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In LDS doctrine, the goal of each adherent is to receive "exaltation" through the atonement of Jesus. If a person receives exaltation, they inherit all the attributes of God the Father, including godhood. [8] Mormons believe that these people will become gods and goddesses in the afterlife, and will have "all power, glory, dominion, and knowledge."
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.
Exaltation is a belief in Mormonism that after death some people will reach the highest level of salvation in the celestial kingdom and eternally live in God's presence, continue as families, become gods, create worlds, and make spirit children over whom they will govern.
[123] [131]: 29–30, 259–260 [132] LDS Leaders teach that gender is defined in premortal life, [105]: 69–70 [133] and that part of the purpose of mortal life is for men and women to be sealed together in heterosexual marriages, progress eternally after death as gods together, [134] [135] [136] and produce spiritual children in the afterlife.
In Mormonism, life on earth is just a short part of an eternal existence. Mormons believe that in the beginning, all people existed as spirits or "intelligences", in the presence of God. [46] In this state, God proposed a plan of salvation whereby they could progress and "have a privilege to advance like himself."
Here are some of the rules the women of MomTok have discussed following within the Mormon religion. Related: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives ' Layla Taylor Says She 'Recently' Experienced Her ...
According to Mormon theology, God the Father is a physical being of "flesh and bones." [13] Mormons identify him as the biblical god Elohim.Latter-day Saint leaders have also taught that God the Father was once a mortal man who has completed the process of becoming an exalted being. [20]
According to a 1959 TIME article titled “Religion: Dancingest Denomination,” founder of Mormonism Joseph Smith once said, “Dancing has a tendency to invigorate the spirit and promote health ...