"Brethren and sisters, this represents the telestial kingdom, or the world in which we now live."1

"Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead. And the spirit and the body are the soul of man. And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul." (D&C 88:14-16)

A Telestial resurrection is when we are born into a mortal tabernacle. The Telestial glory is the privilege of having choice, the privilege of being proven. The privilege of having God continually strive with us2 by virtue of the Son's atonement even though with that privilege we may totally reject him. Lucifer does not have that privilege.3

We leave in a state of corruption, we are raised into a state of incorruption.4 We are redeemed from the fall, we are born into a garden state of perfect innocence. No matter what went on before, we are born whole, pure and innocent because one5 stepped forward, made sacrifice and said "I will give these another chance, I will redeem them." And so we are born into a place of Telestial glory, another glorious opportunity. One wo is passed, all is forgiven.

Mormon condemned, as solemn mockery, those who baptized their little children thinking they were unclean.6 Mormon told parents that they must become like their little children in order to be saved.7 Little children are born in a state of innocence, purity and peace by virtue of the Son,8 which is exactly the state to which we are trying to get back. And it is only done by choice. The eye can only be fixed upon one thing at a time.9 What we focus upon is what we choose. These are the conditions of repentance.10

No matter what ressurection we attain to,11 we are brought forth by the power of the redemption of the Son.

 

The Holy Ghost sanctifies us each time we receive revelation. Each time we receive, a little more impurity is burned out of us.12 If afterwards we drink back in the toxicity of the world, the work must start over.13 If we follow this path we can become pure enough to receive the Son without being totally destroyed.14 Receiving light and knowledge prepare us for the trauma of the Lord appearing.

If we continue in this manner, receiving the Son always, in patience, at some point when we are fully prepared, we may posess our souls.15

 

Notes

1. See the temple endowment ceremony.

2. See article: The Lord's Spirit Strives

3. "...the greatness of his [Lucifer's] punishment is that he shall not have a tabernacle." (Joseph Smith, TPJS Section 6, p. 300)

"And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory." (D&C 88:24)

4. "Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this corruption shall put on incorruption, and shall be brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged of him according to their works whether they be good or whether they be evil—If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life and happiness; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless damnation, being delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected them, which is damnation." (Mosiah 16:10)

5. "And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?  And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof." (Revelation 5:2-5)

6. "And after this manner did the Holy Ghost manifest the word of God unto me; wherefore, my beloved son, I know that it is solemn mockery before God, that ye should baptize little children." (Moroni 8:9)

7. "Behold I say unto you that this thing shall ye teach—repentance and baptism unto those who are accountable and capable of committing sin; yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized, and humble themselves as their little children, and they shall all be saved with their little children." (Moroni 8:10)

8. "And even if it were possible that little children could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are blessed; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so the blood of Christ atoneth for their sins." (Mosiah 3:16)

9. "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye; if, therefore, thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" (3 Nephi 13:21-23)

10. See article: The Telestial Glory of D&C 76, why in mortality?

11. Hebrews 11.

12. "Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you." (John 15:3)

13. "And by the way, the answer to the question you ask from God will always be "yes." However, if you are not ready for the "yes" then you will go through a period of renovation and repair. How long you need to be renovated and repaired, depends upon just how much of the toxic nonsense of this Telestial Kingdom you've drunk in and how much of it you continue to drink in as the Lord works to answer your inquiry. Everything you take in which opposes the ability of God to speak to you will hinder Him answering you. So as soon as you will lay down that nonsense and in faith become believing, so soon will God be able to plug the leaks, repair the hinge and fix the broken window. He really does have a house of order, or better put He will only enter a temple that is holy, which temple ye are. (1 Cor. 3: 17) It's not built by human hands. It was built by God in the womb of your mother. And you were endowed with it when you took your first breath. That, and you are wearing it now, is His temple. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple. (Mal. 3: 1) But it must not be defiled. Clean yourselves up. If you want to know what your state and standing is, because you are uncertain, then ask God. Expect Him to answer." (Denver Snuffer, Be of Good Cheer Be of Good Courage)

"That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day." (D&C 50:24)

14. "Imagine, if you can, the idea of impurity being a compound which exists within you. A compound that could be identified by the Lord and burned away. Think of it like the fuller's soap or the refiner's fire, where impurity is removed and something pure and clean is left behind. (Mal. 3: 2-3.) To survive that burning purge there must be so little to burn away that the injury from the burn will not threaten life. It is a useful way to examine what is inside you. And a useful way to reconsider your thoughts." (Denver Snuffer, 3 Nephi 12: 27-29, October 13, 2010)

15. "And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life." (D&C 101:38)