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.
• At death our spirits go to the spirit world.
We live in either a state of misery or a state of peace and rest, depending on how we lived in this life.
• 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?
• Pray to know what you have read is true.
• Repent of your sins.
• Attend church this Sunday.
• Follow the example of the Savior and be baptized.
• Contact the missionaries in your area.
• Continue to the next lesson.