Alma 14:11

But Alma said unto him: The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand; for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory; and he doth suffer that they may do this thing, or that the people may do this thing unto them, according to the hardness of their hearts, that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just; and the blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness against them, yea, and cry mightily against them at the last day.

While we are constrained in our understanding of life by the limitations of our mortality, God sees life and death differently. Death is not the ultimate evil many think it is. Physical death is not the end of life from God's perspective. It is just a transfer. He will not save everyone from death. What to our finite minds is a tragedy, is not tragic to God. It is simply his plan. How long we live and the circumstances of our death are entirely under his control. If we are being faithful, we need not fear that our death is untimely or unfair. God is never surprised when we show up on the other side of the veil. God does not have to save us in mortality because Christ has already saved us in eternity. The end of life here is merely a step towards the resurrection and immortality to come. Losing a loved one is not easy, but it is not the end.

Jacob 5:18

And he said unto the servant: Behold, the branches of the wild tree have taken hold of the moisture of the root thereof, that the root thereof hath brought forth much strength; and because of the much strength of the root thereof the wild branches have brought forth tame fruit. Now, if we had not grafted in these branches, the tree thereof would have perished. And now, behold, I shall lay up much fruit, which the tree thereof hath brought forth; and the fruit thereof I shall lay up against the season, unto mine own self.

The Lord says many times in this allegory that he manages his vineyard "for mine own purposes" and gathers the fruit "unto mine own self." The Lord's work and glory and his whole purpose is to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." Thus, whatever he does in his vineyard is to serve his primary goal to save us. He may do some digging, pruning, and dunging along the way, and even some cutting. It may be unpleasant or painful, but it is for our best interests that he does these things.

Jacob 4:11

Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.

Many consider the power of immortality to be the greatest power in the universe. Men have sought means to possess it through magic, voodoo, and the fountain of youth.  Today men seek it through medicine and technology.  It is a power, however, that God reserves for himself. I am confident man will never crack the resurrection code or find the immortality gene.

God will not let it happen because immortality without salvation is a curse. He blocked the way to the tree of life, the symbol of immortality, until Christ could perform the atonement and Adam had time to repent. To live forever in our sins cut off from God and condemned to an eternity of guilt is no life at all. Resurrection and redemption work hand in hand. Together with the very creation of life itself and the Fall, they are the pillars of God's plan of happiness. And Christ is at the center of it all.