Mormons believe they will go to a place called "Paradise" after death, and will stay there until the Judgment Day when they will be sent to one of three degrees of glory. The prophet Alma of the Book of Mormon gives a lengthy explanation of resurrection to his son (Book of Mormon, Alma 40). Exaltation is salvation into the highest kingdom of the celestial realm, where families can be united eternally. All opinions expressed are those of the original posters and/or the webmaster. Creating other worlds, peopling them with our own eternal posterity, providing a savior for them, and making known to them the saving principles of the eternal gospel, that they may have the same experiences we are now having and be exalted with us in their turn—this is eternal life" (New Era, April 1971). He has got to say that the sun does not shine while he sees it; he has got to deny Jesus Christ when the heavens have been opened unto him, and to deny the plan of salvation with his eyes open to the truth of it; and from that time he begins to be an enemy.
Unique to the Mormon faith is a belief in three degrees of glory, or three distinct heavens. "No man can conceive of the glory that may be attained through the resurrection.
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FANDOM. Without modern revelation, we would be left to guess that Paul was referring to the three kingdoms of heaven. This is the case with many apostates of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (Joseph Smith, King Follett Discourse April 7, 1844, History of the Church vol. In the vision of the kingdoms of heaven, these two men also saw who would inherit each one. Terrestrial: Dwelling of righteous non-Mormons, unfaithful Mormons. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon beheld a vision of the kingdoms of heaven.
From the above, it is apparent that Latter-day Saints believe nearly all who dwell on earth will inherit a kingdom of glory. (Read Prophet Joseph F. Smith's vision of the Spirit World. Latter-day Saints urge and invite everyone to become worthy to enter Church temples and to partake of these covenants, which are part of God's Plan of Happiness. AllAboutMormons.com is not an official website of the LDS Church. Joseph Smith revealed to the early Latter-day Saints that parents who lose children to death may raise them in the afterlife to the age of adult prime (the age of all resurrected beings). The terrestrial kingdom receives the ministrations of the celestial and Christ, while those in the lowest kingdom, the telestial, receive the administration of the terrestrial inhabitants. This blessing is reserved for those who make eternal covenants, bound by the proper authority bestowed by the Lord. It is where the dead await resurrection and judgment. The apostle Paul referred to kingdoms of heaven, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:40: Paul probably elaborated] on this matter, and probably on several occasions, but we only have a few of his words. Faithful Mormons believe they will dwell in the Celestial Kingdom. Perdition, or "hell," or "outer darkness" is reserved for those who partake of the power of Christ and then deny Him, thus crucifying Him anew. Those who never heard the LDS gospel during their earthly lives but who accept it in the afterlife may have access to the celestial kingdom, providing that faithful Mormons in this life undergo the ordinances (especially baptism) on their behalf. One of the most glorious messages of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is that families can be reunited in heaven and even sealed together in eternal happiness. He currently works in real estate investment and property management with his wife Sandra. "...Nothing is more basic in the restored gospel than these truths that, because of recent events of space travel, are so timely. Even the glory of the lowest kingdom "surpasses all understanding.". Said Alma: The loving bonds of family life can be the best thing we experience on earth, and losing a family member to death one of the most difficult experiences of mortal life. Mel Borup Chandler is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("often called Mormon"). If we want to know the ins and outs of the space between judgement and death we read Alma's words to his son Corianton as follows: I need to add an apendage to my last answer by explaining knowing these truths is why LDS do temple work for everyone we can.