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Creation of Earth and Our Birth
Gen. 1:1 … Creation of Earth.
Gen. 1:26-28 … Man Created In God's Image; Male and Female.
Abr. 3:22-28 … We are Children of Heavenly Parents, Sent to Earth to obtain Physical Bodies, be Tested and Proven.
Genesis Chapter 1:1, 26-28
1 In the beginning GOD created the heaven and the earth.
26 And GOD said, Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD created HE him; male and female created HE them.
28 And GOD blessed them, and GOD said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
About 4 min
Mortality gives us a physical body, family relationships, and experience with opposition. The veil allows us to act by faith rather than by perfect memory.
The goal is more than passing a test. Through Christ, we are to become holy—to develop charity, discipline, wisdom, and covenant loyalty.
See Abraham 3:25–26; 2 Nephi 2:11–16; Mosiah 3:19.
Notes for presenters
- Picture cue:
- Milestones along the road show that growth happens through repeated choices and relationships.
- Teaching thought:
- Ask: What quality might God be helping us develop through present experience?
- Suggested time:
- 4 min
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