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If I die overweight will I be resurrected overweight?

Dear Gramps,
If I die overweight will I be resurrected overweight?
Kathy, from Midvale, Utah

Dear Kathie,
Not a chance. Here are the words of President Joseph fielding Smith on the subjectâ€”

â€œThere is no reason for any person to be concerned as to the appearance of individuals in the resurrection. Death is a purifying process as far as the body is concerned. We have reason to believe that the appearance of old age will disappear and the body will be restored with the full vigor of manhood and womanhood. Children will arise as children, for there is no growth in the grave. Children will continue to grow until they reach the full stature of their spirits. Anything contrary to this would be inconsistent. When our bodies are restored, they will appear to be in the full vigor of manhood and womanhood, for the condition of physical weakness will all be left behind in the graveâ€ (Joseph Fielding Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, 4, p.185).

Gramps

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