JOEL - That would be unfair if they did everything else right
but through no fault of their own could not find an
eternal spouse here.
In the Doctrine and Covenants we are told:
"Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All
who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who
would have received it if they had been permitted to
tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge
of it, who would have received it with all their
hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;
For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their
works, according to the desire of their hearts." (D&C
137:7-9)
From this scripture we can logically assume that all who have died without the opportunity having a Temple marrige, who would have done so if they had been given the opportunity, shall be able to obtain this blessing in the next life; perhaps during the Millenium. God judges all of us according to our works and the desires of our heart.
Here are some quotes from Church leaders about this:
President Boyd K. Packer said:
"Any soul who by nature or circumstance is not
afforded the blessing of marriage and parenthood, or
who innocently must act alone in rearing children,
working to support them, will not be denied in the
eternities any blessing—provided they keep the
commandments." (“For Time and All Eternity,” Ensign,
Nov. 1993, 21)
President Harold B. Lee said:
“[Women] who have been denied the blessings of
wifehood or motherhood in this life—who say in their
heart, if I could have done, I would have done, or I
would give if I had, but I cannot for I have not—the
Lord will bless you as though you had done, and the
world to come will compensate for those who desire
in their hearts the righteous blessings that they were
not able to have because of no fault of their own.”
(Ye Are the Light of the World, Salt Lake City:
Deseret Book Co., 1974, p. 292.)
President Spencer W. Kimball said:
"And in the meantime, we promise you that insofar as
eternity is concerned, no soul will be deprived of
rich and high and eternal blessings for anything which
that person could not help, that the Lord never fails
in his promises, and that every righteous person will
receive eventually all to which the person is entitled
and which he or she has not forfeited through any
fault of his or her own. " (“The Importance of
Celestial Marriage,” Tambuli, July 1980, 1)
President Hinckley once said:
My heart reaches out to those among us, especially our
single sisters, who long for marriage and cannot seem
to find it. Our Father in Heaven reserves for
them every promised blessing. (Ensign, May 1991, 71)
President Hinckley in a General Women's meeting said:
"Some who are not married, through no fault of their
own, ask whether they will always be denied the
highest degree of glory in that kingdom. I am
confident that under the plan of a loving Father and a
divine Redeemer, no blessing of which you are
otherwise worthy will forever be denied you." (Gordon
B. Hinckley, “Daughters of God,” Ensign, Nov. 1991,
97)
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