(D&C 128:12). Baptism turns death into a door. It makes death come in the middle rather than at the end. It makes death just one part of life. It practices death as a way of shuffling time and sharing lives. This is doubly true when I’m being baptized for the dead. Not only do I die, but I’m brought close to where the dead themselves are. Then both of us, if we’re willing, can be resurrected together in Christ.
