Did WE Exist before this life? YES!
WHERE? In the Pre-Existence. This is also known as the spirit world.
ETERNAL LIFE The Great Plan of Heavenly Father.
YOU SAY: "I don't remember any other life. This guy is nuts. We didn't exist until we were born here to our parents. I don't remember any other life, world or place".
THAT IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE WHILE WE ARE HERE, IN THESE BODIES, ON THIS EARTH.
The only way we know that there was something else to us is what we feel DEEP INSIDE.
We also learn many things from the Scriptures as recorded by the Prophets of Ancient Times. The LORD has not left His children alone.
In our day, the LORD as RESTORED His Gospel and Church and has given us Prophets TODAY to Guide us in these LAST DAYS.
LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS IN SOME KIND OF ORDER FOR YOU.
The Prophet Joseph Smith, a modern prophet chosen to receive Revelation from the Lord and set up His church again on the earth before His Second Coming with the RESTORED GOSPEL has told us many things.
DOCTRINE and COVENANTS 131: 7-8
7 There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes;
8 We cannot see it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all matter.
"This spirit element has ALWAYS EXISTED; it is co-eternal WITH GOD."
(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 352-354)
It is also called Intelligence or the Light of Truth which:
29 Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
33 For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy.
When the Bible says: God CREATED the Heavens and the Earth, it was MIS-TRANSLATED. In the original Hebrew, the word BAURAU, does NOT mean to Create out of Nothing, it means to ORGANIZE.
As just stated above in 33, ALL ELEMENTS ARE ETERNAL.
As today's scientist say, that they think there are Black Holes. All elements are taken into it.
Our Earth was ORGANIZED in the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Scientist agree with that.
At the Center is a Gigantic Governing planet called KOLOB.
To scientist, it would, from this distance, be called a BLACK HOLE.
As one earth or planet is finished, it is taken in. From these NEW materials or elements, NEW EARTHS are made, and sent out as needed in the Galaxy.
The world was ORGANIZED out of MATERIALS that ALREADY EXISTED in the Galaxy. You will see this in Abraham's Own words, below.
Spirits are also, Eternal Elements or Intelligences, in the beginning.
FOR YOUR NOTE: This is about the Book of Abraham.
A Translation of some ancient Records that have fallen into our hands from the catacombs of Egypt. The writings of Abraham while he was in Egypt, called the Book of Abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus. (See History of the Church, 2:235–36, 348–51.) This reference will give the details of what happened.
Abraham talks about these intelligences, WHICH WAS US, BACK IN THE SPIRIT WORLD:
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
(This was the Lord speaking to Abraham, A NORMAL MAN, who was chosen as a PROPHET, to be a RULER in the Lord's Kingdom or Church. We are the intelligences or spirits that were there, at that time, because the Earth WAS NOT YET MADE for US to come down to, to be tested.)
24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, (Speaking of Jehovah, BEFORE He came to Earth as Jesus Christ, our Savior.) and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
This is why the Earth was made, JUST FOR OUR TEST. Many Earths come and go, but THIS IS OURS, JUST FOR US.
Abraham also talks about Astronomy or the organized planets in this Milky Way Galaxy. Scientist are coming around, slow but sure, of understanding what Abraham knew long ago.
The LORD tells him about the organization of the Galaxy just before he talks about the Intelligences, US.
ABRAHAM 3: 1-21
Read this carefully. Also, wrapped in with the scrolls of Abraham's writings were these facsimiles.
ABRAHAM Facsimile 2
What we understand from Modern Revelation through living prophets is that ALL THINGS were organized spiritually in Heaven before it was organized PHYSICALLY or Naturally here on Earth.
Yes, that means we had Homes, gardens, flowers there. And when we get back, is will be Fantastic.
But, only there, things were perfect and clean.
You will notice when reading GENESIS 1, that He created or Organized the Heavens and the Earth, organizing man and then resting on the Seventh Day.
NOTICE: GENESIS Chapter 2. Many reading this thought it might be a mistake, repeating the creation or organization Again, but it wasn't.
It is explained that chapter 1 is the SPIRITUAL CREATION or ORGANIZATION, in HEAVEN.
It is NOT until Verses 1 through 7 that the ACTUAL CREATION or ORGANIZATION took place PHYSICALLY. This was the ACTUAL organization of the Earth and Man on it, then He WATERED the whole earth.
ALSO NOTICE: He created Man and Woman. Man and Woman was in His image. IMAGE means, both had a head, arms, legs, eyes, nose, mouth, etc. This is His Image.
BUT, UNDERSTAND, He created GENDER.
A Female had His Image in most ways, BUT DIFFERENT in other ways, STILL IN HIS IMAGE.
THIS BRINGS US A QUESTION?
Did we have a MOTHER in HEAVEN?
YES, but that is another Topic all by itself. This can be proven!
THINK: Why would God let us have a Family and Love of Family, IF IT DID NOT CONTINUE into ETERNITY. HE would not be that Cruel.
HE WOULD NOT DEPRIVE HIMSELF or that JOY either.
We are His children, we are like Him as we are like our Earthly Parents, in their image also, but different.
For more investigation, see www.lds.org
