Gospel Cogitations

A few weeks back someone in Sunday school posed the question: when is the veil lifted from our minds, so that we can remember our life before this earth?  Although I do not have a definite answer, I was able to find some sources on the subject. First, let's define what the "veil" is: We define the veil as the border between mortality and eternity; it is also a film of forgetting which covers the memories of earlier experiences. This forgetfulness will be lifted one day, and on that day we will see forever—rather than “through a glass darkly” (1 Cor. 13:12). Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign Oct 1980 So the veil is how we are able to walk by faith and not by sight ( 2 Cor. 5:7 ).  If it weren't for this, then we would still remember the life before earth, and it wouldn't be much of a challenge to choose the right.  The veil is necessary for us to learn and grow here on earth.  As Pres. Brigham Young said, It has also been decreed by the Almighty that spirits, upon ta