Joseph Smith Biography

(Grace) #1
Foreordination (Before 1805)

never being adulterated by the vain and foolish imaginations of any free-willed being’s
individual pride and perception—except in their mortal experience.^41 As a result, because
mortal imagination is such a powerful part of thought conceptualization, the bulk of the
message becomes hidden behind the confining walls of personal pride. No one wants to
admit that he or she knows no real truth. Thus, the relevant proclamation from one of the
last messages of the Book of Mormon:


Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to
remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness
of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hid up
from the foundation of the world from you [be revealed unto you].^42

The message has always remained the same,^43 echoing throughout the Universe
anywhere human beings are found living in their perfected state—a state of existence
where the quintessential form of life (the human being) experiences the ultimate
interaction with its surroundings and with all other life forms. This message is delivered
to mortals who are unaware of any other humans outside of their world. It is delivered
under the direction of perfected human beings who serve the human race and promote
its existence throughout the Universe.^44
Although not part of our conscious reality, because of the things we imagine in our
minds, it is a message that is recorded in the subconscious of every mortal upon the earth.
Memories of being created and living in a pre-mortal state among advanced humans exist in
each individual’s essence^45 (also known as one’s “spirit” in a religious context). However, no
mortal can recall these experiences in their natural state. If we could remember, we would
understand the message and accept our role as the greatest life form in the Universe, and
that all other humans are equally as great as ourselves, thus negating the reason for the
mortal experience—to experience an opposition of happiness.^46
However, to make mortality a fair experience, we must be given the opportunity to
accept the message by our own free will without empirical evidence that advanced humans
exist. Knowing with a surety that advanced humans exist and monitor us would cause our
free will to be impaired. We would accept the message just because of knowing that it came
from humans more advanced than us, and whom we would have a tendency to want to
please. By presenting the message to us within an environment of unconditional free will to
accept it or not, we can prove whether or not our real self will indeed embrace the message if
given a fair chance.
The message given by all true messengers is the universal Royal Law that governs
the Universe now, has governed it forever in the past, and will govern it forever in the
future—worlds without end. It is given in two parts, as stated in the Introduction and
restated here because of its importance. The message is this:


Each and every human being upon this planet and upon every other planet that
exists in this Universe is the only true God of this Universe. There is no other,
and should be no other, God before you. You should love this God (YOU) with
all of your heart, might, mind, and soul and allow no other God in the heavens
above or upon the earth below to influence or have control over this God. You
are this God. You were created as a God, to be a God of your own Universe.
There is no other God before you, behind you, or above you.
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