God created us as spirits before this life.
We started life as spirit children of God, complete with a bodies of spirit.
We were like our Heavenly Father, God, but his body was of flesh and bone.
He is the father of our spirit bodies.
He knew, that with bodies of spirit, that there were things we could not experience and could not ever know and could not ever learn.
Because of His love for us, he gave us a choice to come to this life and obtain a physical body. With that physical body we would be able to experience pleasure and pain, happiness and sadness, sickness and health. Everything we couldn't do as spirits.
Part of our coming to earth was the ability to choose right from wrong. That was part of Heavenly Father's plan for us. He wanted us to be able to choose to follow him or to follow a different way. Because he loves us so much, He gave us this freedom to choose.
He knew that some would follow Him and some would choose to follow Satan.
He knew that if we did wrong that we would need a way to be forgiven of those wrongs.
In our life before this earth life, Jesus Christ, our brother, offered to pay the price for the sins of those who would repent. For those who would not repent, they would have to pay for their own sins.
God loved us so much he gave us a chance to prove ourselves and return to live with Him again.
He loved us so he sent his firstborn son to help us return.
It's true.
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Babies who die not condemned to hell
Do Mormons believe that babies need to be baptized?
Nope. We believe that that practice is wrong. Plain wrong.
The reason? Babies can't sin. What is baptism for? From lds.org, the Church's web site, it says, "Those who are baptized enter into a covenant with God to take upon themselves the name of Jesus Christ, keep His commandments, and serve Him to the end."
Through modern revelation we know that the Lord said, "They cannot sin, for power is not given unto Satan to tempt little children, until they begin to become accountable before me" (see D&C 29:46–47). They are not to be baptized until they reach the age of accountability, which the Lord has revealed to be eight years of age (see D&C 68:27). Anyone who claims that little children need baptism "denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the atonement of him and the power of his redemption"
So, to summarize. Babies can't sin. Satan can't tempt them.
In fact, no one can sin until they are able to make a decision to do wrong. We believe that the age of accountability to be eight years old. That is when we baptize.
So, what happens if you are over eight and want to be baptized? It's okay. We can baptize anyone from age eight on up.
Just to follow up. What happens to babies who die and children under age eight who die?
We believe that they return to God and are with him. We have a chance to live with those children again if we keep the commandments.
Pretty cool huh? God provides for all his children.
It's true. You can find out too!
Nope. We believe that that practice is wrong. Plain wrong.
The reason? Babies can't sin. What is baptism for? From lds.org, the Church's web site, it says, "Those who are baptized enter into a covenant with God to take upon themselves the name of Jesus Christ, keep His commandments, and serve Him to the end."
Through modern revelation we know that the Lord said, "They cannot sin, for power is not given unto Satan to tempt little children, until they begin to become accountable before me" (see D&C 29:46–47). They are not to be baptized until they reach the age of accountability, which the Lord has revealed to be eight years of age (see D&C 68:27). Anyone who claims that little children need baptism "denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the atonement of him and the power of his redemption"
So, to summarize. Babies can't sin. Satan can't tempt them.
In fact, no one can sin until they are able to make a decision to do wrong. We believe that the age of accountability to be eight years old. That is when we baptize.
So, what happens if you are over eight and want to be baptized? It's okay. We can baptize anyone from age eight on up.
Just to follow up. What happens to babies who die and children under age eight who die?
We believe that they return to God and are with him. We have a chance to live with those children again if we keep the commandments.
Pretty cool huh? God provides for all his children.
It's true. You can find out too!
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