The talk at Beths funeral

Well it was my turn to give the Historical Moment in Family Home Evening. As I was looking for some items I came across this folder about Air Florida Flight 90. This is the one Beth Hanson died on in January 1982. So I present to you the talk I gave back then at the funeral of my grandmother Hanson:


... I speak of a certain topic from the scriptures. A topic that is special to me. The topic which I desire to speak of is the resurrection.

To introduce this topic I will define death. Death is a separation of the body and spirit. Now we can see a body that has had its life take out. It is limp, cold, and motionless. The spirit which gave it life has gone. This spirit existed before we were born. We lived in a pre-earth life. We do not remember this time in our life. There has been a veil placed over our memory, so that we cannot recall anything which took place. When we die our spirit goes to a place to await the resurrection . This resurrection is a reuniting of our spirit with a perfect body. Both limb and joint shall be restored to its perfect frame, even as we now are at this time. Now this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous.

Paul speaks of this resurrection to the Corinthians in 1 Cor 15. In verse 21, "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."

Or in other words, This is also a resurrection.

He continues by saying the same thing in a different way, v.22, "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."

Or in other words, because of the events Adam was involved in, men will die. On the other hand because of the events Jesus Christ was involved in we shall all be made alive. This is why his names are: Savior, Messiah, Redeemer, etc. It is because he saves us from death.

John also spoke of the resurrection in 5:28:

"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

"And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."

And I say, how can they hear his voice unless they have a spirit, and are preparing for the resurrection?

After Jesus died his body was laid in a tomb. His spirit, which did not die, went and preached to all those who had died. They were waiting for him. He especially went to those who died because of the great flood.

Two scriptures in 1 Peter speak of this preaching. 1 Pet 3:18-20 and 1 Pet 4:6.

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the spirit:

"By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

"Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is eight souls were saved by water."

John 4:6 "For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."

This is what Christ did during the three days his body laid in the tomb. Once he finished his assignment he returned to his body. He alone had the power of resurrection. We all will enjoy the blessing of the resurrection, because the resurrection of Jesus Christ was attended with such great force. This is my testimony. I know it to be true. In the name of Jesus Christ.