Doctrine and Covenants Teachings Regarding
The Celestial Law of Marriage and
the Fulness of the Priesthood
Read:
Joseph Smith (1805-44)
If a man gets a fulness of the priesthood of God, he has to get it in the same way that Jesus Christ obtained
it, and that was by keeping all the commandments and obeying all the ordinances of the house of the Lord. ...
All men who become heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ will have to receive the fulness of the
ordinances of his kingdom; and those who will not receive all the ordinances will come short of the fulness of
that glory. (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], p. 419)
Read and Summarize:
Doctrine and Covenants References Showing Relationship Between “the Fulness” and Marriage” (read
through each reference and summarize what each states about “marriage” and/or “fulness”.
D&C 49:15-17
D&C 50:40
D&C 76:17-24
D&C 76:50-70
D&C 76:92-96
D&C 93:11-27
D&C 131:1-4
D&C 132:3-28
Read:
Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008) President
I have said before that the blessings of the temple represent that fulness of the priesthood of which the Lord
spoke when He revealed His will unto the Prophet Joseph Smith. (“The Work Goes On,” Ensign, May 2001, p.4)
Dallin H. Oaks Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In contrast to traditional Christianity, we join with Paul in affirming the existence of a third or higher heaven.
Modern revelation describes it as the celestial kingdom–the abode of those "whose bodies are celestial, whose
glory is that of the sun, even the glory of God" (D&C 76:70). Those who qualify for this kingdom of glory "shall
dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever" (D&C 76:62). Those who have met the highest
requirements for this kingdom, including faithfulness to covenants made in a temple of God and marriage for
eternity, will be exalted to the godlike state referred to as the "fulness" of the Father or eternal life (D&C 76:56,
94; see also D&C 131; D&C 132:19-20). ("Apostasy and Restoration," Ensign , May 1995, p.84)
Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The full realization of the blessings of a temple marriage is almost beyond our mortal comprehension. Such
a marriage will continue to grow in the celestial realm. There we can become perfected (see Moroni 10:32). As
Jesus ultimately received the fulness of the glory of the Father (see D&C 93:13-14), so we may "come unto the
Father . . . and in due time receive of his fulness." (D&C 93:19; see also D&C 66:2; 132:5-6) ("Celestial Marriage,"
Ensign, Nov. 2008, pp. 92-95)
*On the back side of this paper, write a couple of paragraphs that summarize the teachings found above
regarding the relationship between fulness of the priesthood and eternal marriage.