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 those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.

Mosiah 5:15 Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen.

As you can see it is basic math, if A=B and A=C then B=C. The word heaven is used a lot in the scriptures, but most often it is used as the place where God dwells or a place that He created. Less often, it is used as a place of destination for the righteous. Here in both verses it is clearly being used as a destination for the righteous.

If being "received into heaven" is equal to "dwell[ing] with God in a state of never-ending happiness," and being "brought to heaven" is equal to "hav[ing] everlasting salvation and eternal life," then "hav[ing] everlasting salvation and eternal life" is equal to “dwell[ing] with God in a state of never-ending happiness."