“The Prophet Joseph had been teaching about baptism for the
dead. This was indeed a glorious revelation that was received with great joy.
When Church members first learned that they could be baptized for their
deceased loved ones, they rejoiced. Wilford Woodruff said, ‘The moment I heard
of it, my soul leaped for joy!’ Baptism for our deceased loved ones wasn’t the
only truth the Lord would reveal and restore. There were a host of other gifts,
or endowments, that God had been eager to bestow upon His sons and daughters. These
other gifts included priesthood authority, covenants and ordinances, marriages
that could last forever, the sealing of children to their parents within the
family of God, and ultimately the blessing of returning home to the presence of
God, our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ. All these blessings were
made possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.” - Elder Kevin R. Duncan
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