What do Mormons teach about the purpose of life?
This topic is critical to understanding the Mormon teachings on homosexuality. Mormons teach we lived with God prior to our births. We did not have bodies, but were beings made entirely of spirits created by God. After our spirit births, we developed talents and personalities much as we did when we experienced our physical births. We learned God’s teachings and developed a personal relationship with Him. He knew us and we knew Him as we grew in His presence. We had agency—the right to make choices—there, as we do here. Some loved the teachings of God and some did not. As all parents know, there comes a time when children have to leave home to learn who they are and how they will live when they’re on their own. That time, as children of God, came for us. However, because we have agency, we were presented with the facts of how the program would work. We learned we’d receive bodies and be born to parents. We’d have our memories of Heaven taken from us and would have to find the truth agai
