I just returned from the funeral of a neighbor and member of our ward. At these times, I get very introspective. What, after everything else, is the most important?
It is our Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness--most especially the atonement of Jesus Christ. Without our Savior's sacrifice, we would be subject to Satan for all eternity. His sacrifice makes up the difference, between what we are and what we need to be to live again with our Heavenly Father.
Because of the power of the priesthood, we can we sealed together as families. The loss of a loved one does not mean they are lost to us forever. We will be reunited with them after this life is finished.
Thankfully the grief we feel at the loss of a loved one, is not despair that we will never see them again, but the pain of parting for a time.
Imagine the joy we will feel when we are reunited with those we love, never to be separated from them again. No wonder we sing "praise to the Lord!"
