PREMORTAL EXISTENCE
We lived before we came to earth. We are all spirit children begotten by Heavenly parents. Our time before our mortal lives is called Premortal Life. Our Heavenly Father prepared a perfect plan for His children called the Plan of Salvation. This plan provided a way for us to become like Him... exalted and perfected and receive a fullness of joy.
As spirit children, we attended a council where our Heavenly Father presented His great plan of happiness. This plan included the need for a Savior and two our of Father's children voluntered for this sacrifice; Jehovah and Lucifer. Jehovah was accepted as the Christ and Lucifer in his anger rebelled. Because of this rebellion, Lucifer and those of our brothers and sisters who followed him were cast out of heaven and denied the priveldge of gaining a body.
BIRTH
We are sent her to earth to gain a body. With our spirits combined with our bodies, we are able to learn and grow in ways that we could not in the Premortal Life. This time of our existence is a proving grounds to see if we will be obedient to God's commandments and choose to come unto Christ. We use our agency to make good or bad choices. In this life, we can be influenced by God to make good choices or tempted by Satan to make bad choices. When we sin, we draw ourselves away from God and His influences. Through the atonement, Jesus Christ provided a way that we could be forgiven and cleansed of the sins we commit in this mortal condition. By repenting and having faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, we may have happiness, peace and joy in this life.
DEATH
When we die, our spirit will go to the spirit world to await the resurrection. The spirit world is a place of learning and helps prepare us for the resurrection and for Eternal Life with our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
JUDGEMENT
After our resurrection, when our spirits and bodies are reunited, we will be brought before the judgement seat of God. We will be judged on our knowledge of and obedience to God's commandments and the intents of our hearts.
LIFE AFTER JUDGEMENT
After our judgement, we will be assigned an eternal dwelling place, or Degree of Glory. There are three degree's of glory. The Celestial Kingdom, the Terestrial Kingdom, and the Telestial Kingdom.
After our judgement, we will be assigned an eternal dwelling place, or Degree of Glory. There are three degree's of glory. The Celestial Kingdom, the Terestrial Kingdom, and the Telestial Kingdom.
Scriptures to reference:
picture from http://www.blankslate.net/art.php
3 comments:
Discuss how knowledge of the plan of salvation affects your actions?
Knowing the plan of salvation helps me to recognize my worth as a daughter of God. It also helps me to remember that my daily choices here in this life will reflect the degree of glory I receive after I am judged by my Savior Jesus Christ. It helps me to realize that my faith in my Savior is more important than anything, and hopefully that knowledge and faith is relfected in my actions.
Having an understanding of Gods Plan of Happiness keeps my actions in line with His will. This knowledge gives purpose and focus to my life and therefore how I spend the precious time He has given me here on earth. I also feel a powerful urgency to fulfill my potential and serve Him with my whole heart.
Post a Comment