“In the Premortal Realm, Spirit Sons and Daughters Knew and Worshiped God as Their Eternal Father and Accepted His Plan”
“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” paragraph 3
“In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.”
Elder Robert D. Hales said:
“The doctrine of the family begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them. The Apostle Paul taught that God is the father of our spirits [see Hebrews 12:9]. From the proclamation we read, ‘In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life.’ The proclamation also reiterates to the world that ‘marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children’ (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102).
“From the earliest beginnings, God established the family and made it eternal. Adam and Eve were sealed in marriage for time and all eternity.”
(“The Eternal Family,” Ensign, Nov. 1996, 64.)
