But behold, the bands of death shall be broken, and the Son reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead. And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so shall he be called.
In that day an infant’s life shall be as the age of a tree; and when they die they shall not sleep, but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye.
Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
Fyodor DostoevskyMy Sonya is dead … She was ill only a week; she died of inflammation of the lungs. … That poor little darling creature, scarcely three months old, was already an individual and a person for me. … And now people say to comfort me that I shall have other children. But where is Sonya? Where is the little creature for whom I would, believe me, gladly have suffered death upon the cross, if she could have remained alive?