"And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;"
Abraham 3:24-25
This is a good reminder of at least part of the nature of our time on earth. It's a proving ground... I think more proving ourselves than God proving us, because he already knows us well enough to know how we'll do, but it is an opportunity. The earth was made for us so that we could gain bodies, learn how to handle them, and see if we can control this new tool. Our memories were temporarily veiled so that we could learn who we are without God/Heavenly Father staring over our shoulder... or at least when we aren't constantly aware of it. :) Eventually we'll return to God and see how we did.
Interestingly, President Benson once said "Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar his face is to us.” Today, let's remember that this isn't some stranger asking for our obedience, but our dearest heavenly father, who we love. He isn't asking for use to be his slaves, but he's trying to help us become our best selves... and he knows who those selves are better than we do. Let's work on doing better, and remembering him more.
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