And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.
1979 February, Richard H. Cracroft, “Mirthright: My Most Unforgettable Funeral”, in Ensign[1], page 29:
“Dr. Brown,” gasped the astonished speaker, his face turning a telestial red, “I thought you had. … I—I—thought you were …” and his voice trailed off to a long gasp.
1981 February, Steve Dunn Hanson, “What to Do with Adversity”, in Ensign[2], page 54:
Possessing telestial bodies, living among telestial people, and having telestial knowledge and wisdom naturally bring difficulties, problems, and frustrations.
1987 October, Glenn L. Place, ““They’re Not Really Happy””, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[3]:
They look happy and free, but don’t mistake telestial pleasure for celestial happiness and joy. Don’t mistake lack of self-control for freedom. Complete freedom without appropriate restraint makes us slaves to our appetites. Don’t envy a lesser and lower life.
1997 August, Quentin L. Cook, “The Message: Saturday-Morning Cartoons”, in New Era[4], volume 27, page 4:
In essence we let celestial goals get sidetracked by telestial distractions.
2023 October, Russell M. Nelson, “Think Celestial!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[5]:
Thus, if we unwisely choose to live telestial laws now, we are choosing to be resurrected with a telestial body. We are choosing not to live with our families forever.
