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In the context of this core Latter Day Saint doctrine, the term premortal existence is a more accurate term to describe the time before this mortal existence than pre-existence, since pre-existence has a connotation of something existing before any existence, and Latter Day Saint doctrine specifically rejects ex-nihilo creation.
A major difference between the beliefs of the LDS Church and many other Christians involves the belief of a life before mortality, referred to as the pre-Earth life, pre-mortal life, or pre-existence. Latter-day Saints believe that before the Earth was created, all mankind lived as spirit children of God. [7]
God resting after creation – Christ depicted as the creator of the world prior to his incarnation as Jesus [1], Byzantine mosaic in Monreale, Sicily.. Pre-existence, premortal existence, beforelife, or life before birth, is the belief that each individual human soul existed before mortal conception, and at some point before birth enters or is placed into the body.
The Book of Abraham also explores pre-mortal existence. The LDS Church website explains: "Life did not begin at birth, as is commonly believed. Prior to coming to earth, individuals existed as spirits." [63] These spirits are eternal and of different intelligences. [64] Prior to mortal existence, spirits exist in the "first estate".
During this pre-mortal life, a Plan of Salvation was presented by God the Father (Elohim) with Jehovah (the premortal Jesus) championing moral agency but Lucifer countered with a plan that abolished individual choice, and promised eternal exaltation to all, regardless of individual desire. This alternative plan, while seemingly more equitable ...
According to LDS Church teachings, all people born on the earth lived with God the Father and Jesus Christ in a pre-mortal life. [2] [better source needed] Adam and Eve were "among our Father's noblest children" and they were "foreordained" to be the parents of the human race. [1] In the pre-mortal life, Adam was the archangel Michael.
The Book of Abraham teaches that in the pre-mortal existence some spirits were more intelligent than others. [9] The church teaches that foreordination can be a reward for valiant commitment to Jesus Christ and may influence one's earthly circumstances. Birth into one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel is seen as a birthright of dedicated souls. [10]
Parts of the doctrine of the plan of salvation explained include: [58] The eternal Nature of God, of Jesus Christ, and their divinity; The pre-mortal existence and eternal nature of man (mankind lived with God before mortal life) The reality of Satan, who is Jesus' and Adam's rebellious spirit brother