Q - What does heaven look like?

What does heaven look like? 

Well there are many heaven’s, mansions – or places where the righteous dwell after this life. 

 The spirit world’s paradise is one such place.  It is where the righteous spirits live before their resurrection.  

 After resurrection, the righteous go to a mansions of glory  or Kingdom’s of glory are where we dwell when we have a physical body – such as those who are resurrected.  The beauty of each mansion is based on it’s nature – spirit or physical.  But in all cases, in heaven, beauty is more than skin deep.  Beauty for all things both living and inanimate is perfect – starting at the presence and spirit that it emits, to the skin surface, to the structure, to the internal functions, to the thought and motivations, to the actions it performs.  All is beautiful  Let me describe a couple things about my home that I think you’ll find fascinating about heaven…

·          We live in a place where beauty is evident everywhere you look….a spiritual glow accompanies all ‘things’. 

·          There are animals of all kinds, shapes, sizes, colors, coverings, and purposes.

·          They move about in all kinds of ways - fly, crawl, walk, hop, skip, swim, climb, vibrate, slither, float,

·          They communicate in all sorts of ways – vocal, smell, visual signage, touch, spiritual perception. 

·          They consume and grow at different rates –

·          They have all kinds of body shapes – they are covered with hair, fur, feathers, skin, mucous, etc.

·          They are all colors – some vibrant and glowing, others dark and changing.

·          They are aware and cognizant.  Some playful, while others service oriented.  Some are simple while others are the most intelligent creatures I have ever met.  Many don’t appear to have any more purpose than to please the eye and stir the creative imagination, while others are actively involved in preparing people for the 2^nd coming of Christ.  None of them are the brute animals that they were in life.

·          They are all obedient and virtuous and able to experience joy.  

·          Some of my dearest friends from Earth were animals – including  the wonderful buffalo that I used to kill on the plains which saved me and my loved ones – now roam my lush mountains….coming to visit me frequently.  I love them so.

·          Inanimate objects – are animate in that they recognize and obey the voice of God and his servants.  And because of this control, the scenery and landscape is in a constant state of variability.  Changing to meet new needs and demands, as well as interests of those who dwell there.

·          The sky is bright – with an internal glow filled with color and ever changing vistas.

·          The planets and stars are visible and as spirits, are visitable.

·          People are happy – surrounded by loved ones – working together to bring to pass God’s work.

·          There are no poor…except perhaps for the poor in spirt…those who suffer from  despair, loneliness, impatience, anger, incontinence, fear, hatred, unforgiveness, and pride.  But even these are cared for, and treated with love and kindness – in hopes that they will be healed, and return.

·          But perhaps the most beautiful gift of all comes as we assemble and review our lives – and look into the urim and thumim – seeing the past, the future, our lives, our repentance… we gain so much.