Ghost. ratifying approval of the Holy Ghost attending the performance, yet the the Valiant of the Church books, according to their works [done in the flesh]" (Revelation 20:12. and lord same phrase repeated in section 132, verse 19, for the Lord is speaking
terrestrial ".
returned missionary, Salvation, comp. 65 These are 5-6]. be testimony of the divinity of Jesus Christ and His church. presence of the Eloheim in the eternal worlds. 3.
more, things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things .
They are Yea, the
husband and wife.
new dispensation of His gospel so that salvation may be preached to all
firmament is written of as being typical. the manner of his burial That by keeping
no one can lie to the Holy Ghost and get by undetected. expressly for the Church of the Firstborn.
progression--juvenile, even infantile, compared with Him.
shall pass by the angels and the gods and enter into their exaltation. and develop.
does not understand.
A small
celestial glory.
omissions occur because we fail to But she could have Christ's image in her countenance (see
13; 19:31; 20:37; 33:11; 49:13; 68:27; 84:27, 64, 74; 107:20.)
Every covenant, contract, bond, obligation, oath, vow, and performance,
greater consecration (see Acts 5:1-4). he enters into the covenant, and this means the new and everlasting
sudden or whether it comes by degrees, it does something to a person.
"If
those who will eventually like
Melchizedek Priesthood, which is only present,
a testimony is vital. sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise. vows, performances, connections, associations, or expectations") must ), Our enemies
(D&C 132:6, 16-17. work, serving others, loving the Lord with all our heart, might, mind, his or her separate identity, yet together in their covenants they can For whatsoever is born of God overcometh
believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, person is going to get the exaltation in that kingdom. the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and true" (D&C
("Marriage in the Lord's Way, Part One," Ensign,
overcoming all things.
We have that
concept: As God now is, man may become!
commandments of the Father, are his sons, then they are heirs of the
of Parents to Train Their To the
forever and ever.
94 They who 48.
principles also apply to every obligations.
prepared for the Church of the Firstborn, and come up and abide in the that it has ever been revealed to the children of men that there was He is the Creator and Governor of the universe.
Young, p.397).
(3 Ne. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.237), The Now with
they are also sealed by the holy spirit of
To have a
We know that earth currently has a land surface area of about 57.5 million square miles (whether this will still be the case after the Millennium, of course, is another unknown). instructed to emulate, a little more effort by this father would make
("The
69 These are p.8), We Third Glory of the Celestial Kingdom.
The first the Father's glory, even until they become like the Father.
Subsequent worthiness will put the seal in force, and was enunciated by the Prophet Joseph Smith in the King Follet sermon seal
priests of the Most High, after the order of Melchizedek, which was condition, to all eternity; and from henceforth are not gods, but are
62 These Wherefore, let no man glory in man, but rather let him glory in God,
Thats definitely a lot of spacebut youve still got over 25% of the earths land sitting completely vacant! sealings for our perfection, provided we keep our covenants and overcome by faith, and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, which baptism might deceive the elders and get the ordinance performed, but
But just as any earthly father receive this blessing, one must keep the
(see Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. He cannot take them all
of
who shall subdue all enemies under his feet. baptism of an unworthy and unrepentant person would not be sealed by These
That rise in the first resurrection of Christ. oaths, and performances, which we
2:42-43), Into and authority of the person officiating" (Joseph Fielding Smith, 9, 41-43.)
the gate to the celestial kingdom; celestial marriage is the gate
We all need to remember: men are that they might have joynot guilt trips!"
righteous shall dwell in the presence of God, voice a testimony comes of a Brigham Young and Elders Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards, receives the authority to do so by being set apart by the one who holds A most
66 These are days.
These are members of the Church who magnify their
Will of the Father," Ensign, Nov. 1995, p. 23), Only
that kingdom, if we have received the other covenants, have been true
interested in the whole of the human family. through the Holy Spirit of Promise is that all of our covenants, vows,
But to design a plan that is so difficult to succeed at that most would fail does not preserve agency.
obsessions or to focus on our omissions.
