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| Celestial, Terresttrial and Telestial Kingdoms | The apostle Paul spoke of the three kingdoms of heaven in 1 Corinthians 15:40-42. Expanding on this, the Plan of Salvation as taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) holds that Heaven is divided into three separate kingdoms of glory (each of which contains "many mansions). Mormons call these heavenly kingdoms the "Three Degrees of Glory:" the Celestial, the Terrestrial, and the Telestial. These kingdoms are where all men and women, with the exception of Sons of Perdition, who will go to Outer Darkness (also see Hell), will go after they are judged of God and resurrected (their spirits reunited with their then immortal bodies). Entrance into each kingdom depends on a person's worthiness and his adherence to the commandments of God and the ordinances He has prescribed. Since God is the ultimate judge, all people will be judged fairly and awarded the kingdom where they will be most happy and comfortable. The Doctrine and Covenants describes that men and women will be sent to "their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing to receive" (Doctrine and Covenants 88:32). Many people will be sent to the lower kingdoms "because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received" (Doctrine and Covenants 88:32), namely exaltation in the Celestial kingdom. Even so, all three kingdoms are kingdoms of glory and even the lowest is more glorious than man can currently comprehend. |
| Covnenant - Latter Day Saints | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encourages its members to make and keep several covenants as a part of the new and everlasting covenant of the gospel. In Latter Day Saint theology, making and keeping covenants is necessary for exaltation. |
| Lord I Believe - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe. |
| Swallowed up in the Will of the Father |
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| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Mormon.org | |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Official Site | |
| Wikipedia - Mormonism | Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., in the 1820s. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself from traditional Protestantism. Mormonism today represents the new, non-Protestant faith taught by Smith in the 1840s. After Smith's death, most Mormons followed Brigham Young west, calling themselves The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Other variations of Mormonism include Mormon fundamentalism, which seeks to maintain practices and doctrines such as polygamy that were discontinued by the LDS Church, and various other small independent denominations. |