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What does section 137 tell us will happen to children who die before the age of accountability?
137: 10 And I also beheld that all children who die before they arrive at the years of accountability are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.
After we die, we can repent.
True:
138: 58 The dead who repent will be redeemed, through obedience to the ordinances of the house of God,
59 And after they have paid the penalty of their transgressions, and are washedclean, shall receive a reward according to their works, for they are heirs of salvation.
60 Thus was the vision of the redemption of the dead revealed to me, and I bear record, and I know that this record is true, through the blessing of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, even so. Amen.
Describe 3 or more of the characteristics or observations of “the spirits of the just”
Hint: verse 12-15
12 And there were gathered together in one place an innumerable company of the spirits of the just, who had been faithful in the testimony of Jesus while they lived in mortality;
13 And who had offered sacrifice in the similitude of the great sacrifice of the Son of God, and had suffered tribulation in their Redeemer’s name.
14 All these had departed the mortal life, firm in the hope of a glorious resurrection, through the grace of God the Father and his Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
15 I beheld that they were filled with joy and gladness, and were rejoicing together because the day of their deliverance was at hand.
Explain what the phrase “sleeping dust” means and summarize verse 17 into your own words.
Hint: Section summary
Sleeping dust: refers to mortal body that has died.
17 Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy.
By what will the Lord judge us?
Our works, according to the desires of our hearts
9 For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts.
The common understanding among some Christians in 1836 was that if a person died without being baptized, that person could not go to heaven.
True
Explain in your own words, what the spirits of the just doing in Joseph F. Smiths vision?
Hint: 16
16 They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit world, to declare their redemption from the bands of death.
Christ’s ministry to the dead was limited to what time frame?
27 But his ministry among those who were dead was limited to the brief time intervening between the crucifixion and his resurrection;
What will happen to all who die without a knowledge of this gospel?
137:7 Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
8 Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;
Christ preached unto the wicked in the spirit world.
False
138:20 But unto the wicked he did not go, and among the ungodly and the unrepentant who had defiled themselves while in the flesh, his voice was not raised;
21 Neither did the rebellious who rejected the testimoniesand the warnings of the ancient prophets behold his presence, nor look upon his face.
22 Where these were, darkness reigned, but among the righteous there was peace;
List 3 or more things that Joseph F. Smith pondered and reflected on as written in Doctrine and Covenants Section 138
1 On the third of October, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, I sat in my room pondering over the scriptures;
2 And reflecting upon the great atoning sacrifice that was made by the Son of God, for the redemption of the world;
3 And the great and wonderful love made manifest by the Father and the Son in the coming of the Redeemer into the world;
4 That through his atonement, and by obedience to the principles of the gospel, mankind might be saved.
In Joseph F. Smith’s vision; Who preached the gospel to “those who had died in their sins, without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected the prophets”?
30 But behold, from among the righteous, he organized his forces and appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in darkness, even to allthe spirits of men; and thus was the gospel preached to the dead.
31 And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the acceptable day of the Lord and proclaim liberty to the captives who were bound, even unto all who would repent of their sins and receive the gospel.
32 Thus was the gospel preached to those who had died in their sins, without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected the prophets.
What are two physical characteristics of the Celestial Kingdom according to Joseph Smiths vision?
2 I saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire;
3 Also the blazing throne of God, whereon was seated the Father and the Son.
4 I saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance of being paved with gold.
Both Sections 137 and 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants were written by the Prophet Joseph Smith and answer questions about life after death.
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While both sections answer questions about life after death, only section 137 was written by the Prophet Joseph Smith.
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6 I opened the Bible and read the third and fourth chapters of the first epistle of Peter, and as I read I was greatly impressed, more than I had ever been before, with the following passages:
7 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
8 “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
9 “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” (1 Peter 3:18–20.)
10 “For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.” (1 Peter 4:6.)
What happened while the spirits of the just “waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their deliverance from the chains of death”?
18 While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their deliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared, declaring liberty to the captives who had been faithful;
19 And there he preached to them the everlasting gospel, the doctrine of the resurrection and the redemption of mankind from the fall, and from individual sins on conditions of repentance.
Alvin had not been baptized and had died before the Church had been restored.
Each person on the team. Must find and share one thing from section 137 or 138 that they did not know until today.
Fun fact: I never knew that Joseph Smith had described details of the gates of heaven.
What was being taught to the spirits in the spirit world? Name at least three things.
Hint: Approx. Verse 30-38
33 These were taught faith in God, repentance from sin, vicarious baptism for the remission of sins, the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands,
34 And all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to know in order to qualify themselves that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
35 And so it was made known among the dead, both small and great, the unrighteous as well as the faithful, that redemption had been wrought through the sacrifice of the Son of God upon the cross.
Which of the following “great and mighty ones” was not in Joseph F. Smiths vision?
Adam, Eve, Faithful daughters of Eve, Shem, Noah, Abraham, Seth, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Ezekial, Alvin, Malachi, Elias, Isaiah
Alvin was in Joseph Smith’s Vision, but not in Joseph F. Smith’s vision.
38 Among the great and mighty ones who were assembled in this vast congregation of the righteous were Father Adam, the Ancient of Days and father of all,
39 And our glorious Mother Eve, with many of her faithful daughters who had lived through the ages and worshiped the true and living God.
40 Abel, the first martyr, was there, and his brother Seth, one of the mighty ones, who was in the express image of his father, Adam.
41 Noah, who gave warning of the flood; Shem, the great high priest; Abraham, the father of the faithful; Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, the great law-giver of Israel;
42 And Isaiah, who declared by prophecy that the Redeemer was anointed to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that were bound, were also there.
43 Moreover, Ezekiel, who was shown in vision the great valley of dry bones, which were to be clothed upon with flesh, to come forth again in the resurrection of the dead, living souls;
44 Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God in the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people;
45 Elias, who was with Moses on the Mount of Transfiguration;
46 And Malachi, the prophet who testified of the coming of Elijah—of whom also Moroni spake to the Prophet Joseph Smith, declaring that he should come before the ushering in of the great and dreadful day of the Lord—were also there.
47 The Prophet Elijah was to plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to their fathers,