Terrestrial kingdom
Summary
One of three kingdoms, or degrees, of glory in the afterlife; symbolically represented by the moon. According to JS and Sidney Rigdon’s account of a 16 February 1832 vision, those who inherit the terrestrial kingdom are those who “received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it.” They are “honorable men of the earth, who were blinded by the craftiness of men” and who were “not valiant in the testimony of Jesus.” Those receiving this glory “receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father.” According to the account of the vision, the terrestrial kingdom is a lower degree than the celestial kingdom but a higher degree than the telestial kingdom. See also “” and “.”
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glossary
- Discourse, 17 May 1843–A
- Instruction on Priesthood, circa 5 October 1840
- Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton [D&C 130]
- Poem to William W. Phelps, between circa 1 and circa 15 February 1843
- Revelation, 27–28 December 1832 [D&C 88:1–126]
- Revelation, 27–28 December 1832, Broadsheet [D&C 88:1–126]
- Revelation, 27–28 December 1832, Extract, Unidentified Scribe Copy [D&C 88:1–51]
- Revelation, 27–28 December 1832, Extract, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 88:1–124]
- Revelations printed in Evening and Morning Star, January 1835–June 1836
- Revelations printed in The Evening and the Morning Star, June 1832–June 1833
- Vision, 16 February 1832 [D&C 76]
- Vision, 16 February 1832, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 76]
- Visions, 21 January 1836 [D&C 137]