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This book, by David J. Ridges, is about the great Plan of Happiness from premortality to exaltation. It is set up in a question and answer format with all the answers coming from the scriptures or the words of the Latter-day Prophets.

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Pros

• Answers are based off the scriptures so doctrine is correct
• Answers many questions of the plan of salvation
• Dispels any myths that circulate about the plan of salvation

Cons

• None

Description

• David J. Ridges taught for the Church Educational System for 35 years
• David served as a curriculum writer for Sunday School, seminary, and institute of religion manuals
• There are 146 pages with 11 chapters covering Premortality to Final Judgment categories
• The first chapter is a pre-test to see how much you know of the Plan of Salvation
• In chapters 2-11 the author only adds his words as clarification or comments

Guide Review - Doctrinal Details of the Plan of Salvation: LDS Book Review

This book is a great reference guide for teaching the Plan of Salvation. As one who believes in only using church approved material in our church teaching this book applies, because the answers come from the scriptures with all the material in one location. I told my daughter that every person who ever says they have had the lesson on the Plan of Salvation over and over again should take the quiz in the first chapter to see how much they really know. She took the quiz and realized she had lots to learn.

She also made the comment that many of the questions were ones she, herself, had but no one would answer. She wanted to read more and learn more- what more could a mother of a 16 year old want? I missed 11 out of the 42 questions and learned a lot from this short book even though I have been learning about the Plan of Salvation for 39 years. Since our purpose on earth is to gain exaltation, and we accomplish this through the great Plan of Salvation, this is a great resource for all.

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