Part #3 The end... Or is it the beginning?...

The end... or is it really the beginning?...

Now we come to the close of the plan of salvation best part is that it isn't a closing but a beginning. The beginning of eternity starts right here with the the death of our mortal bodies. Our body stays here on earth and our spirit goes to a place that is called the spirit world.

The Spirit World:

The spirit world is a place broken down for those who have and have not received Jesus Christ and the commandments of Heavenly Father in their life. One part of spirit world is spirit prison, and one part is spirit paradise. The best part about spirit world is that we continue to learn and grow 

6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
(1 Peter 4:6)

Heavenly Father loves us so much that we get more chances to accept Jesus Christ and his gospel and return home. Jesus Christ himself went and taught to those in spirit prison:

19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; (1 Peter 3:19)

For those who chose right while on this earth and chose to receive Jesus Christ through covenants or promises like baptism, and chose to use the atonement in their lives will help teach those in the spirit prison. No matter what all will receive the chance to learn and the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ in their lives.

Resurrection:

So is that it? Do we just chill here and learn forever? Nope we continue to learn and grow until Jesus Christ returns to the earth. When he comes again we will all be resurrected. Alma 40:23 says it best:

23 The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame.

How cool is that? We will be restored to a perfect form, all aches, pains, sickness, mental illness, deformities, etc. All will be restored to perfection. Who receives this wonderful gift of resurrection? No matter who you are or what you did we will all be resurrected, that is our gift given for choosing to come to this earth. That is part of our promise when Jesus Christ atoned and opened the door through his own resurrection. By grace we will all be resurrected and be brought forth to stand in the presence of Heavenly Father to be judged according to their works... 

The Judgement:

Revelations 20:12:

 12 And I saw the ^adead, small and great, ^bstand before God; and the ^cbooks were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe ^dbook of life: and the dead were ^ejudged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their ^fworks.


I know that Heavenly Father is a perfect judge and he has a perfect plan where we all will be judged perfectly. We will be judged according to how we lived in this mortal life and how we accepted the Atonement of Jesus Christ and his gospel in our lives. When it says according to their works, we believe that faith and works are important. Not that only works will save you but when you are truly converted to Jesus Christ and his gospel you automatically have good works."By their fruits ye shall know them," so it's by works which are brought by faith that we will be held accountable. 

Kingdoms of glory:

We know that God loves us so much he didn't just make one heaven for us to go to, he made three!!! Yup we believe in three heavens or degrees of glory. The Celestial kingdom, the Terrestrial Kingdom and Telestial Kingdom.






Celestial kingdom:

The Celestial kingdom is the greatest of all! It is compared to the glory of the Sun! That is where we live with our Heavenly Father for time and all eternity. Not just alone but with our families! We believe that families can truly be together forever! Those who inherit the Celestial kingdom are those who chose to use the Atonement in their lives and have chosen to make special promises with God like baptism. The Celestial Kingdom is where we all aim to be! It is beyond what anyone can image in greatness and wonder! I will do all in my power to go here! 





Terrestrial Kingdom:

This kingdom is lower than the Celestial Kingdom, it is comparable to the glory of the moon. This is for those who are good people and love and accept Jesus Christ but chose not to fully use his Atonement, those who also chose not to make those promises with God. It is still beautiful and wonderful but not quite as good as it could be! 


Telestial Kingdom:

The Telestial Kingdom is compared to the glory of the stars. It is still a glory but it is the lowest of the three and it is for those who don't repent and don't choose to follow the example of Jesus Christ.





I know that this was kind of brief and a lot of information but it is my favorite thing in the whole world to share. This plan gives me so much purpose and so much happiness! It shows to me the mercy our Heavenly Father has for us. He loves us so much he created a perfect plan to help us to return home. He sent his Son Jesus Christ to Atone for our sins and he gives us so many chances to repent and come unto him. I have experienced the pains of loss, I have felt the depression and stress if life and it it through this wonderful plan that I find peace and the desire to "keep moving forward." I invite you all to ask questions about Heavenly Father's plan for you and I invite you to pray and ask if it is true! I know with every part of me that this is true. I know my Heavenly Father knows me perfectly, I know that this is a small moment of time and there is so much to look forward to. Thank you for taking the time to read and I hope you will ask questions! Love you all and have a magical day!! 

 14 And the great God has had mercy on us, and made these things known unto us that we might not perish; yea, and he has made these things known unto us beforehand, because he loveth oursouls as well as he loveth our children; therefore, in his mercy he doth visit us by his angels, that the ^bplan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as unto future generations. Alma 24:14