones again, because God has provided a way for our families to be re-united after death! I love Sundays!!