In his biography, Nels August Nelson recounted a vision of the pre-existence and the future he received. His account reads, in part, that
If I could so conduct myself in
this stage of action, to be worthy of the celestial kingdom with eternal
increase, then and only then would I gain an inheritance of my own to be as a
Father Adam, and my wife, a mother Eve. Failing this I would forever inherit in
connection with others of my brethren and sisters, one of the three glories
eternally without increase, hence no need of an individual inheritance. (
Here, in this account of his vision,
we find that those who are not exalted will inherit “one
of the three glories eternally without increase . . .” This would include the Celestial Kingdom. This supports the
thesis that, by this time, it was an acceptable/allowable position to interpret
the Celestial Kingdom as having tiers, with those in the top tier being exalted,
consistent with the majority interpretation of D&C 131 by modern interpreters.
