Board Question #69005 - little children and the veil
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:06 pm
http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/69005/
Is there an authoritative source on this? I'm not debating it; I've just had numerous personal experiences that lead me to believe otherwise. I have also seen scripture interpreted to mean that babies remember pre-earth life but forget it by the time they're able to talk (one example: 3 Nephi 26:16, "even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them," though I recognize that isn't the only interpretation for this scripture).
I'd love to know where Concealocanth's statement comes from, as it's something I've wrestled with off and on for many years.
Our separation from our memories of premortal life happen at birth; it's not a process of gradual forgetting.
Is there an authoritative source on this? I'm not debating it; I've just had numerous personal experiences that lead me to believe otherwise. I have also seen scripture interpreted to mean that babies remember pre-earth life but forget it by the time they're able to talk (one example: 3 Nephi 26:16, "even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them," though I recognize that isn't the only interpretation for this scripture).
I'd love to know where Concealocanth's statement comes from, as it's something I've wrestled with off and on for many years.