Never-Ending Happiness
In our most recent General Conference (Apr 2019) President Oaks stated, When we repent, we have the Lord’s assurance that our sins, including our acts and desires, will be cleansed and our merciful final judge will "remember them no more." Cleansed by repentance, we can qualify for eternal life, which King Benjamin described as "dwell[ing] with God in a state of never-ending happiness." I have recently been reviewing all 100 references to eternal life in the scriptures and, interestingly, this is not one of them. I looked to see if there was a connection. This quote is near the beginning of King Benjamin's sermon. The only time he says the phrase 'eternal life' is at the very end of his sermon. So I decided to see if there was a semi-direct way to connect these scriptures that President Oaks suggests are connected (Mosiah 2:41 and Mosiah 5:15). Mosiah 2:41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of thos