By Elder Russell M. Nelson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
How can you ensure that your behavior on the Sabbath will lead to joy and rejoicing?
By Bishop Gérald Caussé
Presiding Bishop
Great spiritual blessings are promised to those who love and care for the earth and their fellow men and women.
By Elder Russell M. Nelson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
By President Russell M. Nelson
Your body is a magnificent creation of God.
As children of God, we are His greatest creation. "Anyone who studies the workings of the human body has surely seen God moving in His majesty and power." -Elder Russell M. Nelson
The Gods finish Their planning of the creation of all things—They bring to pass the Creation according to Their plans—Adam names every living creature.
The Gods plan the creation of the earth and all life thereon—Their plans for the six days of creation are set forth.
God created all things spiritually before they were naturally upon the earth—He created man, the first flesh, upon the earth—Woman is a help meet for man.
God creates the heavens and the earth—All forms of life are created—God makes man and gives him dominion over all else.
The Creation is completed—God rests on the seventh day—The prior spirit creation is explained—Adam and Eve are placed in the Garden of Eden—They are forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil—Adam names every living creature—Adam and Eve are married by the Lord.
God creates this earth and its heaven and all forms of life in six days—The creative acts of each day are described—God creates man, both male and female, in His own image—Man is given dominion over all things and is commanded to multiply and fill the earth.
Because the world around us is so beautiful and majestic, it’s hard to imagine the earth when it was “without form, and void” and “empty and desolate” (Genesis 1:2; Abraham 4:2). One thing the Creation story teaches us is that God can, over time, make something magnificent out of something unorganized. That’s helpful to remember when life seems chaotic. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are Creators, and Their creative work with us is not finished. They can make light shine in dark moments in our lives. They can fill our emptiness with life. They can transform us into the divine beings we were meant to be. That’s what it means to be created in God’s image, after His likeness (see Genesis 1:26). We have the potential to become like Him: exalted, glorified, heavenly.
By Elder David A. Bednar
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
By Elder Gary E. Stevenson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
As we obey God’s commandments, we will always be led in the right way and will not be deceived.
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf retells the story of the ugly duckling and urges us to reflect on who we really are—sons and daughters of a glorious Heavenly Father.
Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with President Nelson
President Russell M. Nelson
17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Abraham learns about the sun, moon, and stars by means of the Urim and Thummim—The Lord reveals to him the eternal nature of spirits—He learns of pre-earth life, foreordination, the Creation, the choosing of a Redeemer, and the second estate of man.
God reveals Himself to Moses—Moses is transfigured—He is confronted by Satan—Moses sees many inhabited worlds—Worlds without number were created by the Son—God’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
The Bible begins with the words “in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). But what was there before this “beginning”? And why did God create all of this? Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord has shed light on these questions.
By President Russell M. Nelson
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
All those who have made a covenant with God have access to a special kind of love and mercy.