Central Figure
Who is the central figure in Heavenly Father's plan?
Jesus Christ
What does "Premortal life" mean?
Before we were born on earth, we lived in the presence of our Heavenly Father as His spirit children.
Who are the two main people involved in "The Fall"?
Adam and Eve
Who will be resurrected?
Every person born on earth will be resurrected because Jesus Christ overcame physical death (1 Corinthians 15:20-22)
Where do we go immediately after death?
Spirit world (paradise/prison)
Why was the plan of salvation introduced to us by Heavenly Father?
To become like Him, obtain immortality and eternal life.
Because we used our agency to follow Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's plan what were we permitted to do?
Come to earth, get a body, experience mortality and progress towards eternal life.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What was it that Adam and Eve could not know if they stayed in the garden and did not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
They could not know joy because they could not experience sorrow and pain. Also they could not have children.
These are sacred and should be respected as a gift from our Heavenly Father
Our bodies (1 Corinthian 6:19-20)
Who will teach those in spirit prison about the gospel?
Many of the faithful. Every person eventually will have the opportunity to learn the principles of the gospel and receive its ordinances and covenants. Those who choose receive the gospel, repent, and accept the ordinances of salvation that are performed in temples will dwell in paradise until the Resurrection (1 Peter 4:6)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
Name 3 of the 4 ways Heavenly Father's plan is referred to in the scriptures.
The Plan of Salvation
The Great Plan of Happiness
The Plan of Redemption
The Plan of Mercy
What is an essential characteristic of each person's premarital, mortal and eternal identity and purpose?
Gender
Define spiritual and physical death
Spiritual death is separation from God. Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the mortal body.
What do we have to prove in mortality?
That we will use our agency to do all that the Lord has commanded and prepare for eternal life by developing divine attributes.
What is the Final Judgement?
The Final Judgement will occur after the Resurrection. Jesus Christ will judge each person to determine the eternal glory that he or she will receive. This judgement will be based on each person's desires and obedience to God's commands (Revelation 20:12)
What is essential to Heavenly Father's plan for it to work?
Moral Agency - the ability to choose and act for ourselves.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
These are sacred and should be respected as a gift from our Heavenly Father
Our bodies (1 Corinthian 6:19-20)
What does 2 Nephi 2:22-25 say to us about The Fall?
That without the fall men could not experience true joy.
Name three saving ordinances we need to receive in mortality before we can progress towards eternal life.
Baptism, Confirmation of the Holy Ghost, Endowment, Sealing
Name the order of events after we die.
1 - Go to the spirit world (Paradise/Prison)
2 - Resurrection
3 - Final Judgement
4 - Go to the Celestial, Terrestrial or Celestial kingdom
What do you think it means that “Jesus Christ is the central figure in Heavenly Father’s plan”?
Answers could include:
Because we can't be perfect like Heavenly Father we would never be able to follow with plan without Jesus Christ.
The Atonement is what makes the plan possible for us.
(Brother Lindsay is the judge whether the answer is worth 500 points or less)
In the pre-earth council, those who chose to follow Lucifer and rebel against God's plan missed out on this.
They were cast out of Heaven and denied the privileges of receiving a physical body and experiencing mortality.
How is the Savior central to the Fall?
Through the Savior's Atonement we can overcome the effects of the Fall, recieve forgiveness for our sins and eventually receive a fulness of joy.
How is the Savior central to mortality?
It is where we can exercise faith in Him and His Atonement by repenting, receiving saving ordinances and covenants and endure by following His example.
How is the Savior central to "Life after Death".
Because Christ overcame physical death all people will be able to be able to have their spirits reunite with their bodies. Jesus Christ will also judge each person to determine their eternal glory that he or she will receive. Those valiant to the testimony of Christ and obedient will be able to live with Christ in the celestial kingdom.