Some notes from Institute. . .
- To be "damned" is to be stopped or held back from blessings we might have received if we had obeyed God's commandments.
- When we sin, we prevent our own progress. Our Heavenly Father wants to bless us. However, because he is just, he will reward us only when we obey his commandments. (see D&C 82:10)
- God loves all his children and will give them the greatest reward that they have prepared for through their obedience and their faith in Jesus Christ.
- We are agents unto ourselves (see D&C 58: 27-28). This means that we are responsible for the choices we make. We will be judged by our thoughts and actions.
- "Each of you will be judged according to your individual works and the desires of your hearts. ...Your eventual placement in the celestial, terrestrial, or telestial kingdom will not be determined by chance. The Lord has prescribed unchanging requirements for each. You can know what the scriptures teach and pattern your lives accordingly."
- A great multitude of Heavenly Father's children will dwell in the celestial kingdom
- We must do more than just say we believe in Jesus Christ; we must follow him. All people, regardless of their level of righteousness, will be saved from death because of the Resurrection of Christ. However, in order to attain the highest degree of glory in the resurrection, we need to "come unto Christ, and be perfected in him" (Moroni 10:32). We come unto Christ by having faith in him, repenting of our sins, being baptized, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, receiving other saving priesthood ordinances, obeying the commandments, and keeping the covenants we make with our Heavenly Father. How we live does make a difference.
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