Life Premortal
According to the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), in life or premortal preexistence or first state, all humans have lived with God as its spiritual children before coming on the earth as mortal beings.
For Latter-day Saints , God is the Father of the spirit of each human being and every human being is literally a child. Under this doctrine, humans, being the spiritual children of God, lived as spirits in the company of God and Jesus Christ before they are born into mortality. Still according to this doctrine, God created the earth for his children to enable them to take a physical body at birth and to experience life in order to progress and, if they walk by faith , to move back with him to enjoy eternal life.
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In the Bible
When God founded the earth, every son of God shouted for joy (see Job 38:4-7). The spirit returns to God who gave it (Ec 12:9). Before I formed you in the womb I knew thee (Jer 1:4-5). We race (Acts 17:28). God chose us before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:3-4). We must submit to the Father of spirits (Heb. 12:9). He has reserved in everlasting chains, angels which kept not their dignity (Jud v. 6). The devil and his angels were cast out (Revelation 12:9).
In the Book of Mormon
We must submit to the Father of spirits (Helaman 12:9), they were called and prepared from the foundation of the world (Alma 13:3)
The Doctrine and Covenants
Christ looked at the vastness of eternity and the armies of heaven before the world was made (D & C 93:29) The man was also in the beginning with God (D & C 93:29); Many received their first lessons in the spirit world (D & C 138:56)
In the Pearl of Great Price
He has reserved in everlasting chains, angels which kept not their dignity (Abraham 3:26), Everything was created spiritually before being on earth (Moses 3:5), Abraham saw the intelligences that were organized before the world was (Abraham 3:21-24)
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Bibliography
James E. Talmage, and foreordination preterrestrial Existence of Christ Salt Lake City, 1915)
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