Mosiah 15

(March 4, 2015)

                Universalism is a logically comforting doctrine.  We know that God loves all of His children.  We know that His mercy is infinite, and we know that all eternity stretches out before us.  And so it is easy to come to the conclusion that all (or nearly all) of God’s children will achieve Exaltation…eventually.

                I will admit that I find that idea incredibly attractive and logically persuasive.  But I believe that it is just that reason that it is constantly condemned by the prophets – and why it is always attached to the idea of priestcraft in the Book of Mormon.  As Abinidi said, God cannot deny His word and not everyone will be saved.  I don’t know why this is, but it is.