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* "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" ({{b||Genesis|1|27}}). | * "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" ({{b||Genesis|1|27}}). | ||
* "Seest thou that ye are created after mine [Christ's] own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image. Behold, this body, which ye now behold, is the body of my spirit; and man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear unto thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh ({{s||Ether|3|15-16}}). | * "Seest thou that ye are created after mine [Christ's] own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image. Behold, this body, which ye now behold, is the body of my spirit; and man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear unto thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh ({{s||Ether|3|15-16}}). | ||
− | * "And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all" ( | + | * "And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all" ({{s||Moses|1|6}}). |
==="Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny."=== | ==="Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny."=== |
Did the Proclamation on the Family break new doctrinal ground, or merely reiterate doctrines long taught in the Church?
President Hinckley observed, on introducing the Proclamation:
The doctrines taught are, then, longstanding ones in the Church.
This article reviews each line of the Proclamation and presents a sample of past teachings on the same subject.
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