Overview
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
Our bodies are________ and should be respected as a gift from our Heavenly Father.
Sacred
Where do we go immediately after death?
Spirit world (paradise/prison)
Why was the plan of salvation introduced to us by Heavenly Father?
To enable us to become like Him and obtain immortality and eternal life.
What is an essential characteristic of each person's premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose?
Gender
DAILY DOUBLE!!
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.
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.
Who will teach those in spirit prison about the gospel?
Many of the faithful
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Name the 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
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.
Define spiritual and physical death
Spiritual death is separation from God. Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the mortal body.
Name three ways we can be faithful to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ while in mortality.
Repent, feel godly sorrow, desire to know the scriptures, engage in church traditions, love your enemy, love your neighbor; receive saving ordinances & covenants, endure to the end
Who will come forth in the First Resurrection?
The righteous will be resurrected before the wicked and will come forth in the First Resurrection
What is essential for Heavenly Father's plan to work?
Moral Agency - the ability to choose and act for ourselves.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Which doctrinal mastery passage is associated with this key statement of doctrine:
Jesus Christ created the heavens and the earth under the direction of the Father.
D&C 76:22–24
is the record of a vision that was given to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon in Hiram, Ohio, on February 16, 1832. This vision revealed many wonderful truths about Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation that were not known to the world at that time. Doctrine and Covenants 76:22–24 contains the Prophet Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon’s testimony of Jesus Christ.
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 Telestial, 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 succeed at the plan without Jesus Christ.
The Atonement is what makes the plan possible for us.
(Teacher can judge wether the answer is worth 500 points or less)
Read Doctrine and Covenants 76:22–24 aloud.
How does this passage help teach this key statement of doctrine "Jesus Christ created the heavens and the earth under the direction of the Father"?
A voice testified that Jesus Christ made worlds and the people on them and that He is on the right hand of the Father, meaning He did as Heavenly Father wanted.
How is the Savior central to the Fall?
Through the Savior's Atonement, we can overcome the effects of the Fall, receive forgiveness for our sins, and eventually receive a fulness of joy.
How is the Savior central to mortality?
Mortality is where we can exercise faith in Him and His Atonement by repenting, receiving saving ordinances and covenants, and enduring to the end 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 reunited with their bodies. Jesus will also judge each person to determine the eternal glory that he/she will receive. Those valiant to the testimony of Christ and obedient to the principles of the gospel will be able to live with God & Christ in the celestial kingdom.