Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5

Three Creation Accounts A Reason for Revelation

. Moses asks the . Moses 1:29-40 Lord Two . “Worlds Questions: without . What? number” . Why? . Moses 1:39 . Additional insights . FP . The doctrine of . 3 accounts the restoration . Moses 1:41 Interesting insights

. "I have a strong view or . Abraham conviction that there 4:1 were others also who . Abraham assisted them. Perhaps 3:22-24 Noah and Enoch; and why not Joseph Smith, and those who were appointed to be rulers before the earth was formed?" (DS 1:74-75) Interesting insights . "A plan was presented in the great council. Before . Abraham this earth was created the 4:10, 18, 31 Lord made a blueprint, as . Helaman any great contractor will 12:7-17 do before constructing. He drew up the plans, . Abraham wrote the specifications, 4:12, 14, 20- and presented them. He 21 outlined it and we were . D&C 93:33; associated with him. . . . 131:7-8 Our Father called us all together as explained in . Abraham the scripture, and plans 4:21: were perfected now for . Abraham forming an earth. In his 5:1-4 own words: Interesting insights . 'And there stood one among them that was like unto God, 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; and we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.' (Abr. 3:24-25) That assemblage included us all. The gods would make land, water, and atmosphere and then the animal kingdom, and give dominion over it all to man. That was the plan. . . . God was the Master-worker, and he created us and brought us into existence." (Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, 29) Interesting insights . Jesus Christ (the Word) . Moses . "They next caused light to shine upon 2:1, 3, 5 it before the sun appeared in the . D&C firmament; for God is light, and in him 88:5-13 there is no darkness. He is the light of the sun and the power thereof by which it was made; he is also the light of the moon and the power by which it was made; he is the light of the stars and the power by which they were made. He says it is the same light that enlightens the understanding of men. What, have we a mental light and a visual light, all proceeding from the same source? Yes, so say the scripture, and so says science when rightly comprehended." -John Taylor, in Journal of Discourses, 18:327 Interesting insights

. “after their own . Moses 2:25 kind” . Moses 2:26- . The Great Truth 27 . 1st 2 Commandments . Moses 2:28 . Food before the . Moses 2:29- Fall 30 . Spirit Creation . Moses 3:5 . Spiritual Creation . . Abraham 5:13; Moses 3:7 Kolob . Moses 3:9 Where/What is Kolob? . Brigham Young said: “When the earth was framed and brought into existence and man was placed upon it, it was near the throne of our Father in heaven. And when man fell… the earth fell into space, and took up its abode in this planetary system, and the sun became our light.” (JD 17:143; 9:317). See Abraham 5:13. Joseph Smith taught that “the earth will be rolled back into the presence of God.” (TPJS, p. 181). Our Time/God’s Time . “This is an ancient question which has occasioned much controversy. There are at least three prevailing answers among faithful Bible-believing Latter-day Saints. The fact appears that no man knows the age of the earth. . “The first group believe that the earth was created in six days of twenty-four hours each. That is, the earth was six days old at the coming of Adam. This view is based upon a literal acceptance of the story of the creation as given in the King James’ translation of Genesis. Our Time/God’s Time . “The second group hold that each day of creation was really one thousand years, and that the earth therefore was six thousand years old at the coming of Adam. . . . . “The third group believe that the creation of earth extended over immensely long periods of time, not yet correctly known by revelation or by man’s scientific advance, and that the earth therefore is very old . . . “Clearly it does not matter to one’s daily welfare or ultimate salvation which view he adopts, except that every Latter-day Saint must seek and cherish truth above all else.” (Elder John A. Widtsoe, Evidences and Reconciliation’s, 134-35) Our Time/God’s Time . “Eternity, agreeable to the records found in the catacombs of Egypt, has been going on in this system, (not this world) almost two thousand five hundred and fifty five millions of years.” (William W. Phelps, Times and Seasons 5 (1844), no. 24 (January), 758.) . This number may have been arrived at as follows: 7,000 years of the Lord's time of 1,000 years per day, i.e. 2,555,000,000 = 1,000 x 365 x 7,000). Three Pillars of Eternity

Creation Fall Atonement

• You were created • In Mortality, you • The Savior’s in God’s image are subject to: atonement with the potential • Pain overcomes the to become like • Death effects of the fall Him and facilitates • Sorrow • This doctrine the realization of • Temptation establishes our our divine identity • Sin potential • Purpose: Adam • The fall is our • Moses 1:39 and Eve created temporary • The Savior’s to marry and condition atonement have an eternal • Adam and Eve provided a way family (required fell so they could for families to be for exaltation) have children sealed.