In C. S. Lewis' speech "The Weight of Glory" Lewis captures the fact that as human beings we sometimes catch glimpses of another world, and part of us yearns to be there. These experiences cause us to feel like strangers in our world and remind us that this earth and this mortal existence as not truly our "home". Elder Jeffrey R. Holland stated, as quoted by Sheri Dew1, "This is not our home, sometimes we act as though we are going to stay here, when we aren’t, we can’t, and we won’t.” It is important for us as mortals to remember that we are divine beings with a greater destiny before us and it is our duty to live up to that destiny. One day that door will open and invite us into the the presence of our Father, where we should belong, but our choices in this life will determine whether we take the step through that door and feel comfortable and joyful in the presence of our God, or whether we close the door and walk away because we are not fit for the kingdom.
1-http://devotional.byuh.edu/node/339
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