Our Thoughts on Divine Identity
The Relief Society Declaration begins by saying: “We are beloved spirit daughters of God.” This simple statement has a profound impact on our lives as Mormon women. Understanding who we are affects our sense of worth and well-being, and gives us great perspective about the purpose of life.
Beatrice T. shares her thoughts on this topic:
I am so grateful to know that my Heavenly Father is truly the father of my spirit and that I lived with Him and was loved before I ever left my heavenly home to come to earth. I’m grateful for this opportunity He has given me to come to earth to learn to be obedient to His commandments and to love and serve others.
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I know that I am a daughter of my Father in heaven. When I was 9 years old I was singing to myself the Primary song, “I am a Child of God”, and I paused and actually absorbed the words. I then went and asked my mother if it was true that Heavenly Father was really my father, and she said, yes. I remember the joy that overcame me at that thought, and I excitedly went into the other room to tell my sister and her friend the news that we really were daughters of God. Since then I have had the distinct pleasure more than once of informing people who truly did not know that they are children of God, and have seen the looks on their faces and (etc) as they considered the truth or the possibility. I have prayed to my Father, asking him that this knowledge be strong in me, that I am his daughter, and I have continued to have witnesses and the gift of that knowledge, and it is the foundation for all else that I believe and all else that I do.
MaidservantX
June 20, 2008
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