Mormon Beliefs - Part 1 - The Premortal Life

Part 1 of a series of videos that accurately describes Mormon beliefs and doctrines. For more information, visit www.mormon.org

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[KB200887]

Wait wait wait wait. If a veil was placed over our eyes to forget our "premortal" life with God, then how did u Mormons find out about our premortal life in the first place? I mean, if God didn't want us to know about him or our lives before this life, how can you preach to me about it? Did God go against his own words and tell someone about it? Please advise

[mikebatie]

@KB200887: The veil was meant to remove the DETAILS of our premortal life, but not our idea of or longing for our home in heaven with God. The knowledge of our premortal life with God has not been kept from us, but the details of what took place there have been taken from our memories for a time, so that here in this life, we can "walk by faith and not by sight." When God was creating the earth, the Bible records that "all the sons of God shouted for joy" (Job 38:7)

[MixedBeauti03]

Interesting but, I don't agree with the idea that God wanted us to be more like him. No one can be equal or above God and likewise, no one can be "like" God either. God is more then any human being can comprehend and because of that, we can't ever be LIKE him....just my opinion.

[mikebatie]

@MixedBeauti03: Thank you for your comment. There are some scriptures that allude to our need to become more like Him: "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM; for we shall see him as he is." (1st John 3:2), and Romans 8:17 tells us that we are "heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ."

[mikebatie]

@MixedBeauti03: "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are CHANGED INTO THE SAME IMAGE from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2nd Corinthians 3:18) and Matthew 5:48, "Be ye therefore perfect [whole, completed], even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." We can't ever replace or be above God; He will ever be over us as our Ruler, our God, and our Father.

[probrojeffro]

Nothing but the truth here. Love it. Thanks for posting. And if you think about it, it is very logical. That's one thing I noticed when I converted to the church.

[SgtDemkheive]

@mikebatie nice reply :) i just submited my mission papers yesterday

[23scale]

we are alien lol

[baznet]

I was there

[TheMormonsrock]

@jogsingumboots The council had to do with this life and who would be our savior. We would not be able to progress physically because we did not have a body yet and spiritually because we didn't go through the trials of this life that make us stronger and become closer to our Heavenly Father. If we aren't close to Him mentally and spiritually how could we be "like" Him.

[xSparky117x]

@KB200887 revelatiob

[iN3R0i]

@KB200887 God wants us to know about his plan of salvation and the premortal life. This is why he has called prophets through which he can reveal the truths that we have forgotten when we passed through the veil. The words of the prophets have been recorded in scriptures such as the bible. We believe that he also calls prophets in our day. It is through these prophets that we know about the premortal life.

[MMJ420Gardener]

great video, 

[blueridgerox]

Thank you for making this. People have been making me really mad lately because of all the lies they've been telling about Mormonism. This made me feel a lot better.