Heavenly Parents and Spirit Children

It was once explained to me that Mormon Doctrine is such that we believe there is never an end to the eternal increase of our Heavenly Parents – thus, they are still having kids.

I’ve had it explained that we believe there are multiple earths and that Christ only came here, but that his sacrifice extends to all of those other earths.

I’ve also heard that we believe in waves of creations – where there is a war in heaven, a christ and satan chosen (or self-selected as the case may be), and then worlds populated with the children that participated in the war in heaven. After all those pass away, and God continues to have more kids, there is another war in heaven, with another Christ chosen, etc. worlds without end.

I am not aware of an authoritative answer that delves down to that fine of detail into this area of Mormon creation mythology. Any answers are from our own meditation on the subject.

I would tend to think the most likely is some form of batch creation. Like Nightwaldem, I also would think it more probable that there are multiple “saviors” for each batch/world. That would get real crazy for prophets trying to teach people that their savior died for them on another planet somewhere, eons in the past or future. What kind of scripture would they have? The NT and BofM both talk about Christ’s life and ministry on this planet.

So yeah, I would think Gods continue creation indefinitely. Who knows really? *shrug* Perhaps after Gods get done with a batch, they move on to some activity beyond creating duplicate Gods that is far beyond anything even proto-Gods can imagine. That’s a far out concept. I think of an episode of Star Trek where the Q were all standing perfectly still in 20th century period clothing in a gas station in a virtual desert in the American south west (or something like that, my memory is hazy). They just stand there frozen in place for thousands of years contemplating or experiencing something they can’t even explain to non-Q, but it is vastly important to them.

I have no idea, Kalola.

Sorry, that’s all I’ve got.

I agree with Poppy as well as with everyone who said we have no idea. But the other thing that comes to mind is that “spirit children” are created (with spirit bodies?) to provide a home for “intelligences” and that “intelligences” have always existed. So, what is an “intelligence”? I picture some sort of blobby gelatinous muck floating about in space. So, where do “intelligences” come from? Were they scraped off some being’s shoe? (sounds like the type of discussion one has while passing a joint around).

I think we Mormons take too many things literally…and often get really conflicted when a teaching doesn’t jive with reality (whatever that is 😆 ). So my answer is, look at the whole “purpose of life,” and eternal plan of salvation” as metaphor and create what works for you.

But that’s just how it works for me….