Life Goes On

Recently my family experienced a death with a 'brother'. His name was Jay. I've known Jay for as long as i can remember. He wasn't just my brothers best friend.. he was my brother, their brother, a father, my moms unbiological son, and a husband. When we die, we leave all of these things behind. It has now been a month since we lost Jay, and i keep finding myself thinking... Life goes on. That is probably the hardest thing we deal with after a loss. We can't put everything on pause or rewind. From that moment on things will never be the same. We walk around with a constant void in our lives because he or she is gone and nobody can ever replace them. We can't grieve whenever we want to because if we show our true emotions in public people think we want attention and we have to show that 'we're tough'. So life goes on. Nobody is going to wait for you to get over it or cope with what happened.. and life sipmply continues with that precious loved one gone..
It also came up in a short conversation between myself and a sibling at how this can't be it. There has to be something after this life. God wouldn't let us suffer like that. Its too beautiful to end here on earth. I find extreme comfort in knowing that i am able to be with my family forever.! It is amazing. This sibling also said that they aren't so scared to die because Jay is there waiting for us. Now that someone is there, dying seems less scary. Personally, i'm not afriad to die. But i never thought of it that way. That there are already so many people in heaven waiting for us to return home. This isn't the end. This is just a test of our faith. Heavenly Father will allow us to be with our families forever. All he asks of us is to be diligent in keeping the commandments and follow the guidance of our prophets. He's promised us a lot for so little from our end. We are forever in debt to His precious son, Jesus Christ. I know that families are forever, and i can not wait to see them again and be with them always. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.