So it was with Joseph Smith. He too was there. He too sat in council with the noble and great ones. Occupying a prominent place of honor and distinction, he unquestionably helped in the planning and execution of the great work of the Lord to “bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man,” […]
When we say man may become like our Father, we do not mean to humanize God, but rather to deify man—not as he now is but as he may become. The difference between us is indescribably great, but it is one of degree rather than of kind. — Hugh B. Brown, “The Eternal Quest,” [Salt […]
Joseph Smith was also one of those noble spirits chosen before he was born. Had any number of boys fourteen years of age, other than Joseph Smith, gone into the woods to pray for light and spiritual guidance, not one of them would have had the vision given to the boy Joseph. He was chosen […]
In these paragraphs the terms, and obligations required of us as the children of God, and the glorious promises or agreement which the Lord makes if we will only do our part are clearly stated. This covenant relates to both estates. We who now live upon the earth, or ever have lived upon it, or […]
All of us collectively shared certain experiences prior to mortality, which suggests why people might be drawn to each other and exhibit common tendencies. Our spirits were fathered by the same eternal God, who nurtured us while we were with each other prior to our birth. (See Alma 13; Abraham 3:22-28) The conditions of premortal […]