Who is gonna be in the celestial kingdom?
I don’t have a specific list of names (sorry), but in D&C 76:69, we get a beautiful description of who will be in the celestial kingdom:
“These are they who are just men made perfect through Jesus”.
These are just men and women who have been made perfect through our Savior’s atoning sacrifice.
Did you catch those two elements there?
People who are just, and people who rely on the Savior.
Elder Soares once taught that we need to:
- have a testimony of Jesus,
- be baptized,
- and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For most people reading this, I’m going to bet that you can at least initially cross things off this list.
Here’s where the Savior steps in though.
- Because we ALSO need to be washed clean of all our sins.
We need to be overcome by faith.
We need to be sealed by the holy spirit of promise.
These are much more lofty goals that will take a lifetime of striving, PLUS they are completely impossible without our Savior’s atoning sacrifice to even give us a fighting chance.
Once again, I’m learning that the Savior is at the center of it all.
So even though I originally thought these were TWO separate qualifications to enter the celestial kingdom:
Those who are just AND those who are made perfect through Jesus.
It really is the same.
We need to be just, which ultimately means relying on our Savior in all things.
Our Savior is the way to the celestial kingdom.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
