‘That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death’. — Philippians 3:10
Achieving a Celestial Marriage, p. 5 “God himself has declared his own reasons for existing. Remember, he said, ‘For this is my work and 
my glory. . ..’”
“I see his purpose is ‘to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.’” (Moses 1:39.)
“Which involves giving birth to spirit children and setting them on the road to exaltation. And if that is to be done, you must have an exalted man and . . . ”
“An exalted woman.”
“Exactly, an exalted man and woman who have been joined together in an eternal marriage. If this man and woman were obedient to all gospel laws except celestial marriage, what would be the result?”
“They still could not be gods. Now I understand. Celestial marriage is the crowning ordinance of the gospel.”” (more…)
LDS Manual, Achieving a Celestial Marriage, p. 129
