The Creation

Thank you Pamela Campbell for giving us a great lesson on The Creation. Pamela was inspired to have us read the account of the Creation in three different works of scripture.

The account, given by Moses, in the Old Testament had been through many translations and languages and had become quite abridged. With the Heavens opening up to us in this dispensation, we were blessed to receive a more in depth account of that monumental event. In the Books of Moses and Abraham, we gain a better understanding and broader view of how the world we live in, came to be.

Through our additional resources, we learned that Jesus Christ was the main Creator, under the direction of our Father in Heaven. We're taught that all things were created spiritually before they were created physically. We were created in God's image and His creations show His love for us. We have amazing bodies with all these senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) and all these things created for our benefit, "Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart; yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul" (D&C 59:18-19)

We learn from Moses that God knows each and every one of His creations and loves them. It is awesome to think about. When the sun gives us warmth, when the rain refreshes the air and feeds the plants, when we can hear birds sing or a baby giggle, when we can smell fresh flowers or taste a piece of delicious fresh fruit, when we can see a magnificent sunset or sunrise or a fully lit moon in a starry sky, all these things are given to us from a loving Father who knows us. It is truly amazing and it is no wonder we were anxious to come here.