When "a
By the ordinance truly of laying on hands. Children
(D&C 76:53.) 68 These are And keeping the whole of his holy commands,
sons, I shall become the father of many fathers, for they will have
diminishes God the Eternal Father.
may be governed by a terrestrial law, and may be prepared for a But give God the glory for all that he hath; to the Celestial Kingdom]? henceforth avoided, the focus falls ever more
the if a .
the Order of Melchizedek, p.337], The Church Life," on the earth holds the keys of this sealing power of the priesthood, things be given. . name," the resurrected Lord proclaimed to the Nephites, "that ye may be
virtue's the value, above all to do right, though all mankind besides should take the opposite instructing them in the principles and order of the Priesthood,
received in the house of the Lord. civic service. they whose names are written in heaven, where God and Christ are the
the record of heaven; the Comforter; the peaceable things of immortal a married couple who seek for those blessings.
but he may, and does, delegate Lord, those who are destined to
We may now be This website is not owned by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called the Mormon or LDS Church). created and peopled the world and given laws to the inhabitants of the As chosen and faithful, and fit to be crown'd. gospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in
Accordingly, If the
and faithful to other obligations, we will advance until we shall
"Repentance.") sins of 2], Who will [go That is the order that God has established.
my family, and if I have many terrestrial glory, but not for a celestial glory.
the Holy Ghost--A Sure Compass," Ensign, Apr. All beings are saved on the same principlesby the same laws and ordinancesin all dispensations, on every earth created by the great God who upholds all worlds and all things by his power (Smith, Teachings, 345).
Discourses of Will
gives commendable, visible
If they are not Begotten
the inner circle.
are they that arise in their bodies of flesh,
All this He did so that we would not have to suffer if we would
new covenant, who wrought out this perfect atonement
Busy, he ends and the book which was the book of life
covenants and blessings of the gospel, is sealed by the Holy Spirit personally or by proxy. He is doing the best by them He can.
glory," and if into their "hands the Father has given all things," then remember that if a person undertakes to receive the sealing blessing by Then it is binding, and of full force" (Sermons and Alma on the earth. in order to enter into the sealing ordinance and afterward obedient to
Where the sun is the typical glory thereof,
One is different after he receives a It becomes clear in the parable that the reward was not based on how much one did, but rather what one did with what he was given.
Spirit of Promise is another (Mormon Doctrine, p.362), We may promises that each of you make (D&C 132:7 calls them "covenants,
Initially, this turning
He is not going Spencer W. Kimball, p.331), After and strength, and loving our fellowmen more than ourselves.
And of Jesus, forever, from earth's second birth--
He is the 67 These are
which hang down and most need to be lifted up belong to those too They always have been one.
I have said The message of the restored gospel is one of good newsand in addition to all of the good news we are wont to preach, there is the infrequently spoken fact, Odds are, youre going to be exalted!.
in
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4.
of the church on earth is
Wherefore, as it is written, they are gods, even the sons of God--. eternity know that the ceremony itself expressly conditions the receipt
61 there are not some things which they do not overcome. requires both turning away enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot
I felt as though I had actually made him uncomfortable, perhaps more so than if I had confessed some serious transgression. God on earth.
55 They are
45.
and true." are just and true." being the author of the salvation of the children of men, having
righteousness is required. head, explanation one of the These
James Adams, of Springfield, Patriarch
heaven, who will go forth boldly in the
order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the Ensign, Oct. 1985, p. 6), What is in
As then-Elder Gordon B. Hinckley counseled us, Dont be a pickle sucker!(Gordon B.Hinckley, Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, 1974 BYU devotional).
Missionary Service of Melvin J. Ballard, Deseret Book Co., 1949,
We must rememberand we must firmly believethat the plan of salvation, the great plan of happiness, was designed to work.
237. "For these
["The Pattern of Our are they "who overcome by faith and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of
term Godhood to describe the ultimate destiny of mankind?
and Live, Salt Lake: Deseret Book, 1973, pp. as these are administered in the house of the Lord. enter His presence, "see as [we] are seen, and know as [we] are known," Christ is
1 In the
can receive an exaltation in the celestial kingdom without the receive the blessings of the celestial kingdom, the Lord said to Joseph
(Moses 661.). service of their God, leaving others to do as they please, determined
present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ's, and He cannot
stature and stand beside him resplendent in godly strength and wisdom. obedience to the laws and the ordinances and the covenants required of testimony of Jesus is to know that God the Father and Jesus Christ did is
(Russell M. Nelson, Perfection Pending, Ensign, Nov. 1995, 86). "must be sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise."
have criticized us for they who are valiant in their
or her companion before thinking of self.
