Saturday, December 6, 2014

Eternal Truth & Law: God’s Plan of Salvation

“Revelation comes as words we feel more than hear.”

Podcast links:

https://content.byui.edu/file/9c1fe246-93f1-4ec6-9196-7d2f63d6b4b0/1/Unit%201%20Part%201%20The%20Family%20--%20A%20Proclamation%20to%20the%20World%282%29.zip/story.html

https://content.byui.edu/file/9c1fe246-93f1-4ec6-9196-7d2f63d6b4b0/1/Unit%201%20Part%202%20The%20Plan%20of%20Salvation.zip/story.html

https://content.byui.edu/file/9c1fe246-93f1-4ec6-9196-7d2f63d6b4b0/1/Unit%201%20Part%203%20The%20Nature%20of%20God%282%29.zip/story.html

https://content.byui.edu/items/9c1fe246-93f1-4ec6-9196-7d2f63d6b4b0/1/?.vi=file&attachment.uuid=ebdf0aeb-3713-4fca-9502-63e402461cb2

Helpful Talks:

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "What is Truth?"

President Boyd K. Packer, “Personal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise,” October 1994 General Conference

1.     What doctrines or principles were you taught during the podcast that you consider foundational to this Unit?
The eternal Plan of Happiness
The nature of Heavenly Father and how He became who He is
The eternal nature of God’s children and how we get to become like Him
The privilege of advancing from one state to another through obedience to eternal law
Truth and how to discover it and distinguish it from the world’s “facts.”
Marriage between a man and woman is ordained of God.
The proclamation is applicable to the entire world.


2.     What impressions came to you? What were you taught during this podcast session?

I was hit with so many different insights just because so much doctrine and so many principles were touched on. I learned so much. I was reminded that we are entitled to happiness. I was also reminded of how great God is and of His eternal love for us. I really don’t think I can comprehend His love, though. I know it exists and I feel it but I know that my ignorant little mind cannot wrap itself around the magnitude of it. I also know that one day it will be able to. Watching this podcast session greatly increased my gratitude for this plan. I had no idea that we are not the first world. I also had no idea that none of this was an experiment. This whole thing is one eternal plan with an eternal round. God once was just like us and dwelt on an earth like a regular guy. This is how we can become like Him because He started out just like us. This whole thing is never-ending. My mind is blown. Also, this whole thing operates by law so there are definitely laws that are that I don’t understand at all


3.     What questions will you ask in follow-up discussion during this unit that will invite increased learning on this topic?
How and why is Abraham so involved in all of this? Why is he talked about so much?
I want to know more about God’s nature.
Did we have the same personalities now as we did in the premortal life?
What was man’s real beginning then? Like the beginning of the beginning? Was there ever a beginning?
 
 
 
 
 

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