"In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally."
Protestant Christians, Catholic Christians, Muslims, and Jews, do not believe that we, as children of God, had a pre-mortal existence. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is absolutely alone in this doctrine! The third paragraph starts out with a declaration about the pre-mortal realm. It states that each one of us (a) "knew and worshiped God as our Eternal Father"; and (b) that we "accepted His plan". The doctrine of pre-mortality is one of those plain and precious truths lost during the apostasy. Satan is so concerned with eliminating our knowledge about pre-mortality. He doesn't want us to have the knowledge of the plan of salvation, because with this knowledge holds so much power. I think It's so important to study Heavenly Father's plan so you understand all of the parts it holds. Satan will try and tell you that it never happened or that it's not real, but as long as you study and pray to have the knowledge you'll know the truth. It is important to understand that we obtained a physical body. It is one of the primary purposes of why we came to earth. With this body you have the power to live life on earth. The 1/3 of souls who followed Satan and wanted his plan do not get the gift of receiving a body. With this body we experience physical pain may that be good pain or bad. We experience emotional pain through the good and bad. Don;t let Satan manipulate you in doing things with your body. This is an experience that those souls can't have. Make the best of it.
Joseph Smith said, "We came to this earth that we might have a body and present it pure before God in the celestial kingdom. The great principle of happiness consists in having a body. The devil has no body, and herein is his punishment. He is pleased when he can obtain the tabernacle of man, and when cast out by the Savior he asked to go into the herd of swine, showing that he would prefer a swine's body to having none" (Joseph Smith, Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, compiled by Alma P. Burton, p.82).
The great principle of happiness consists of having a body, because without a body you wouldn't be able to complete the plan of salvation. When the 1/3 of the souls went with Satan, they then didn't have the privilege of going through the veil and receiving a body, and coming to earth where you experience life. Then you don't have the ability to go back and see our Heavenly Father. This is so important to understand throughout your whole existence, without it you question all of the "why's?" of the world.
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