Yesterday, we attended a funeral for the son of some friends. Mormon funerals are a celebration of the individual's life, and this one was no exception. There was sorrow, of course, as well as tears. But these were tempered by both tender and humorous memories.
As always, the music touched me deeply. "How Great Thou Art" and "I am a Child of God" are favorites. One song, however, "If I Could Hie to Kolob," moved me to tears. It is not a song that we sing very frequently, and, so I paid particular attention to the words, especially those of the fourth and fifth verse:
"There is no end to virtue; there is no end to might;
There is no end to wisdom; there is no end to light.
There is no end to union; there is no end to youth;
There is no end to priesthood; there is no end to truth.
There is no end to glory; there is no end to love;
There is no end to being; there is no death above.
There is no end to glory; there is no end to love;
There is no end to being; there is no death above."
Joy for today: knowing that "there is no death above."
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