BIRTH OF THE SPIRIT, Chapter 6 of Pre-Existence by Ogden Kraut

BIRTH OF THE SPIRIT, Chapter 6 of Pre-Existence by Ogden Kraut

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The questions arise in the minds of many: “Did my existence begin at birth?”‘ and “If it had a pre-existence, when did it begin?” The scriptures are very clear that we are to call God “our Father in Heaven”, and that He calls us His “children”. This would clearly indicate that we are the offspring of God and therefore made “in His image.”

Bruce R. McConkie: (Mormon Doctrine p. 589)

Pre-existence is the term commonly used to describe the pre-mortal existence of the spirit children of God the Father. Speaking of this prior existence in a spirit sphere, the First Presidency of the Church (Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, and Anthon H. Lund) said: “All men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother, and are literally the sons and daughters of Deity”; as spirits they were the “offspring of celestial parentage.” (Man: His Origin and Destiny, pp. 351, 355)

Doctrine and Covenants:

Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be. (93:29)

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