I think many Latter-day Saints believe that we are getting close to a time when there will be a separation of the righteous from the wicked, the wheat from the tares. That separation may mark the division between those whose life choices have prepared them to endure a Terrestrial (Millennial) glory, and those who have chosen Telestial and will have their physical bodies destroyed by the glory of our Savior's perhaps imminent "Second Coming."
"And before him shall be gathered all nations:...
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"The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected" - President Boyd K. Packer - Gen. Conf. Oct. 2003 - "The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected"
(Emphasis added)
"The
church you belong to, The
church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the restored Church.3 When you know what restored means, you will understand why standards of conduct are as they are.
Following the Crucifixion of Christ an apostasy occurred. Leaders began to "teach for doctrines the commandments of men."4 They lo...
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The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Emphasis added)
"During the days of Joseph's youth, the region around Palmyra
became embroiled in religious fervor. Preachers and ministers of every sect
fervently cried, 'Lo, here!' and others, 'Lo, there!' Some
were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and
some for the Baptist. 'In the midst of this war of words and tumult of
opinions,' Joseph Smith wrote: 'I often said to myself: What is to
be...
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