President Dallin H. Oaks | ‘Kingdoms of Glory’
October 2023
October 2023
The fullness of the doctrine of Christ teaches that Heavenly Father loves His children so much that He wants all to live in a kingdom of glory forever — more specifically, to live with Him and His Son, Jesus Christ, eternally.
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.”
With limited exceptions, all of God’s children will ultimately inherit one of three kingdoms of glory — celestial, terrestrial or telestial — according to the desires manifested through their choices.
The celestial kingdom has its own three degrees of glory, the highest being exaltation — dwelling in the presence of God and Christ forever.
“Under that loving plan there are multiple kingdoms — many mansions — so that all of God’s children will inherit a kingdom of glory whose laws they can comfortably ‘abide.’”
The Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts — what one has done. It is based on the final effect of one’s acts — what one has become.
“We have a loving Heavenly Father who will see that we receive every blessing and every advantage that our own desires and choices allow.”
