Can families be together forever?

Are families together forever? Can you be married to the one you love forever? Why is it that people yearn for love and togetherness to be together "forever". This desire is evident in poems, songs and general thought. It's often expressed innately as a term of endearment naturally when we discuss our love to those who mean the most to us. Yet, the same people get married in a church that terminates their marriage at death, even though this is contrary to everything they feel inside. Is such a belief Biblical? I personally know that families can be together forever if done so with the same authority Christ gave to his Apostles. It's important to note that I believe this, not from Biblical teachings, but from those of prophets, like Moses, to whom this was revealed to. To learn more, click here www.lds.org I will now explain this belief at a very high level using the Bible.

Our first parents, Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden together, and they were married. Genesis 2:18 "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." They were in a state of grace, even innocence with God. There was a Tree of Life that if eaten, would have let them live forever. All Christians believe that Christ redeemed all mankind from the fall so that we can get back to that same condition. If they were married before the fall, why should they not be married after the fall when they are redeemed back to that same state?

Generally Christians believe that the fall of man was NOT intended or should not have happened. Therefore, if there wasn't a fall, then Adam and Eve would have stayed married forever in that same state. Again, with the fall and Christs redemption, we are restored to this same state.

Furthermore, marriage is ordained of God. Whatever he has put together, let no man put asunder. God sanctioned marriage. Ecclesiastes 3:14 "14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him." If Marriage is ordained of God, it shall be so forever. In fact, when you consider the keys given to Peter. Marriage can be forever.

In Mathew 16:18-19 Christ gave the keys of the Kingdom to Peter, that whatsoever he "bound" on earth shall be bound in Heaven. Any marriages that he performed would likewise be bound in Heaven where we will live for eternity after our resurrection.

1 Corinthians 11:11 "Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord." When we go to Heaven, will we not be in the Lord if we aren't married?

1 Peter 3:7 "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered." Emphasis on heirs of the grace of life TOGETHER.

Isaiah 65, Isaiah prophecies about the Millenium and the 1000 years of peace. Isaiah 65:23 "They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them." This clearly distinguishes families will be with their parents. Eternal Families!

Till Death do you part is not in the Bible it is man-made.

Often Mis-quoted or mis-used scriptures regarding this subject:
In Mathew 22:23-32, the Sadducess, who didn't believe in the resurrection came to Christ, not with a real doctrinal question, but rather to tempt him and test him with a story about a woman married 7 times to 7 brothers and asked Christ who's wife she was in the resurrection... and he says "29. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

This isn't addressing a Doctrine on Marriage. They were ridiculing the doctrine of resurrection. In fact, in this story, there is no question who the husband is. It is written in the law and obvious that her husband is the first one. The others can only take her to wife in order to give her an heir (child).

Romans 7:2 The context of the Mosaic law, this is only referencing Divorce and re-marry in the Mosaic Law. This has nothing to do with whether or not you can be together forever.