TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1853·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   in the personages who are the Fathers of each. Thus will worlds and systems of worlds, and gorgeous universes, be multiplied in endless succession through the infinite depths of boundless space ; some telestial, some terrestrial, and some Celestial, differing in their glory, as the apparent splendor of the shining luminaries of Heaven differ. All these
   The Seer — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1899·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   20. A fuller knowledge of this subject has been im- parted in the present dispensation. From a revelation given in 1832^ we learn the following: — Three great kingdoms or degrees of glory are established for the future habitation of the human race; these are known as the Celestial, the Terrestrial, and the Telestial. Far below the last and least of these, is the state of eternal punishment prepared for the Sons of Perdition.
   The Articles of Faith — apostle_bookcopy citation
3. 1899·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   2. "Telestial :"— The adjective "telestial" has not become current in the language; its use is at present confined to the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is applied as a distinguishing term to the lowest of the three kingdoms of glory provided for the redeemed. The only English word approaching it in form, is the adjective "telestic," which is defined thus: — "tending toward the end or final accomplishment; tending to accomplish a purpose."
   The Articles of Faith — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   "And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering spirits for them, for they shall be heirs of salvation. * * *
   Gospel Themes — apostle_bookcopy citation
5. 1975·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   There are three kingdoms of differing degrees of glory in the world to come. The telestial—which is the lowest; the terrestrial—the middle; and the celestial—the glory enjoyed by Deity. Each kingdom of glory is governed by law.
   Easter Thoughts — cojccopy citation
6. 1978·Neal A. Maxwell·Apostle
   When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time. The women of God know this.
   The Women of God — cojccopy citation