First, lets understand our relationship to the Father.
D&C 93:29-30
29 Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
30 All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
God organized our inteligences. Our spirits are eternal. We saw the Father, and what he had accomplished, and desired that for ourselves. The plan of salvation is set forth for us to gain an understanding of the type of life God lives, so that we can share in that glory and take part in creation.
D&C 93:26-28
26 The Spirit of truth is of God. I am the Spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying: He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of all truth;
27 And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.
28 He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.
What kind of truth do we want to learn and understand? The truth concerning the things of eternity. To learn the culture of God, and to perceive things as he perceives them.
Concerning the kingdsoms.
D&C 88:35
35 That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still.
The Laws of God are eternal. The Laws are given to us to increase our understanding of eternal things. Are we meant to focus ourselves on every jot and tittle of the law and obsess over them? No, that would be foolish. If we focus instead on keeping the spirit of the Holy Ghost with us, we will be obedient to the Laws on our own without even undertanding them all. To live contrary to this separates us from the culture of our Father in heaven, so that if we were to die in sin, we would be unable, and miserable, to live in the company of the Father.
D&C 88:36-39
36 All kingdoms have a law given;
37 And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.
38 And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.
39 All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.
Lets put this in everyday terms. There are different personalities. I personally don't enjoy sports, I would rateher be at home reading a book. A day at the baseball stadium would be miserable for me because I have no interest in it. Just as a baseball player would hate to sit anf read a book at home, he would rather be playing his game.
There are those of us who simply by our nature do not wish to live as the Father does, or are incapable of living that way because of a rebellious spirit. Satan desired to be as the Father, but because of his attitude he was rejected. The commandments are there to not only instuct us, but to filter out irreverent attitudes.
"Every Law God has given us is of such a nature that, by keeping it, we are preserved, perfected and sanctified. If we keep the Word of Wisdom, our bodies will be kept pure. If we observe the law of tithing, we shall learn to be unselfish and honest. If we pray, we shall hold communion with the Holy Spirit. if we try to do our duty in everything, we shall come, day by day, nearer to perfection.
On the other hand, those who refuse to be governed by law and are a law unto themselves cannot be sanctified. They are outside the pale of mercy and justice and judgement, as well as Law, and must remain "filthy still". it is only when we obey God's laws that we have claim upon His mercy. Justice will take into account, in the judgement, every honest effort to do the will of God." ( Doctrine and Covenants Commentary, Deseret Book Company, 1951)
Sanctification
Obedience to the commandments invites the Holy Ghost into our lives, and besides instructing and guideing us, he also sanctifies our Bodies.
D&C 88:15-18
15 And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
16 And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.
17 And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.
18 Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the celestial glory;
19 For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;
20 That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent are they sanctified.
The Holy Ghost both prepares our Spirit and our body for Celestial Glory.
D&C 88:21-24
21 And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.
22 For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot abide a celestial glory.
23 And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestrial kingdom cannot abide a terrestrial glory.
24 And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.
There is a place prepared for all, where they will abide with those who share their interests. But it is only in the Celestial kingdom that there is a continuation, where a coule will remained married and have progeny.
vs. 24
Elder Charles W. Penrose stated:
"There is one class which will be different from all the rest. They shall be brought forth, the Lord says, but they will go back into their own place. They would not receive that which they might have had; they would not obey that which they might have obeyed. They received the light and the truth and then would not use it in the way that God had appointed. They would not go on unto perfection by keeping every word that proceeded from the mouth of God, but prostituted the power God had given them to rise to the highest heights, but sunk down to the lowest depths; denying the truth revealed to them; sheding innocent blood; consenting to the death of Christ; thus sinning against the Holy Ghost and becoming so corrupt and abominable that they cannot be redeemed. But they shall be brought forth from the grave and become subject to the devil and his angels in eternity. What is their end we do not know; nobody knows, the Lord says. Some people are inquireing about the end of these sons of perdition. The Lord says no man knows it, that the end thereof and the height and extent and the depth thereof no man knoweth, and if the Lord does reveal it to some, He shuts up the vision. What, then, is the "second death"? Why, the Lord tells us what that is, in His Revelation in the twenty-ninth section of the Doctrine and Covenants. It is eternal banishment from His presence. He is the source of light and truth and power and glory and happiness and joy and dominion and increase forever, of which they will all be deprived. Being shut right out from the light, these shall go away into outer darkness, where no ray of light comes, spiritual or physical - no ray of light from sun or moon or twinkling star or even a comet, to be in outer darkness; and no wonder there is "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth," to use the Scripture expression" (Address at Salt Lake City, October 4th, 1914).
Those cast out are not driven away by the Father, they remove
themselves through disobedience and rebellion.
These reject Christ and his teachings, in whose name salvation is found by taking upon ourselves his name and emulateing his actions. Being of service to others, honoring the Priesthood, blessing those who come in contact with us, and shareing the light of the gospel.
Gaz
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato