Comments on: We believe in a much more diverse afterlife than mainstream Christianity.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:21:37 +0000

Kim, to address your comment very specifically, I don’t think it’s wrong to say that four is much more diverse than two. It’s double the number-_-a hundred percent more diverse. Doesn’t that qualify for a “much”?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:23:28 +0000

Perhaps, but that is Anonymousâ€s speculation. No one else can have it. ;-)

By: rick

rick — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:40:05 +0000

“Just my speculation.”
It’s all just speculation, no?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:08:11 +0000

When President Oaks says “The destinations that follow the Final Judgment are much more diverse” I don’t think he is referring to just numbers.

I think he means that what we will be doing after the judgment is more diverse than traditional Christian teachings. We will be up to a lot more than playing harps and praising God. I don’t know if traditional thinking anticipates the same kind of sociality that exists here or not?

As I read your post I wondered if there might be some flexibility in our judgments or rewards allowing for some righteous desire that might be personally suited to our individual personalities.

I think this diversity may mean we still retain individual traits that make us unique and that resurrected, exalted beings may not be identical cookie cutter versions of God but that there could be a wide variety of perfections.

Personalities of resurrected beings may vary to the same degree that they do here as may physical features and characteristics.

Just my speculation.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:32:24 +0000

Layers and layers, I love it!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:24:24 +0000

D&C 130 talks about kingdoms higher than the Celestial Kingdom. We don’t talk about that scripture either…

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:40:26 +0000

Something interesting to consider are the ringed “Saturn-like” planets on the SLC Temple. The moons, stars, and sun images symbolize the three kingdoms but the ringed planets symbolize even further progression than you’ll often (ever?) hear taught about at church.