The Plan of Exaltation and Mormon Missionary Lesson 2

Today we cover Lesson 2 in the LDS Missionary Lessons based on “Preach My Gospel”. This one is about what Mormons call "The Plan of Salvation" - but it's really about a concept foreign to biblical teaching called "exaltation". It's where Mormon missionaries introduce the concepts of eternal progression and "Kingdoms of Glory". Spoiler alert: it's not biblical!

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• Preach My Gospel: A [Mormon] Guide to Missionary Service

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The Plan of Salvation

• Premortal Life: God’s Purpose and Plan for Us
• God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His children (see Acts 17:16–34; Hebrews 12:9).
• God has a plan for our happiness. Jesus Christ is central to that plan.
• God’s plan of happiness makes it possible to return to His presence (see Moses 1:39).
• Our eternal progression depends on how we use our agency (see 2 Nephi 2:27–29).
• The Creation
• Under the Father’s direction, Jesus Christ created the earth (see Hebrews 1:1–3).
• Agency and the Fall of Adam and Eve
• Adam and Eve were created in God’s image (see Genesis 1:26–27).
• In the Garden of Eden they were innocent and lived in God’s presence.
• Because they partook of the forbidden fruit, they were cast out of the garden (see Moses 4:19–31). This is called the Fall.
• They became mortal, were able to have children, and were also subject to sin and death (see 2 Nephi 2:22–25; Moses 5:11).
• Our Life on...