The First Estate
All men and women lived with God as His spirit children
before coming to the earth as mortal beings.
This is sometimes called The First Estate.
before coming to the earth as mortal beings.
This is sometimes called The First Estate.
Before we were born, we had spirit bodies and lived with God as spirit daughters and sons of heavenly parents (see Moses 3:4–5). There we “knew and worshipped God as [our] Eternal Father.” This was a time of learning and preparation, and God knew us (see Jeremiah 1:5) and helped us prepare for our life on earth (see Doctrine and Covenants 138:56).
Information offered in this video proves that
observant Jews, Orthodox, and ultra-Orthodox Jews
believe that the soul was alive before conception.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
believe in a premortal life, meaning that all humans existed as
spirit children of Heavenly Father before being born on Earth.
Information offered in this video proves that
observant Jews, Orthodox, and ultra-Orthodox Jews
believe that the soul was alive before conception.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
believe in a premortal life, meaning that all humans existed as
spirit children of Heavenly Father before being born on Earth.
Information offered in this video proves that
observant Jews, Orthodox, and ultra-Orthodox Jews
believe that the soul was alive before conception.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
believe in a premortal life, meaning that all humans existed as
spirit children of Heavenly Father before being born on Earth.