Jeremiah 1:5 "Berfore I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee..."
Alma 42: 11 "remember... if it were not for the plan of redemption, as soon as they were dead their souls were miserable, being cut off from the presence of the Lord."
2 Nephi 2:9 "he is the firstfruits unto God... he shall make the intercession for all the children of men; and they that believe in him shall be saved."
Moses 6: 62-63 "This is the plan of salvation unto all men, through the blood of mine Only Begotten"
1Corinthians 15: 19-23 "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are men most miserable [...] even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
D&C 93:33 "For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparable connected, receive a fulness of joy."
John 14:2 "I go to prepare a place for you."
D&C 98: 18 "for in my father's house are many mansions"
God's work and glory is to accomplish the immortality and the eternal life of men. Immortality is offered to us by Jesus Christ through the means of His resurrection (Alma 12:25). We are required to pass through, an not around, the doors of death according to the plan of salvation in order to be transformed immortals. Jesus Christ resurrected, and so we wil all follow this same pattern. Now eternal life is to be gained. Our journey on earth allows us to experience life with its trials and temptations as well as its opportunities. Then relying on our faith, deeds and endurance, God expects us to return to Him. The Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah declaring him that God himself knew him before he was born on earth, and that he had sanctified him or destined him and ordained him or delegated him to become a prophet down on earth. President Monson teaches that men chose to come into mortality. Eventually, the main purpose to descend to mortal life is to obtain a body of flesh and bones. Second, we, you and I, are to earn experience. Accordingly, Pdt Monson keeps teaching that we are privileged to choose for ourselves; we learn from hard taskmaster of experience; we discern between good & evil; we differentiate from bitter to sweet, and we understand decisions detemine destiny. It is only through our separation from our parents in heaven that we earn our personal knowledge. We liken this principle to a young missionary who goes onto his mission field and comes back having become more spiritually, emotionally, mentally mature. All in all, 2 Corinthians 6:9 states that we lived previously with God, we will live overcome death thanks to Jesus Christ, and we will live again as immortals.
Jesus Christ is the center in the plan of Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ is our Savior. He died voluntarily for our sins. In other words, Jesus Christ died to rescue sinners. He was buried, and three days after he rose again. He then ascended to Heaven. Because of His atoning sacrifice, we are enabled to return also to Heaven. Jesus was the firsfruits, which also means that he was the Only Begotten Son. He was selected in the premortal life to hold the mission to atone for all mankind. We all depend upon Him. If we accpet the Plan of Salvation, we must understand also that are to accept the role of Jesus Christ as our Savior. Therefore, we must covenant to observe His eternal laws. Moses 5:8 reads "thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore".
His atoning sacrifice leads to Salvation. We need to comprehend that we are in a state of condition in which we depend on His sacrifice. Our condition can be illustrated by a man who fell into a dark and deep pit. Can he rescue himself alone? Adam fell so men are to have joy. He took of the forbidden fruit, so the law required that he was separated from the presence of God. This is also called spiritual death. He died as to things pertaining to righteousness (D&C 29:36). For this reason also, his body was subdued to death. This is what we call temporal death. In the same manner, we all now depend upon Jesus Christ. No one can reach the surface of the pit and relieve each other. Only Jesus Christ, through the mercy of Heavenly Father, was sent to save us. He is the only one because He was not subject to death nor sin. He also "descended below all things" (D&C 88:6). Alma 7: 11-12 reads that He took upon himself the pains, sicknesses, temptations, afflictions, and infirmities of us all. Further, He accomplished the Atoning Sacrifice. He eventually suffered the penalty for our acts of sin. Thanks to Him we can be atoned or we can be redeemed. Yes, we can be brought to a close embrace with God along with forgiveness and oneness of heart and mind. Equally important, unfairness of life can be made right by obedience to the laws and ordinances. In conclusion, we are now able to return to Heaven near Father; we are now able to endure to trials sicknesses and pains with His help, and we are now able to be filled with joy, peace and consolation.
In John 14:2 Jesus teaches that there are many mansions in His Father's house. The Celestial Kingdom is the highest degree where Heavenly Father lives, and where only we "can become like" (59) Him. Every children of God will inherit a kingdom of glory. Dallin H. Oaks declares that the righteous, regardless of current religious denomination or belief, will ultimately go to a kingdom of glory more wonderful than any of us can comprehend. Because of the wonderful gift Redemption that Jesus offers us, we will all resurrect. Restitution will be done unto us. We are disciplined by our leaders. We are taught to reach for the highest heaven because according to our obedience, we will "have equal opportunities for exaltation" (60).
