The Purified
Earth. The human race, resurrected and
rewarded with a fitting glory, will find their abiding place upon the earth. A
process of purification, and spiritualizing, will have made the earth a fitting
home for eternal, resurrected beings. “For the Lord shall be in their midst,
and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver.”
(D. & C. 45:59.) “When he shall deliver upon the kingdom, and present it
unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden the
wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of
Almighty God. Then shall he be crowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on
the throne of his power to reign forever and ever.” (D. & C. 76:107, 108.)
Upon this new earth, we shall continue to use our powers for progress, each in
his own sphere, under his own conditions, made by himself throughout the long
journey from the dim beginning. (John A. Widtsoe, Program of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Salt Lake City: The Deseret News Press,
1937], 229)