21 I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have come down unto thee to declare unto thee the works which my hands have made, wherein my wisdom excelleth them all, for I rule in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences thou hast seen.
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
It's hard to comprehend what it would be like to see those things. How great and magnificent. It boggles my mind trying to think about it.
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
I wonder if all the world leaders were among them or only prophets. I like to imagine that it was all the leaders, especially ours. I've always liked to think that God is choosing who he wants to lead (Chris does not believe this, haha). I'd like to see that gathering of souls, that's a nice image too. I wonder if there were groups of souls like this that have become our families. I like to think about that too.
24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
Is this referencing Christ?
D&C 30
5 Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your journey with your brother Oliver; for the time has come that it is expedient in me that you shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give heed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.
6 And be you afflicted in all his afflictions, ever lifting up your heart unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your deliverance; for I have given unto him power to build up my church among the Lamanites;
You'd grow very strong together if you went through each others afflictions together.
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Something I think you're doing here, and I tend to notice it a lot in others, (not being critical, only pointing out something I see):
separating yourself from God.
You said the prophets were in that group of the noble and great ones, and leaders. You place them so much more above yourself. There's no reason to do that. There's something wrong with that, in my opinion. God doesn't esteem one flesh above another. Jesus told his apostles that the greatest would serve their fellow man, not be served. There's no reason you shouldn't be part of the noble and great. Otherwise it's almost like you're spitting in God's face telling him you aren't his daughter. That's your birthright. And all have the same. Only those who despise God and choose Satan lose their birthright.
ok, I meant that as something important that people should know about themselves and believe in, not something to point fingers at and judge. :)
That reminds me of a talk given by Elder Packer who said the same thing. In a Conference talk in I think 2007 he said that any calling is just as important as his. It was cool to hear him say that.
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