The Plan of Salvation

Plan of Salvation

  • Pre-Earth Life: God’s Purpose and Plan for Us
    • God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His children (Acts 17:16-34).
    • God has a plan for our happiness. Jesus Christ is central to that plan.
    • God’s plan of happiness makes it possible to return to His presence (Moses 1:39).
    • Our eternal progression depends on how we use our agency (2 Nephi 2:27-29).
  • The Creation
    • Under the Father’s direction, Jesus Christ created the earth (Hebrews 1:1-3).
  • Agency and the Fall of Adam and Eve
    • Adam and Eve were created in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27).
    • In the Garden of Eden they were innocent and lived in God’s presence.
    • Because they partook of the forbidden fruit, they were cast out of the garden (Moses 4:19-31). This is called the Fall.
    • They became mortal, were able to have children, and were also subject to sin and death (2 Nephi 2:22-25; Moses 5:11).
  • Our Life on Earth
    • Our purpose in life is to find lasting peace, joy, and happiness as families and to prepare to return to live with God.
    • We came to the earth to be tested (Abraham 3:24-25).
    • We gain a body of flesh and bones, but we are subject to physical death.
    • God gives commandments. If we obey, we are blessed. If we disobey, we sin and receive the consequences.
    • All sin must be paid for, either by ourselves or by Christ (D&C 19:15-20).
    • We make choices, and we all commit sin (Romans 3:23).
    • We have experiences that bring us happiness and also sorrow.
    • We cannot overcome either physical or spiritual death without Christ.
  • The Atonement
    • Because Jesus Christ overcame physical death, we will all be resurrected (Alma 11:41-43).
    • Through Christ’s Atonement we can become clean from sin so that we can return to live in God’s presence (2 Nephi 9:8-9).
    • Christ will forgive our sins as we have faith in Him, repent, receive baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end.
  • The Spirit World
    • All people must die. We live in either a state of misery or a state of peace and rest, depending on how we lived in this life.
    • At death our spirits go to the spirit world.
  • The Resurrection, Judgment, and Immortality
    • Our spirits and bodies will be reunited in the resurrection (Alma 11:42-45; 40:23).
    • We will return to God’s presence to be judged according to our works and desires.
    • If we have repented, we will receive mercy.
    • Eternal life is a gift of God given to those who fully obey the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 14:7).
  • Kingdoms of Glory (D&C 76; 137; 1 Corinthians 15:40-42)
    • We receive rewards according to our works and desires (D&C 137:9).
    • Those who receive the gospel and live it valiantly throughout their lives will receive the celestial kingdom (D&C 76:50-70).
    • Honorable people who are “blinded by the craftiness of men” and who are “not valiant in the testimony of Jesus [Christ]” receive the terrestrial kingdom (D&C 76:75, 79).
    • Those who sin and do not repent will receive the telestial glory after they suffer and pay for their sins.
  • What should I do now?
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