Afterlife can be nothing.. probably is.

So, I’ve been taking requests on topics.. and you know how it goes. If one sparks a memory or rant, you write it down and go with it right?! Well, that’s what I’m going to do.

So, This was one of the questions I got from someone. "I'm curious how he handles the church's stated requirements of getting to the celestial kingdom? According to the church, he can't get there without being sealed. If he's an endowed priesthood holder, he is required to become sealed to achieve "celestial glory". How does he handle knowing he'll never have that being married to a non-member and does it/has it ever caused him to pressure you to convert?"

For Craig, he disagrees with this part of the doctrine. He does not think that God only wants to be with a few of his children. Which, the LDS church, is small on a global scale. Now, even within that church, an even smaller percentage follow the teachings needed to be able to reach the Celestial kingdom, which is like the top tier of Heaven. So, the rest of his followers end up being in either 2 of the other kingdoms, or the LDS version of hell, which is called Outer Darkness, which means God is not with those children.

For me? I don’t believe in anything. This is actually a source of sadness (when it comes to the afterlife) for me. When I lose someone, I get very upset that I don’t think they’re going to Heaven. I only want the best for most people, but especially for the ones I love and hold in my heart. So, when someone is gone, they’re just gone. I wish so much heaven was real, and that they could be there, and be happy, but that’s just not what I think. It kills me to think of me dying, and not being able to spy on my children, and husband. It saddens me to think that my beautiful husband and children will be gone someday. I just… don’t want to think that. But, I would take some comfort in knowing that if they did indeed die, they’d go to such a seemingly magical and happy place. But, c'est la vie. It is what it is.

This is indeed, something that motivates me to love and be as present as possible. I only get, this life. I don’t believe I will be reincarnated, or get a life beyond this in any way… so I live this life, the best way I can.