Misunderstanding Baptism for Salvation Quote #2

This post is an explanation of the use of the second quote by Joseph Fielding Smith in my previous post, Misunderstanding Baptism for Salvation. To understand that post please first read, Understanding Baptism Line upon Line.

The Prophet says a man may enter into the terrestrial or the telestial kingdom who has not been baptized with water and who has not in this life received these ordinances, but he can never enter into the celestial kingdom without complying with these eternal laws.
Each kingdom, of course, is governed by laws. We have nothing to do with the laws of the telestial or terrestrial kingdoms, so far as the preaching of the gospel is concerned. Our mission is to preach the salvation of the kingdom of God, where he and Christ dwell, which is the celestial kingdom. And all of the principles of the gospel which have been given unto us pertain to the celestial kingdom. (DS p.25-26)

The paraphrase of Joseph Smith is fairly accurately interpreted as to the meaning of what was said and what was meant; however, he put something in that was not in the original quote, "in this life." In part, this makes the statement mildly closer to the truth, but it shows that Joseph Fielding Smith did not adequately follow the understanding of baptism through time. If this statement were true, as stated above, then Alvin could never enter into the celestial kingdom because he did not "in this life" receive those ordinances.

"Each kingdom ... is governed by laws," this is absolutely true; however, in the church we have everything to do with the laws of the telestial kingdom. A common mistake of Joseph Fielding Smith is his equating the kingdom of God with the celestial kingdom. These are not equals, one is part of the other. After entrance into the kingdom of God we start in the telestial kingdom and then we move up from there. I am not saying that after judgement we move up from there. I am saying that while we are here in this probationary, preparatory state, between birth and judgment, we enter the kingdom of God at the 'entrance level,' if you will, which is the telestial kingdom, through baptism. We enjoy the presence of the Holy Ghost as our constant companion. Does this not sound like the state of those who go to that kingdom? We learn telestial laws and we must master them before we receive more laws and receive further ordinances allowing us to move up to the terrestrial kingdom.

All the laws of the lower kingdoms also pertain to the higher kingdoms. So, to say that baptism is required for entrance into the celestial kingdom is correct, but after baptism we must first pass through the lower two kingdoms in order to get there. To say that the laws of obedience are celestial laws is correct, but they are also laws of the lower kingdoms. Therefore, his last sentence in this quote is absolutely correct, "all of the principles of the gospel which have been given unto us pertain to the celestial kingdom." (Please see my disclaimer about this topic)