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Pre-existence Facts, Issues, and Questions to Ponder:

 

By Robert Hyatt
1999

Preface:
The following is a list of facts, issues, and questions concerning our premortal existence. As you read these questions, you should feel as I did, whole new areas of the Gospel opening to your understanding. Are there answers to these questions? Yes, some from the scriptures, some from statements of modern Prophets and Apostles, but most will come from the Holy Ghost as you receive personal revelation. One may ask, why is it important to understand these Gospel truths? All truth is important. The scriptures state that the more knowledge we gain in this life, the greater our advantage in the next life. Will our testimony grow? Yes, by leaps and bounds. It is my prayer that you, the reader will prayerfully read, ponder, and pray to know the truths of these questions so that your testimony will increase and you many more fully understand the Gospel in its fullness.

1. We lived with Heavenly Father and Mother.

Did we live in a home?

If so, Furniture? Appliances? Electricity?

Many homes or one BIG home?

How big was our planet?

Who else lived on Heavenly Fathers Planet with us?

Other Heavenly parents?

Their Spirit children?

2. We lived on a planet.

Did it rain there? Seasons? Mountains/Valleys?

Did we live on Heavenly Fathers Planet only?

Were we sent to our Earth in it’s spiritual form as spirits?

If so when? Why?

3. We had Spirit Bodies.

Nature of spirit bodies?

How different from Earthly Bodies?

Eat? Sleep? Go to the Bathroom? Clothes?

Can spirit body get damaged? Be repaired?

Did we look like our Heavenly Parents?

If so, in what way?

Fat and skinny spirits?

Mainly adult spirits in spirit world?

4. We had relationships.

Friends? Love? Kiss? Romance? Marriage?

Know Earthly Spouses in Spirit World?

Did we know Heavenly Fathers brothers and sisters?

Did we know their spirit children?

5. We went to Church.

Have Church Callings? Sing? Sacrament?

Temples in Spirit World?

6. Prayer in Heaven.

Did we pray to our Father in Heaven?

Does Heavenly Father and Mother pray?

7. Our relationships with the Father, Son, Holy Ghost, Adam, Satan.

Was Jesus considered our/a savior in pre-existence?

Only one savior for all of Heavenly Fathers children?

Only one Adam per created Earth?

One Satan for each world or many worlds?

Gift of Holy Ghost for Some? All?

8. Does Heavenly Father and Mother have a Savior?

9. We were born of Heavenly Parents?

Was birth process same as earth? Breast Feeding?

Where does the birth process take place?

Birth Hospitals?

Birth Doctors?

10. We had leaders.

What was relationship with Adam and Eve?

Did we have dispensational relationships?

Did we know our earthly leaders there?

Were/Are our earthly leaders here, our leaders in the Pre-existent Spirit World?

11. Priesthood existed in pre-earth life.

What was purpose of priesthood?

Did we hold priesthood there?

What priesthood(s) existed there?

Priesthood blessings?

12. We learned things in the Spirit World.

What did we learn? Math? Science? Etc.?

Talents? Music? Arts? Culture? Dances?

Swimming? Sports? School?

Who were our teachers?

Were some of us teachers, there?

Did we learn by faith there or knowledge, or both?

13. Did we have knowledge of pre-pre-existence and before that?

14. Did we sin in the Spirit World?

Does Atonement cover sins committed in Spirit World?

15. We spoke a common language.

Was it the same language that Adam Spoke? Adamic Language?

16. We all had unique personalities.

Did we bring pre-pre-existent personalities to spirit world?

17. Communication Issues:

Could we read each others thoughts

Radio? TV?

18. Travel Issues:

Speed of Thought?

Bikes? Cars? Other forms of Travel?

19. Grand Council:

Were issues presented at the Grand Council, first presented there?

Where was the grand council? Heavenly Fathers Planet? Our Planet?

After fall, where did rebellious spirits go?

Spirit prison in pre-existence?

Why did 1/3 fall?

What was compelling message of Satan?

20. Government Issues:

Common Consent?

Did we govern ourselves or others there?

Elect leaders?

Different Groups of Spirits

Dispensational?

21. Did polygamy exist in Pre-existent World?

Many Heavenly Mothers?

Were there different races in Pre-existence?

22. Time Issues:

When were we born spiritually?

When was Jesus Christ spiritually born?

When was Jesus Christ made our savior?

How and by whom was Jesus selected as #1 son?

What were we before Pre-Existence?

Have we always existed?

Always Male or Female?

23. We are very privileged to know about Pre-Existence.

Will we remember the pre-existence?

If so, When?

Will knowledge of pre-pre-existence be restored?

If so, When?

If so, To Whom?

24. What is veil of forgetfulness?

Was there a pre-pre-existent veil?

Will veil continue after death?

If so, For whom?

25. What determined valiancy?

Righteousness and/or wickedness in Pre-Existence?

Were we punished for mis-behaving?

Did valiancy in Pre-existence determine Earthly Status?

If so, how?

If so, In what ways?

26. Animals existed in pre-existence.

Same kind of animals as current earth?

Dinosaurs?

Communication with animals?

From one kind of animal to another?

Animal spirits only?

Any resurrected animals in Pre-existence?

Have animal spirits always existed?

Pre-pre-existent spirit animals?

27. Plants existed in pre-existence.

Same kind of plants as current Earth?

Were there spiritual plants only?

Any resurrected plants in Pre-existence?

How were plants spiritually created?

Have plant spirits always existed?

Pre-pre-existent spirit plants?

28. Spirit of Earth:

When was Earth created spiritually?

How was Earth created spiritually?

Relationship of Earth with Kolob?

Is there parental hierarchy of planets?

Father Planet

Grand Father Planet, etc

Will/Does the Earth have a mate?

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