The Gateway We Call Death

Even Latter-day Saints, with knowledge of the plan of salvation, often have trouble coping with the idea of death. In this book, Elder Russell M. Nelson discusses death from the unique perspective of a medical doctor and as an apostle.

Our purpose in life is to be tested, to develop faith, to make and keep sacred covenants, and later, to leave.

He offers reassurance about this experience and what follows, and he gives comfort and counsel to those who face death or the loss of a loved one and answers puzzling questions.