"What is this thing that men call death, This quiet passing in the night? ’Tis not the end, but genesis Of better worlds and greater light. O God, touch Thou my aching heart, And calm my troubled, haunting fears. Let hope and faith, transcendent, pure, Give strength and peace beyond my tears. There is no death, but only change With recompense for victory won; The gift of Him who loved all men, The Son of God, the Holy One. [Hinckley, “Empty Tomb”; also Hinckley, “What Is This Thing?”] I rejoice with you in knowing that there is indeed strength and peace beyond our tears. I rejoice in and bear testimony of the divinity of Jesus Christ. I know He lives. I know that because He lives there is no death but only change and “better worlds and greater light.” How grateful I am for the peace the gospel brings. I add my testimony to the words of the apostle Paul: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? . . . . . . Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. [1 Corinthians 15:55, 57]"

- Brent L. Top