Let’s examine some revelations Smith received prior to the D&C 19 retraction of the commonly held view of
endless torment and
eternal damnation lasting forever in hell. The following revelations were received before D&C 19, wherein the Lord disclosed that
eternal doesn’t necessarily mean eternal nor
endless mean endless.
D&C 6:13 wrote: If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.
• Hold out faithful to the end
• Be saved in the kingdom of God
• Gift of salvation is the greatest gift God can give
QUESTION: What happens to those who are unworthy of obtaining the
“gift of salvation” and are therefore NOT
saved in the kingdom of God? What else is there other than the kingdom of God?
ANSWER: Refer to the Bible and the Book of Mormon; eternal damnation and hellfire forever!
D&C 8:4 wrote:Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.
• Oliver Cowdery is given a gift
• The gift will deliver him
• Without the gift his enemies would slay him
• The gift will save his soul from destruction
QUESTION: If Cowdery were to fail in exercising his gift and his enemies slay him, what will happen to him when his soul is brought to
destruction?
ANSWER: Read the Book of Mormon! Or, D&C 10:22
“Satan stirreth them up, that he may lead their souls to destruction.”
D&C 10:55 wrote:Therefore, whosoever belongeth to my church need not fear, for such shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.
QUESTION: And what about those who are NOT of the Church? Do they need fear? Will they inherit the kingdom of Heaven?
ANSWER: Refer to the Book of Mormon. Or, deduce that from D&C 10:69
“And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.”
D&C 11:25 wrote:Deny not the spirit of revelation, nor the spirit of prophecy, for wo unto him that denieth these things;
QUESTION: You mean to say that good people who reject Mormonism are going to suffer some kind of
“wo”?
ANSWER: Yes, wo unto them because they won’t inherit the
gift of salvation which is the greatest gift God can offer. So they don’t get to go to heaven.
D&C 18:22 wrote:And as many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
What about those who are not baptized Mormons? Will they inherit the gift of salvation in the kingdom of heaven?
D&C 18:23 wrote:Behold, Jesus Christ is the name which is given of the Father, and there is none other name given whereby man can be saved;
Nope, only in the name of Jesus through the Mormons is the
gift of salvation made available. And, if you’re not saved then you are damned. The same Protestant teachings are ringing through loud and clear by revelation of Jesus.
“Wherefore, if they know not the name by which they are called, they cannot have place in the kingdom of my Father.” (D&C 18:25)
“And after that you have received this, if you keep not my commandments you cannot be saved in the kingdom of my Father.” (D&C 18:46)