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Do you think we lived with our earthly parents and brothers and sisters as a family before we came down to the Earth?

Some say we chose our parents before we came here. Some say we chose our children. And some say we all lived together as on BIG family as Heavenly Father's children.

What do you think? Is the number of children we're supposed to have set before we come to Earth?

Give me your ideas and opinions.

I basically agree with you. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter. We need to do the best with what we're given. My dad is pretty much a loser. However, I can't let him decide what sort of person I am. I need to do my best and try as hard as possible to be like my Savior and Father in heaven.

True! No matter what hand we're dealt in this life, our goal should be to be happy and return to the presence of our Father in heaven worthily. There comes a time when we have to take responsibility for our lives and overcome the obstacles Satan throws at us. We will never be given more than we can handle, even though sometimes it feels like it.

Thanks for your comment!

That's really cool. It is important, like you said, to love the person. Ultimately, that is the best way to share the Gospel; with unconditional love like the Savior has. That is the best example we can set!

That's pretty cool about your mother and father. smile

I'm not sure about the soul mate concept. I believe it is possible that we might have someone that is "best" for us. I also don't know that we chose all of our trials. I think it is possible that we chose some. I also believe some of our trials come from poor decisions that we made here. I don't think we knew what mistakes we were going to make here before we came.

Ooooooh! I love this conversation! Thinking is what I do a lot an this is something that has wandered through my mind every now and then.

First: Family. I don't know if we lived as a family or if we chose our family. All I know is that our family is our family and it's the only one we got. I don't get along with anyone in my family except my mom. But now I'm trying to be civil about it. I don't want to fight anymore. I don't want to make fun of my siblings. So now I'm having civil conversations with my family with no contention on my end. I may not like them at the worst of times but that doesn't mean that I hate them. I'd fight for them, I'd missed them if one of them passed away, I'd be there for them if they needed me. After all, we only have one life to live. I shouldn't spend it hating my family.

Second: Friends. I love that quote "Love the sinner, Hate the sin." When I look at the people around me, I don't see them for what they do (as the world does), I see them for who they are (as Heavenly Father does). These are my brothers and sisters. We are all sons and daughters of God. It's not in me to judge people for what they do. I just try and help them become who they are meant to be. How can I judge someone when I myself am imperfect? I love everyone, no matter who they are, no matter what they've done.

Three: Trials. I once gave a lesson on this. We fought in the war in Heaven. Saying that, we chose this life. So if those two statements are true, wouldn't it also be true that we chose to face the trials that we'd be given? I must have known the difficulties that I'd face in this life, and yet I still chose to live it. And seeing me now as opposed to what I could have become, I'd have it no other way. We are given trials so that we become stronger. We are given trials that we can handle. I accept my trials because I know that it will help me in the long run. Although I may wonder why I had to go through it, later on in life as I have climbed furthur up the hill towards my Heavenly Father, I'll be able to look back and see how far I've come and why I had to walk that path.

As for the war in Heaven, I'm not sure what we did. I'm not even entirely sure that the war is one that we imagine it to be. We are taught that we fought for our agency. At first when I heard this I thought that we had used swords and shields. But what if that wasn't it at all? What if we just had debates? I can't really see myself using physical violence in Heaven. I'm a firm believer that we should always try and solve our problems with our words rather than our fists. I can see a war of words better than a war of swords. But then again that's just my opinion.

How we spent our time? I'd like to think that I spent my time watching over all my friends while they were on Earth. Cheering for all the righteous decisions and sobbing over their sins. That's all I can really say about that.

It is fun to imagine what our pre-earth life was like. I imagine it is pretty tough for us to get a real clear idea on how it was. But I believe it was nice, fun, pleasant and certainly we were being taught alot.