Central Figure
Pre-mortality & Creation
The Fall
Mortality
Atonement
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Who is the central figure in Heavenly Father's plan?
Jesus Christ
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What does "Premortal life" mean?
Before we were born on earth, we lived in the presence of our Heavenly Father as His spirit children.
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Who are the two main people involved in "The Fall"?
Adam and Eve
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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.
100
Who was forordained in the council of heaven?
Jesus Christ - to be our Savior and Redeemer
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What is Heavenly Father's purpose for His children?
To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of His children.
Moses 1:39
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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.
200
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.
200
Our bodies are________ and should be respected as a gift from our Heavenly Father.
sacred
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Jesus Christ's triumph over spiritual and physical death by suffering, death, and Resurrection is called...
The Atonement
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
Name 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
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What is an essential characteristic of each person's premortal, mortal and eternal identity and purpose?
Gender
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Define spiritual and physical death
Spiritual death is separation from God. Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the mortal body.
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Elder L. Tom Perry-
"We are now being tried and tested to see if we will do all the things the Lord has commanded us to do. These commandments are the principles and ordinances of the gospel, and they constitute the gospel of Jesus Christ. Every principle and ordinance has a bearing upon the whole purpose of our testing, which is to prepare us to return to our Heavenly Father and become more like Him... Only through the gift of the Atonement and our obedience to the gospel can we return and live with God once again."
What must we do to progress toward eternal life?
Obey Heavenly Father's commandments to receive eternal life.
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Jesus Christ alone could ______ us from our sins.
Why?
redeem
Because He lived a perfect, sinless life, He was free from the demands of justice and could pay the debt for those who repent.
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What is essential to Heavenly Father's plan for it to work?
Moral Agency - the ability to choose and act for ourselves.
400
-Russell M. Nelson-
"A great council in heaven was once convened, in which it seems that all of us participated. There our Heavenly Father announced His plan... The enabling essence of the plan is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. As it is central to the plan, we should try to comprehend the meaning of the Atonement. Before we can comprehend it, though we must understand the Fall of Adam. And before we can fully appreciate the Fall, we must first comprehend the Creation. These three events-- the Creation, the Fall, and the Atonement--are three preeminent pillars of God's plan, and they are doctrinally interrelated".
What are the three "pillars of Heavenly Father's plan?
3 pillars of Heavenly Father's Plan
1. Heavenly Father's plan for our immortality and eternal life. (Creation of the Earth)
2. The Fall
3. The Atonement of Jesus Christ
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What does 2 Nephi 2:22-25 say to us about The Fall?
That without the fall men could not experience true joy.
400
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
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How did Christ's atoning sacrifice provide to live with Heavenly Father?
to be cleansed and forgiven of our sins
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What do you think it means that “Jesus Christ is the central figure in Heavenly Father’s plan”?
Answers could include:
provides the opportunity to become like our Heavenly Father, to receive a fullness of joy, enjoy our families, and live forever in His presence.
The Atonement of Jesus Christ IS what makes the plan possible for us.
500
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."
They 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.
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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.
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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.
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As part of His Atonement, Jesus Christ not only suffered for our sins but He also did what?
Took upon Himself the pains, temptations, sicknesses, and infirmities of ALL mankind.