I am a firm believer in angels, whether they be on this side of the veil or the other. I read a great article on the topic of the "ministering of angels," which is a phenomenon often found in the scriptures during a time of great need for a person a people.
This article discusses angels, their reality and their mission. Angels are sent by God to accomplish His work, which is to help to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man" (Moses 1:39).
The author of this article makes one point in particular that I find intriguing. He states:
"Our deceased ancestors, therefore, become ministering servants—angels of God—and their redemptive work continues. President Joseph F. Smith said, 'When messengers are sent to minister to the inhabitants of this earth, they are not strangers, but from the ranks of our kindred, friends, and fellow-beings and fellow-servants.'”
This being said, we can take comfort that not only does God know and love us and care about our well-being, but so do those angels which minister among us to help us achieve God's work.
Though angels can be from the other side, I also firmly believe that we have the responsibility to be angels while we are here on earth. As parents, we can be angels in guiding and teaching our children. We can be friends to others. We can help people in need. There is so much work to be done. We don't have to wait until we pass on to become God's angels. In fact, if we wait until we die it would be too late- We would already have missed out on doing so much good in the name of the Almighty.
Links to the articles used are below:
http://ldsmag.com/article/1/11837
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/tg/angels-ministering?lang=eng
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