It's important to know that we are created in the image of God, because without that knowledge we can question everything. It leads into not knowing where we came from, which is our loving Heavenly Father and Mother. Satan is so adamant in destroying that knowledge, he will seep questions of doubt and terror into your mind that it destroys your testimony of the gospel. People throughout the world don't believe that we have a Heavenly Father and Mother, their doubt can transfer over to you. And that leads to your falling testimony. Divine Nature is something we gain in this world. In 2 Peter 1:4-7 it says "Be partakers of the divine nature. … Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity". David A. Bednar a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles once said “[Gender] in large measure defines who we are, why we are here upon the earth, and what we are to do and become. For divine purposes, male and female spirits are different, distinctive, and complementary. … The unique combination of spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional capacities of both males and females were needed to implement the plan of happiness”. We were created in the image of our God, who loves us. Essential Characteristic is who we are. It's important to know we were born this gender for a reason.
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