DCP wrote:As I've said on many occasions, I am what might be called a "quasi-universalist." Although, given human agency, there will almost certainly be some who defiantly reject God forever. But I doubt that there will be many of them.
This is the closest I've seen DCP come to admitting that the lack of progression between kingdoms makes his quasi-universalist position quite hollow.DCP wrote:I have no doubt that many people if not most of humanity will likely be assigned to the Telestial Kingdom. However, although I realize that I'm on uncertain theological ground, I hope that they won't stay there.
I would go even farther, and say that most Mormons believe strongly that there will be NO progression between kingdoms. Including Russell Nelson, who's talk about Terrestrial and Celestial resurrected bodies strongly implies it.
It's a bit of a catch-22. If there is progression between kingdoms, it looks great for Universalism but it makes following the Mormon commandments in this life meaningless. You can just fix it later after you die.
If there isn't progression between kingdoms, then huge swaths of humanity are arbitrarily cut off from the highest level of heaven.