Plan of Salvation

What's at issue

God's eternal plan of happiness for His children — premortal life, the purpose of mortal experience, death and resurrection, eternal progression, and the central role of the family in returning to God's presence. The cosmic architecture within which marriage, gender, and parenthood have meaning. Score when the document substantively engages this LDS or Christian doctrinal framework. NOT general philosophy of meaning, materialism vs. transcendence debates, or theological work disconnected from family or salvation doctrine.

Where it appears in the Proclamation

• Paragraph 1 — Marriage & Family
• Paragraph 2 — Eternal Identity and Purpose
• Paragraph 3 — The Eternal Family in God's Plan
• Paragraph 5 — Sanctity of Life
• Paragraph 7 — Marriage, Children & the Roles of Mothers and Fathers

Reading

• If I Can't Have Children in This Life, Will I Still Be a Parent in Eternity?
• Why Is Life So Hard If This Is the Plan of Happiness?
• A Young Adult Perspective on Marriage and Family
• Does God Have a Specific Purpose for My Life?
• Does My Life Still Have Purpose When It Isn’t Going as Planned?
• How a young missionary’s viral Instagram post changed my understanding of truth forever
• If Love Is What Matters, Why Does God Say Marriage Is Between a Man and a Woman?
• The Family Proclamation Is About More Than Family—It’s About Who You Are
• The Order of Heaven: Marriage and Family
• What Does It Mean to Be an Heir of Eternal Life?
• Who Am I—and What Am I Here on Earth?
• Why Does God Care So Much About Chastity and Sexual Intimacy?