There were two purposes
for life in mortality. The first was that we might gain
experiences that we could not obtain in any other way. The second was to obtain
tabernacles of flesh and bones. Both of these purposes are
vital to the existence of man. We are now being
tested and tried to see if we will do all the
things the Lord has commanded us to do. These commandments are the
principles and ordinances of the gospel, and
they constitute the gospel of Jesus Christ. Every principle and
ordinance has a bearing upon the whole purpose
of our testing, which is to prepare us to return
to our Heavenly Father and become more like Him. Only through the
gift of the Atonement and our obedience
to the gospel can we return and live
with God once again.