HEAVENLY FATHER’S PLAN
FOR US
Lesson 1: Primar y 6: Old Testament, (1996),1
I Lived in Heaven
Words and music: JaneenJacobs Brady, b. 1934
1. I lived in heaven a long time ago, it is true;
Lived there and loved there with people I know. So did
you.
Then Heav’nly Father presented a beautiful plan,
All about earth and eternal salvation for man.
2. Father said he needed someone who had enough love
To give his life so we all could return there above.
There was another who sought for the honor divine.
Jesus said, “Father, send me, and the glory be thine.”
3. Jesus was chosen, and as the Messiah he came,
Conquering evil and death through his glorious name,
Giving us hope of a wonderful life yet to be—
Home in that heaven where Father is waiting for me.
This year we
will be
studying the
gospel
mostly from
the Old
Testament
and Pearl of
Great Price.
 The Old
Testament is the
history of God’s
dealings with his
people from the
creation of the
earth until about
four hundred
years before Jesus
Christ was born.
 The Pearl of Great Price contains sacred
writings by several prophets, including two
Old Testament prophets, Moses and Abraham.
 The Old Testament
and Pearl of Great
Price tell about our
premortal life, the
early history of the
world, Heavenly
Father’s plan for
us, and the
restoration of the
gospel.
WHERE?
 Where did we live a long time
ago?
 In heaven
 Let’s read D&C 93:29, first
sentence
 Let’s read Abraham 3:22–23
 “Long before this world was
created, all of the spirits of the
men and women who were
assigned to this earth lived in a
spiritual existence” (Spencer W. Kimball,
The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L.
Kimball [1982], p. 30).
WHO?
 Who lived there with us?
WHAT?
 What was Heavenly
Father’s plan for us?
 Heavenly Father wanted us
to be able to receive a
physical body
 To learn to choose
between right and wrong
 And to have the
opportunity to become
like him.
 Let’s read!
 Abraham 3:22–26
 The first estate refers to our
premortal life
 The second estate is our life on earth
 Doctrine and Covenants 138:55–56
Intelligences as used in these
scriptures refers to the spirit children
of Heavenly Father and that
premortal life means our life before
we were born on the earth.
Who is the Father of our spirits?
Let’s read
Romans 8:16
How are we as
mortals like
our heavenly
parents?
Genesis 1:27
What did we do in the spirit world?
Let’s read
D&C 138:56
What did we do when Heavenly Father
presented his plan to us?
We shouted
for joy
Let’s read
 Job 38:4 & 7
The Plan Of
Salvation
Elder L. Tom Perry said this about
the Plan of Salvation:
“We first heard
about the plan
of salvation
before we were
born, in what
the scriptures
call our first
estate.”
Enrichment activity 3
Why don’t we remember our
premortal life?
 When each of us was born on the earth,
we forgot our life with Heavenly Father.
 This allowed us to develop faith in him
and in Jesus Christ.
 We can do this through believing the
prophets, studying the scriptures,
praying, and following the guidance of
the Holy Ghost.
Birth
The Plan Of
Salvation
We came to earth so
we could receive a
body of flesh and
bones and…
“to have experiences
that we could not
obtain in any other
way.” - Elder L. Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
How is earth life different from our
premortal life?
Earth Life
 Be with our family
 Have the Bible and
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


Book of Mormon to
guide us
Have a physical body
Be taught Heavenly
Father’s plan
Experience hard work,
sorrow, and death
Be able to have
children
Premortal Life
 Live with Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ
 Be with our family
 Have only a spirit body
 Be taught Heavenly
Father’s plan
Enrichment activity 6
The Plan Of
Salvation
“We are now
being tried
and tested to
see if we will
do all the
things the
Lord has
commanded
us to do.” - Elder L.
Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
What are we supposed to do while
we live on earth?
 Let’s read
 Abraham 3:25
 Alma 34:32–33
 What will happen if we keep the
commandments while we are on earth?
 Let’s read
 Abraham 3:26
Death
The Plan Of
Salvation
“There comes a time for all of us
when the spirit and the body are
separated in death.
