Mormon Beliefs

Written by Molly Roemer, a BYU student, studying a volume of scripture known as the Pearl of Great Price, which is written by prophets; members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “Mormons” revere it as sacred text. This post comes from a book within the Pearl of Great Price known as The Book of Moses; it is an extraction from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet, June 1830—February 1831.

We All Have Potential to Become Like Our Heavenly Father

Through Moses’s encounter with God in Moses chapter one, found in the Pearl of Great Price—a book of scripture held sacred by Latter-day Saints “Mormons”—he not only learned a great deal about Heavenly Father, but he also learned a lot about himself. I believe that relating the scriptures, these passages in particular, to myself will also help me to learn a great deal about who I am and how that affects my relationship with the Father.

Moses learned that he was created in the image of God and was given “spiritual eyes” that he might see what the Father showed him. After his vision, Moses had to take many hours to regain his strength. He came to the realization that “man is nothing” (see Moses 1:10). Because Moses had seen the glory of God, or at least a small portion of it, he was able to recognize a significant difference between Heavenly Father and Satan. Now Moses, after learning more about who he was, was able to cast Satan out of his presence. (more…)