What is heaven like? The answer to this question can have far-reaching effects in a person's life, because a truthful answer can be a motivation to do good. Here are some interesting aspects of heaven:
-Heavenly beings are human beings. Those who live in heaven are not incomprehensible in form or personality. They look like us and have feelings, desires, and knowledge like we do. When a person moves to the next realm of existence, he or she does not magically change into someone else. Our character, or who we've become in this life, will remain with us.
-Heaven is made up of families. In heaven people neither marry nor are given in marriage, but marriage covenants that are entered into prior to reaching a heavenly kingdom can last forever.
-Heaven is beautiful. This is not only because of the landscaping and architecture, but it is because of the people that live there. Those who live with God are of one heart and one mind, living together in love. The people in heaven choose of their own free will to live this way. That is why we must learn to live this way now--we must become a heavenly person if we are to move to a heavenly place. Heaven is heaven because of heavenly people.
-Heaven offers more activities than only singing praises to God all day every day. Families can not only last through eternity, they can grow throughout eternity. Besides fun recreational activities, there will always be children to teach, serve, and show love to.
We don't know all of the details of what heaven is like, but understanding what has been revealed about heaven can help build our faith and desire to get there, and can give us a stronger desire to build a heavenly society on earth.