Let's Talk about Forever

In the book of Helaman, we find one my personal favorite bits of gospel power, the opportunity to have an eternal marriage. It's your basic scripture mastery Helaman 10:7, "Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people." Now I know what you're thinking, "gee Cole that's real original there". But here's the thing. It's a great power and gift of God. But it has its conditions. 

We now know that the power to be sealed to your spouse and children for all time and eternity is conditional upon your worthiness. We know from latter-day revelation that you can only be sealed in a temple, and do that you have to be a worthy temple recommend holder. Helaman puts it like this, 

"And if the Lord shall say—Because of thine iniquities thou shalt be cut off from my presence—he will cause that it shall be so.And wo unto him to whom he shall say this, for it shall be unto him that will do iniquity, and he cannot be saved; therefore, for this cause, that men might be saved, hath repentance been declared. Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved. And may God grant, in his great fulness, that men might be brought unto repentance and good works, that they might be restored unto grace for grace, according to their works. And I would that all men might be saved. But we read that in the great and last day there are some who shall be cast out, yea, who shall be cast off from the presence of the Lord; Yea, who shall be consigned to a state of endless misery, fulfilling the words which say: They that have done good shall have everlasting life; and they that have done evil shall have everlasting damnation." (Helaman 12:21-26). 

Basically, you have to follow the commandments and constantly be repenting if you want to be saved and live in the grace of God- with your family. If not, you're only fooling yourself and won't end up where you want to be.