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Latter-day Saints believe that spirit prison (a name based on the phrase "the spirits in prison" in the KJV translation of 1 Peter 3:19) is a place in the post-mortal spirit world for those who have "died in their sins, without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected the prophets". [3]
Latter-day Saints believe the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is a God of covenants. [161] In return for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob's faith and obedience, God promised them (1) a numberless posterity, (2) a chosen land, and (3) the blessing of all nations through their posterity and the priesthood of their posterity, the "blessings of heaven ...
A depiction of the Plan of Salvation, as illustrated by a source within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the theology and cosmology of Mormonism, in heaven there are three degrees of glory (alternatively, kingdoms of glory) which are the ultimate, eternal dwelling places for nearly all who have lived on earth after they are resurrected from the spirit world.
The first-born spirit child of God the Father was Jehovah, whom Latter-day Saints identify as the premortal Jesus. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] [ 72 ] Jehovah was a God [ 73 ] and was like God the Father in attributes, [ 74 ] but he did not have an immortal physical body like God the Father until his resurrection .
The first-born spirit child of God the Father was Jehovah, whom Latter-day Saints identify as the premortal Jesus. [ 1 ] : 43–44 [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Jehovah was a God [ 31 ] and was like God the Father in attributes, [ 32 ] but he did not have an immortal physical body like God the Father until his resurrection .
The idea that the spirit continues as a conscious, active, and independent agent after mortal death is an important teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Concerning the post-death, pre-judgment place of human spirits, LDS scripture states that "the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to ...
As he nears his 100th birthday, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a mixed legacy that some churchgoers say has made its global membership ...
Robert J. Matthews. Robert James Matthews (12 September 1926 – 30 August 2009) was a Latter-day Saint religious educator and scholar, teaching in the departments of Ancient Scripture and Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.