1
Nephi 20:13
What
13 Mine
hand hath also alaid the
foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens.
I bcall unto
them and they stand up together.
He
is the creator of the earth and all that is in it.
Why
D&C
76:24
24
That by him,
and through him, and of him, the worlds are
and were created, and the inhabitants thereof
are begotten sons and
daughters unto God.
He
created the earth for a place for His people (all of us) to come and
live and be tested.
Pattern
D&C
76:24
24
That by him,
and through him, and of him, the worlds are
and were created, and the inhabitantsthereof
are begotten sons and
daughters unto God.
D&C
93:21–22
21
And now, verily I say unto you, I was in the beginning with
the Father, and am the Firstborn;
22 And all those who are begotten through me are partakers of the glory of the same, and are the church of the Firstborn.
22 And all those who are begotten through me are partakers of the glory of the same, and are the church of the Firstborn.
Moses
2:26–27
26
And I, God, said unto mine Only
Begotten,
which was with me from the beginning:
Let usmake man
in our image,
after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, said: Let them
have dominion over
the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.
27 And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female created I them.
27 And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female created I them.
D&C
14:9
9
Behold, I am Jesus
Christ,
the Son of
the living
God,
who createdthe
heavens and the earth,
a lightwhich
cannot be hid in darkness;
Isa.
41:20
20
That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together,
that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of
Israel hath created it.
3 Ne.
9:15
15
Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. I created the
heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with
the Father from the beginning. I am
in the Father, and the Father in me; and in me hath the Father
glorified his name.
Christ
Jesus
is the creator of all things.
Conference
10/16
Uchtdorf
O
How Great the Plan of Our God!
We Have Answers!
I
believe every human being carries in his or her heart some form of
fundamental questions regarding life itself. Where did I come from?
Why am I here? What will happen after I die?
These
kinds of questions have been asked by mortals since the dawn of time.
Philosophers, scholars, and pundits have spent their lives and
fortunes seeking for answers.
I
am grateful that the restored gospel of Jesus Christ has answers to
the most complex questions in life. These answers are taught in The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are true, plain,
straightforward, and easy to understand. They are inspired, and we
teach them to our three-year-olds in the Sunbeam class.
Brothers
and sisters, we are eternal beings, without beginning and without
end. We have always existed.1 We
are the literal spirit children of divine, immortal, and omnipotent
Heavenly Parents!
We
come from the heavenly courts of the Lord our God. We are of the
royal house of Elohim, the Most High God. We walked with Him in our
premortal life. We heard Him speak, witnessed His majesty, learned
His ways.
You
and I participated in a Grand Council where our beloved Father
presented His plan for us—that we would come to earth, receive
mortal bodies, learn to choose between good and evil, and progress in
ways that would not otherwise be possible.
When
we passed through the veil and entered this mortal life, we knew that
we would no longer remember the life before. There would be
opposition and adversity and temptation. But we also knew that
gaining a physical body was of paramount importance for us. Oh, how
we hoped that we would quickly learn to make the correct choices,
withstand the temptations of Satan, and eventually return to our
beloved Parents in Heaven.
We
knew we would sin and make mistakes—perhaps even serious ones. But
we also knew that our Savior, Jesus Christ, had pledged to come to
earth, live a sinless life, and voluntarily lay down His life in an
eternal sacrifice. We knew that if we gave our heart to Him, trusted
Him, and strived with all the energy of our soul to walk in the path
of discipleship, we could be washed clean and once again enter the
presence of our beloved Father in Heaven.
So,
with faith in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, you and I accepted, by
our free will, Heavenly Father’s plan.
That
is why we are here on this beautiful planet earth—because God
offered us the opportunity, and we chose to accept it. Our mortal
life, however, is only temporary and will end with the death of our
physical body. But the essence of who you and I are will not be
destroyed. Our spirits will continue living and await the
Resurrection—a free gift to all by our loving Heavenly Father and
His Son, Jesus Christ.2 At
the Resurrection, our spirits and bodies will be reunited, free from
pain and physical imperfections.
Apply
To know that we are
children of God and that we are here on earth for a divine purpose is
a great comfort and guide. It gives us identity and purpose to our
personal lives. It makes me think of the Relief Society theme.
And
the Young Women theme
We
are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love
Him. We will “stand as witnesses of God at all times and
in all things, and in all places” as we strive to live the Young
Women values, which are:
Faith
• Divine Nature • Individual Worth • Knowledge • Choice and
Accountability • Good Works • Integrity • and Virtue
We
believe as we come to accept and act upon
these values, we will be prepared to strengthen home
and family,
make and keep sacred covenants, receive the ordinances of the temple,
and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.
Hymns
90
From All That Dwell Below the Skies
Children
24-I
Am A child OF God
232
All Things Bright And Beautiful
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