Mormon Beliefs Purpose

What do Mormons believe about the purpose of life?

Mormons believe all men and women are children of Heavenly Father. We lived with Him in heaven in a happy state before we came to earth.  God’s work and glory is to bring His children home to Him after their mortal lives have ended.  This is a plan of progression, and mortal life is a time of learning and testing that can enable us to progress to a kingdom of glory as resurrected beings in the eternities.

In our pre-mortal existence, we were spirits–spirit-children of Heavenly Father.  On earth, we are born to earthly parents. We obtain physical bodies and have experiences that help us learn and grow.  The Lord knew that none of His children would live sinless lives.  The atonement of Christ provides us with the grace that can cleanse and perfect us, after all we can do to repent and draw unto Christ.  We can come to know our Savior Jesus Christ through trials and through trying our best to live a righteous life, with the Savior as our example.

John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

The Savior made it possible for all people who accept His sacrifice to repent and be forgiven of their sins. The Mormon Church teaches that by taking all of our sins upon Himself and by dying for us, He paid the price for our sins, which price is required by the  justice of God.

In addition to living righteous lives and repenting of our sins, Mormons believe it is the duty of all to serve and love their fellow men. Mormon missionaries spread the message, contained in scriptures such as the Book of Mormon and Holy Bible, that Jesus Christ loves us all and He has restored His gospel on the earth. This gospel outlines the ways we need to pattern our lives so that we can receive blessings from the Lord.  A purpose of this life is also to live in families and help the members of those families to feel loved and to be taught the correct principles of Christ’s gospel.

Mormonism teaches that those living on earth accepted the Father’s plan before coming down to earth.   The Plan of Salvation guarantees man his free agency to choose good and evil.  Opposition in all things on the earth provides us with choices.  The atonement provides salvation from the fall of Adam, resurrection for both the righteous and the wicked, comfort and peace during life on earth, and the possibility of exaltation after death.  Although we’ve forgotten our pre-mortal life, we ratified God’s Plan before coming to earth.  We should do all we can to live close to Heavenly Father and obey His eternal and divine laws. We are all children of God, and we can one day be like Him and live with Him. This will bring us eternal happiness.