Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles explained that “as the plan of salvation is executed and re-executed,
again and again, in realms beyond our purview, His love is constant and
personal” (“Wisdom and Order,” Ensign, June 1994, 43). Because God's “great and eternal plan” (2 Nephi 11:5) does not
vary, the same plan that will exalt the inhabitants of this earth is
implemented for the same purpose in all the worlds God has created. We learn
from Doctrine and Covenants 76:23–24 that the inhabitants of numerous worlds
“are begotten sons and daughters unto God” through the Atonement of Jesus
Christ. This truth under-scores the central role of Jesus Christ's infinite
Atone-ment in God's plan for the salvation of our world as well as the many
others created by His Only Begotten Son.
