What if our departed loved ones are more involved–and closer than we think? Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson explores D&C 137-138 as a “salve for broken hearts,” revealing how these revelations restored a lively hope in God’s mercy, the desires of the heart, and the nearness of those who have passed on.

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TIMECODE:

00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson
01:26 Sections almost 80 years apart
02:32 Episode teaser
03:58 Dr. Wilkinson’s bio
05:05 Come, Follow Me Manual
06:30 Grief and separation
09:30 1 Peter and Joseph F. Smith
10:40 Mourning without hope
12:35 Background to Section 137
17:17 A market revolution and Alexis de Tocqueville
19:29 Death rates in the 1800s
22:07 Early LDS family losses
23:15 The Smith Family loses Alvin
28:16 D&C 137 and Alvin Smith
33:12 Incorruptible inheritance
37:10 Death became the deadline
40:02 Teachings on suicide
43:06 The Savior knows our hearts
45:10 Advice from a Relief Society President
48:18 Susa Young Gates’ Women of the Mormon Church
51:01 Joseph waits 21 years and sunsets
54:32 John Taylor quote
57:32 Joyful reunions
59:20 The strength of Mary Fielding Smith
1:05:35 Covid and guardian angels
1:09:23 End of Part 1 - Dr. Lori Motzkus Wilkinson

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