Does a soul in heaven have any memory of life on earth?

[CanadianJohn]

If my deceased wife is indeed in heaven, would she have any memory of me, or the children? I often think of her, but does she - or can she - have any memory of me?

I woner if any of the organised religions has a position on this.

Yes ofcourse. She will be watching over you and the children and one day you will all be reunited

No one can answer this because no one knows

I would say yes, we learn lessons here, it would be pointless if we forgot them

Firstly, I'm sorry for your loss. I hope this doesn't offend.

But as this is a philosophical discussion here are my thoughts.

See this is where I feel it's tricky though.

That sounds wonderful. But what if I remarry. If I die before my second husband and join my first one in heaven, what happens when #2 dies?

Or if #2 dies first who do I join when I die?

What about other loved ones if it's a one sided relationship? Ie a parent who loves you is waiting in heaven, but you don't want to meet them when you die. Someone will be disappointed and that doesn't sound like heaven, it sounds like a rerun of life on earth.

Wouldn't it be better if the process of death gave you a sense of peace as your final consciousness fades, then poof, nothing.

I’m so sorry for your loss.

This is from the Christian perspective-

www.gotquestions.org/remember-Heaven.html

Of course. I'm so sorry about the loss of your wife. The Christian position AFAIK (and I'm pretty sure on this!) is that we are still 'who we are' in the next life, just without suffering or negative traits we may have struggled with. We still love our loved ones, we can't fully know what the experience will be like but that is definitely still a feature! People who have had mystical experiences (especially near death) often report being greeted by loved ones. God is Love, he's not going to somehow remove the thing that's best about the humans made in his image i.e. our capacity for deeply loving one another. I don't think the marriage relationship (the sexual element) is a thing in quite the same way as Jesus taught about this but I'm sure not in the sense of losing the bond with each other - he spoke about this in relation to marriage laws and whether people can remarry or who their spouse would be if they'd had more than one.

Memories are stored in brain cells. The brain is no more. Sorry to be blunt.

I have to come to terms with the fact that my late OH (who had a brain like a planet) is no more - that his intellect and his memories have returned to the stardust.

He lives on in our memories, but we do not live in in his as his brain has been recycled.

@Mischance OP was clearly looking for a religious or spiritual perspective. Sorry for your loss.

Yes, of course. She will have her earth memories in Heaven forever. Make sure you go There as well. Accept Jesus in faith

I recommend you the youtube channel of Randy Kay - NDE survivors and many people who have lost relatives also find great hope in his videos

He was a doctor who himself went to Heaven and came back

I feel you can pm if you want. I have not lost a relative like a husband but on this forum you will only be met with sarcasm, atheist paranoia and mockery of all things christian.

Thanks for all your comments. What prompted my question was listening to the Moody Blues

"I wonder where you are
I wonder if you think about me
Once upon a time
In your wildest dreams"

"Moody blues" pretty much describes me these days... life imitating art.

Actually, memories are also stored in the body. The body remembers everything.

I often think about the concept of the soul. Is think there is more to being than physicality. But I can't explain it and I'm not actually religious.