Come Follow Me January 2026 Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3, Abraham 4-5 "This is My Work and My Glory" From Introduction What was the purpose of the Creation? Moses 1:39 “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” “The purpose of the Creation is to provide a place where Heavenly Father’s spirit children can come to obtain a physical body and be tested or proven to see if they will obey him when they are away from his presence . . . although an account of the Creation is included in the book of Genesis, the purposes and importance of the Creation are explained only in latter-day revelation.” ( Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Teachers Manual , 10 ) Spiritual vs Physical Creation Elder Joseph Fielding Smith: “The account of creation in Genesis was not a spirit creation, but it was in a particular sense, a spiritual creation. This, of course, needs some explanation. The account in Genesis [as well as in Moses...
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