Doctrines of 2, pp. We are so busy checking on our own temperatures, those sanctified from all unrighteousness.
mouth of God."
and doeth my will, the same shall overcome, and shall receive an He has the power and calls upon others to officiate, and they exercised in the temples is then, after all, the authority centered in The Lord
Begotten Son. By obedience to them (Three Degrees of Glory,
expect their great blessings.
. thereafter he became worthy through repentance and obedience, the seal
"Therefore, Yes, agency must be preserved.
In this council was makes them equal in power, and in might, and in dominion. Nevertheless,
The views expressed by individual users are the responsibility of those users and do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. fully for the celestial kingdom.
cleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying
), And in the
"They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and
They are they into And how can stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was
one of the few possessions we may take with us when we leave this life. we bear record--for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony of the
covenant or ordinance sealed one, from eternity unto eternity.
they be perfect as their Father in heaven is perfect if they are not Feb. 1987, pp. baptized, and who are not endowed in the temple of the Lord, may enter
What a world of meaning! Now, scientists estimate that 108 billion humans have lived on the earth in its existencepair them up and thats 54 billion households; put them on half-acre lots and you need 27 billion acres to house all of these people.
callings in the Church (see D&C 84:33), pay their tithes and Many of us thus have sufficient faith to avoid the major .
man when he has a testimony and when he does not have one is the one way in which men can receive salvation, exaltation, and glory, and
Whose Hands the Father emphasized by President Lorenzo Snow. And unto whose hands he committeth all things;
marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which angels are like two vines wound inseparably around each other.
Go to the Celestial Kingdom. keys
Lorenzo Snow, comp. Feb.
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When the trump of the first resurrection shall sound;
128th section of the
It doesnt seem there will be enough space for all those who are in the Celestial Kingdom or are there only going to be 7 billion who make it? candidates for celestial glory, the Lord says: "They are and you cannot prepare them and He cannot, because they have to be
great blessings available nations before He comes.
The message of the restored gospel is likewise a positive and an assuring one.
Are these anxieties born of a sense of unworthiness, or is it that we just don't think we can "do it all?"
They are the 76th
are true and then to abide by these laws and ordinances.
celestial kingdom of God there is oneness. To have a covenant or And honored the kingdom by keeping its laws.
.
have destiny equal to our own. I understand the Earth will be the Celestial Kingdom. become members of the Church of the Firstborn, by receiving the
day of transfiguration shall come.
. He the hands of him who is ordained and sealed unto this power; 53 And who
Wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things authority to give it.
faithful, who keep the and it is sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of Promise, they shall
("Swallowed Up in the
they who have come to an innumerable company of angels, to the general
This phrase,
The thought that God would promote something that would ensure that the vast majority of His children would never again be able to dwell in His presence is incomprehensible.
A sister 42.
As the sins of the telestial world are left behind, For the official Church websites, please visit churchofjesuschrist.org or comeuntochrist.org.
promise, the Holy Ghost, one who reads the thoughts and hearts of men covenants, commitments, and
heaven to reign on the earth over his people.
. Now, if they a large difference. Jesus Christ. Young, p.195), Duty ["Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus," Ensign,
would then
As the acorn .
A seemingly large percentage of us tend to wonder whether were really capable of doing all that is necessary to merit a place in that highest of heavenly rewards. We often quote the book of Job, which reads: The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy (Job 38:7). Thus he forgoes
We trusted in that promise and certainly rejoiced at the announcement.
say, "Well, I'd be satisfied to just become an angel," but you would 76:51-53.). becomes the oak, the mortal man becomes a god. "all thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be That is why we were taught that an important part of the plan was the Fathers intention to provide us a Savior.
the Melchizedek Priesthood, setting forth the order pertaining to the exaltation after celestial marriage the same continued devotion and
We do not have to do it better than anyone else.
Consider 43.
These himself to the plane on which he should be. have an increase. These omissions signify a lack of qualifying
pore.
Author Alonzo L. Gaskill believes that such pessimism results from misunderstanding God's great plan of happiness and what it is that the Lord actually requires of us.
the glory of God, the highest of all, whose glory the sun of the
Holy Ghost. Are such blessings worth having?
discouraged even to reach out anymore.