“But because of the
Resurrection of Jesus
Christ, we will all be
resurrected, regardless
of whether we have
accomplished good or
evil in this life.
“Immortality is the gift to every
mortal child of our Father in
Heaven.” - Elder L. Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
What happens to our physical
bodies when we die?
 Where do our spirits go?
 Let’s read
 Ecclesiastes 12:7
 Alma 40:11–14
 At death our spirits do not actually
go into God’s presence but go to the
spirit world, where we receive a
partial judgment.
The Plan Of
Salvation
“Death must
be viewed
as a portal
to a new
and better
life.” - Elder L.
Spirit
World
Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
Resurrection
The Plan Of
Salvation
“Through the glorious
resurrection, body
and spirit will be
reunited.
“We will have a
perfect, immortal
body of flesh and
bones that will never
be subjected to pain
or death.” - Elder L. Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
What does it mean to be resurrected?
Let’s read
2 Nephi 9:12
Who will be
resurrected?
Let’s read
1 Corinthians
15:22
What will happen after we are
resurrected?
 Let’s read
 2 Corinthians
5:10
 Who will be
worthy to live
in the celestial
kingdom?
 D&C 76:51–53
Final Judgment
The Plan Of
Salvation
“… the glory we attain in
the next life will
depend on our
performance in this
life.
“Only through the gift of
the Atonement and
our obedience to the
gospel can we return
and live with God once
again.” - Elder L. Tom Perry
Enrichment activity 3
 To be able to enter
the celestial
kingdom, we must
have faith in Jesus
Christ, repent, be
baptized, and
receive the Holy
Ghost.
 Then we must live
worthy and prove
our faithfulness.
The Plan Of
Salvation
The celestial kingdom is the
highest of the three kingdoms of
glory.
Those in this
kingdom will
dwell forever in
Celestial
the presence of
Kingdom
God the Father
and His Son Jesus
Christ.
To inherit this gift, we must receive
the ordinances of salvation, keep
the commandments, and repent
of our sins.
Enrichment activity 3
 Who will live in
the terrestrial
kingdom?
 Let’s read
 D&C 76:71–79
The Plan Of
Salvation
Those who
inherit
terrestrial
glory will
“receive of
the presence
of the Son,
but not of the
fullness of
the Father.
Enrichment activity 3
The Plan Of
Salvation
Telestial
Kingdom
Telestial glory
will be
reserved for
individuals
who “received
not the
gospel of
Christ,
neither the
testimony of
Jesus”
Enrichment activity 3
 Who will live
in the
telestial
kingdom?
 Let’s read
 D&C 76:81,
101–103
The Plan Of
Salvation
“Those who follow Satan will be cast
into outer darkness, “where there is
weeping, and wailing, and gnashing
of teeth.” (D&C 133:73.)
“How terrible to live in
such a place of
darkness and cold. It is
entirely different from
what we usually think
of as ‘burning in hell.’
“That burning is the lasting regret one
feels who has chosen the darkness of
Satan in preference to the light of
Christ.” Elder Theodore M. Burton, Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
Enrichment activity 3
 What will it be like to live in the celestial
kingdom?
 Let’s read D&C 76:92–94
 What are we promised if we are worthy of
living in the celestial kingdom?
 We will be like God
 Let’s read D&C 76:95
Our life on earth
is like a school.
We are here to
learn and be
tested. If we
make right
choices, we will
pass the tests
and be able to
return to
Heavenly Father.
The following is a quote by President
Spencer W. Kimball, The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p. 28:
“My brothers and sisters, we’re away
from home. We’re off to school.
Our lessons will not be easy.
“The way we react to them, the way
we conquer and accomplish and
live will determine our rewards,
and they will be permanent and
eternal”.
Enrichment activity 4
We are all children
of a loving
Heavenly Father.
I am grateful for
the plan of
salvation, which
will help us
return with our
loved ones to live
with Heavenly
Father someday.
 Images and text are from sugardoodle.net, lds.org,
lds.org Doctrine and Covenants stories, April 2000
Friend,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_of_salvation,
http:// lds.about.com, and mormonshare.com.