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CREATION
The scripture, especially in the book of Genesis, teaches us something about God's nature and plurality. There are things that need to be understood about who made the plan and who executed the plan.
Latter-day Saints believe that Christ was the creator, but that doesn't mean that the Father did nothing in the beginning. Of course, He is the Father of all Spirit and projected a plan for everyone. It was the Father who knows when and where or how all things should be done in order, and Jehovah was delegated to create all things. It was through him and by him all everything was created.
During the creation, another being was with him, and we come to know that it is not just Jehovah the creator all alone. The same Jehovah who will suffer the atonement for all the Father's children.
Relationship to the Father, the SON, and the Holy Ghost -
Certain scriptures teach us something about the existence of the Son of God. We know already that God is the Father of all spirits, and we are his offspring, not just a mere creation that He could simply destroy anytime He wanted to.
Christ was there with the Father as the scripture says he is the "WORD," with the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit, as the scripture says it, these three bear records in heaven.
Three separate individuals, not just one being, but rather one in purpose and plan. Of course, the father is superior and the one who made the plan, so it's the reason why Christ calls him God, as the Father.
Christ communicates to the Father through prayer. For some, Christ's way of prayer disqualifies his nature being a God, since he asks for help or guidance. Prayer is one-way communication to our Father in heaven. It is simply talking and asking some direction on what to do every day, in which Christ shows us an example to always communicate with the Father or our God, and He will direct us through the Holy Ghost. So Christ also experienced the same human nature, the need for constant guidance and revelations. After all, the very reason why he came to earth was to be an example and to fulfill the plan of God.
His Glory
God's nature was revealed through the prophets of Old as the scriptures teach us, and even in latter days, he continues to reveal everything necessary for us to understand his will and nature.
We learn that God has a body of flesh and bones, tangible, and a glorified body. Which means, God can be seen or can make Himself seen or known to the eyes of the people or person whom he chooses.
Early teaching from the prophets teaches us a few things about his nature, but it was eventually revealed during these latter days.
We learn that Christ cannot do anything unless he sees from the Father, and the Father revealed to him the thing that he needed to do.
We learn that the body of flesh and bones could inherit the kingdoms of heaven. God created man with the tabernacle of clay (that is, our flesh), and that someday it will rise as a glorified, perfect body.
There's no reason for us to follow God's plan and be resurrected if God the Father himself is not glorified or doesn't have a perfect body. Christ was glorified and ascended to the throne of our God with a perfect, immortal Body; in that case, God has that same glory and nature.
The plan
The plan is basically to create everything in this world to be occupied by man, and they will be tried if they're worthy to be part of his kingdom. I would like to make a separate article about this one since it will cover the Fall, Atonement, and life on Earth. This will be an interesting topic.
Anyway, so to answer the post straight. There are a couple of scripture that tells us about the creation and that God was never alone in creating the universe for our existence and experiences.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. - Genesis 1:26
This has proved that God was never alone; he talked to someone else to create man in their own image.
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: - Ephesians 3:9
It was created by Jesus Christ. And as we all know, he existed with the Father and was planned to atone for our sins.
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; - Hebrews 1:2
Clearly, Christ who made the world. Which means our basic understanding of the creation was all clear through the teachings of our prophets and apostles, whom the Lord calls. Christ, who acted as the father, creates everything around us, even worlds unknown to our days.
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| Our Savior and Our Creator by Jan Tribe |