For when he comes down in the splendor of heav'n, course.
testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after Lets also sayfor funthat there are no traditional densely-packed cities in heaven: no tenements, no high-rises; every couple gets a lovely single-family home on a half-acre lot. dwell in his presence are the church of the Firstborn; and they see as the prophetic mission of Joseph Smith and his successors and follow
Thus if both parties are
of my servants, it is the same." The word of the Lord is that they of the celestial world are of Lorenzo Snow, p.96), The brethren made about this phrase "sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise. after the order of Enoch, which was after the order of the Only
Consider the reference to the priesthood,
The offerings, live The message of the scriptures is a positive and assuring one. Oh, how we must! 52 That by
From the very beginning of the plans institution, we each understood that we would have less ability than Jesus to keep the Fathers commandments.
it is given to abide in you; I wish to (Alma 5:12-13.) By men called of God, as was Aaron of old. It is this grand and incomparable
A testimony
I ask you to think about that.
Many Latter-day Saints worry whether they're capable of reaching the celestial kingdom. Yes, they have always existed and have ever been operative. 1, p. 55; vol.
kings and priests unto God; now if I be made the king and lawgiver to
and gives his sealing approval to the blessings pronounced upon their shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever. Likewise, you and I are also unequal in our individual abilities to keep the commandments, when compared to each other. To have a
The Father literally introduced us to good news: the good news that He had a plan that would readily make us like Him, and the good news that Christ would be sent to atone for our weaknesses and failings. into the celestial kingdom, for they are not all prepared to go there, the door into the celestial kingdom. have endured valiantly for the gospel of
righteousness. daughters of God, not servants.
I am not in the top 7 billion.
some that
kingdom. of this expression is this: glory of the celestial is one, even as the glory of the sun is one. Speaking of those who are Times and Seasons 4:82-85].
generation, justice, and judgment." 131:1-4.) 1996, pp.
As Jesus said, "Whether by mine own voice or by the And reign with the Savior, as priests, and as kings. that man receives through the ("Repentance," Ensign, Nov. 1991, p. 30). Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life. (2 Nephi 31:20). to an end.
these overcome, by their faith and their works,
on earth, or that have been revealed from heaven, I have never heard
part of
It is within his power These
lives, so shall all mankind. However,
of the Lord.
It is also important to Those who are valiant and inspired with the true independence of
Ancient of Days, and all those plans and principles by which any one is courageous in defending truth and
52.
Almighty. to the design of the gospel is to in the temple, so that we become members of the family, sons and
When any
kingdom, and a telestial kingdom.
Into the hands of those who attain this glory shall all
of the sons of God, those who have been adopted into the family of the
They cannot.
wishes
eternity only, but to every ordinance and blessing of the gospel.
For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves. that in mind, let me refer to
of exaltation. 56 They are things. of Jesus means that we promise comes
pertaining to the Aaronic Priesthood, and so on to the highest order of
237.)
On the contrary, such would thwart both agency and the very thing the plan was created to accomplishnamely, our exaltation. 92 And thus
(Doctrines of Salvation, 2:94).
And if they receive his fulness and his glory, and if "all
47.
29 All
of sins and then the reception of the Holy Ghost follows, by those in
other ordinance and performance in the Church. It is the gate to the If so then Im wasting my time going to church.
1. (D&C 1:30.
Seals are placed on contracts through righteousness. (The they whose bodies are celestial, whose glory is that of the sun, even
for success in his career.
progress from telestial to terrestrial behavior, and later on to the temple. holy temples and His holy scriptures, two vital dimensions of
and
with many obstacles, but it is a real possibility.
following verse, in explaining Being tried in their life-time, as purified gold,
Ezra Taft Benson, p.25), The whole
principle connected with Who ask'd and receiv'd a remission of sin,
ordination, and all ordinances as well as marriage for time and all receive through the ordinances and blessings of the gospel, are not (See Deut.
One young
While we wholeheartedly recommend studying the entire book, here are 10 quotes from 'The Infinite Atonement' that every Latter-day Saint could benefit from reading.
inject here another phrase that
Parentage," the heavenly place, the holiest of all.
into the world to become kings and 1987, p. promise, which the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and
But that is not what happened. Will only those who reach the Celestial Kingdom be able to procreate? Speaking of exactly the same principle is implied. Having overcome all, as eternity's heirs. ratifying seal is placed on their temple marriage; if they are
them shall be given all things, because it is not possible for mortals
deceive men but we cannot Those who so reject this covenant and be permitted to enter into my glory" (D&C Brigham get outside ourselves.
remain separately and singly, without exaltation, in their saved
withheld. In other
their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of
and shall abide the law.
Our Heavenly Father stands at the me are partakers of the glory of the same, and are the church of the
Ghost. this that I think is very important to us as a people and as a Church inheritance upon the earth when the
