You Know Enough

You may not know everything but you do know enough. The Lord has provided us with different experiences in this life so that we could gain knowledge through those experiences. As we travel through life's journeys we may come to places in the road where we are confronted with a decision that we don't feel we know the correct answer to, but the Lord tells us that we may not know everything but we do know enough to keep the commandments. In making that decision, we gain more knowledge through our experience. We may never know every thing but with our Father in Heavens help we will can know enough.

We Lived With God

Wouldn’t it be great if life came with a map, showing us where we’ve been and where to go?

Thankfully, life does have a map. Our Father in Heaven has a plan for us and wants us to know where we came from and where He wants us to go.

Before we were born, we lived with God in heaven. All of our spirit brothers and sisters were there, too—everyone who has lived or will live on earth. In this “pre-earth life,” each of us was an individual with the same ability we have now to learn, reason, and make decisions. We were only spirits then. God is the Father of all our spirits, so we call Him our Heavenly Father.

We Came to Earth to Progress

In our pre-earth life, God knew that in order for us to grow and gain knowledge, we would have to leave His presence for a while. So, as part of the plan He prepared for us, He sent us to earth to experience the joy—as well as the pain—of mortal life. When we were born, our spirits received mortal bodies, giving us the opportunity to have families and to develop mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. God taught through one of His prophets that this life is the time to prepare ourselves to live with God.