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In memory of
Jared High
THE PLAN OF SALVATION

WHERE WERE WE BEFORE WE WERE BORN?

We all lived in a premortal existence, as spirits,
with our Father in Heaven before birth.

God lives, Jesus is the Christ, and the Kingdom of God is on the earth.

        Much of the information given to mankind in the history of this earth, is through a past and living Prophet.  Knowledge, or Faith, in this concept is very important. Understanding that the Lord loves his people today, by giving us a voice from God, as much as in Old and New Testament days, can give us many answers to our questions, such as "Where did I come from?" "Why am I here?" or "Where am I going after this life is over?" 

        Because of revelations received by a modern Prophet, Joseph Smith, many of these questions can be answered. 

        Before we were born into this life, we lived in what is known as the "pre-existence"  or the "premortal existence"(1)  with our Father in Heaven.(2)   Every person ever to be born on this earth lived in this premortal existence. We did not have physical bodies of flesh and bones as we now have.  We lived as spirits, children of our Heavenly Father.(3)   A spirit, is a personage, and has the same form as a person.  As spirits we were able to communicate, move about, make decisions and choices, and recognize the difference between good and evil.  How exciting is it to know that God is the father of our spirits?  Have we all wished to be born in some Royal Family at some time in our life? We are all of Royal Birth! (4) 

        A modern Prophet, Joseph Smith, learned for himself that God is not merely a spirit, but has a body that is tangible, like man’s, though it is glorified and perfected.  When praying for an answer to a question about which church he should join, Joseph Smith was visited by God the Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ.(5)   When Joseph saw and talked with them, he learned that the Father and Son, Jesus Christ, are separate and distinct individuals(6)  and not just manifestations of the same person.(7)   He learned that they each have a body of flesh and bones.(8)  Their bodies are much like ours, but are glorified and perfected, and they can’t die. 

        As his spirit children, we could see in our premortal existence that our Heavenly Father had a glorified body of flesh and bones, which was necessary to progress eternally. We really wanted to be like our Father in Heaven.(9)   Because of his great love for us, he prepared a way for us to obtain physical bodies like his.(10)   This plan(11)  required that we obtain these physical bodies by coming to this earth to live.  This earth life is one of the first steps toward reaching eternal perfection.(12)   Just as our earthly mothers and fathers want us to experience and learn life’s lessons as we grow older, our Heavenly Father wants us to become more like him.  An interesting scripture: Jeremiah 1:5 (Old Testament) 

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee a prophet unto the nations.


I am a child of God,
And He has sent me here, 
Has given me an earthly home 
With parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.  (13)

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(1)  Job 38:4-7
(2)  John 1:2,14
(3)  Ecclesiastes 12:7
(4)  Acts 17:26-29
(5)  John 17:3-5
(6)  Acts 7:55-56
(7)  John 16:27-28
(8)  Luke 24:36-40
(9)  Hebrews 12:9
(10) Genesis 1:26-27; 5:1-3
(11) Revelations 12:7-9
(12) Romans 8:16

(13) I Am a Child of God, 1st verse, by N. W. Randall & M. T. Pettit -  (Hear the piano music to this song)

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Dear God, 
So far, today, I've done all right.  I haven't gossiped or lost my temper.  I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, or self centered.  I'm really happy about that so far.  But in a few minutes I'm going to be getting out of bed and then I'm going to need a lot of help.  Thank you!   Amen
 
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