Bruce McConkie confesses that "Christ... is a saved
being."McConkie, Mormon Doctrine,
p. 257.
The
official student manual, Doctrines
of the Gospel, teaches that "the
plan of salvation which he [Elohim] designed was to
save his children, Christ included; neither Christ nor Lucifer could of themselves save
anyone." Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Doctrines
of the Gospel, Student Manual
Salt Lake City, UT: The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1986, p. 15.
The same
manual also quotes the tenth president and prophet, Joseph Fielding
Smith, on the subject: The
Savior did not have a fullness [of deity] at first, but after
he received his body and the resurrection all power was given unto him
both in heaven and in earth. Although he was a God, even the Son of
God, with power and authority to create this earth and other earths, yet
there were some things lacking in which he did not receive
until after his resurrection. In other words, he had not received the
fullness until he got a resurrected body. Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, Doctrines of the Gospel, Student Manual Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saint, 1986 pp. 9-10
Pres, Benson, "Jesus was a God
in the pre-mortal existence," He was
still imperfect and lacking certain necessary things. Benson, Teachings, p. 6.
McConkie
taught: "These laws [of salvation], instituted by the father,
constitute the gospel of God, which gospel is the plan
by which all of his spirit children, Christ included, may gain
eternal life." McConkie, Doctrinal
New Testament Commentary, 2:215
"Jesus
Christ is the Son of God… He came to earth to work out his own
salvation." McConkie, Doctrinal
New Testament Commentary, 3:238
"by
obedience and devotion to the truth he attained that pinnacle of
intelligence which ranked him as a God." McConkie, Mormon Doctrine
