The Premortal and Mortal Savior

John 1:1-14 and 17:1-5

1. I am to list five truths I found about premortal life of Jesus Christ and five truths I found about His mortal life.

Premortal Life
1. Christ is referred to as the Word, Light and Life.
2. Christ is the light that "lighteth every man" we call this the (light of Christ)
3. Christ created the world and all things.
4. Christ was in the beginning with God.
5. God sent Jesus Christ.

Mortal Life
1. Jesus Christ finished the work that God had for Him to do.
2. Jesus Christ shines in darkness
3. Jesus Christ came to His own people and many did not receive Him.
4. The Savior knew He glorified God because He did all His Father asked of Him.
5. God gave the Savior power over all flesh (He is our Judge)


2. I am to understand better the titles given to the Savior and what they mean

1. Christ- The name Christ means the anointed. According to Websters Dictionary of 1828 anointed means "set apart." So Christ means one set apart.

2. Messiah-  The bible dictionary says, "Messiah is the Aramaic meaning for anointed." It continues to say, "Used as the title of an office, it denotes the King and Deliverer whose coming the Jews were eagerly expecting."

3. Jehovah- The bible dictionary says, "Jehovah is the covenant or proper name of the God of Israel." The "Unchangeable One" "the eternal I AM."  Websters Dictionary of 1828 says, "This is a name peculiarly appropriate to the eternal Spirit, the unchangeable God, who describes himself thus, I am that I am." Exodus 3:14."

4. Immanuel- The bible dictionary says that Immanuel mean "God with us."  What a beautiful title it is also a truth because Christ was indeed a God and He walked among us.

5. The Word- The Student Manual says that "The Word" bears witness of the premortal existence of Jesus Christ. That His mission of Salvation began in the premortal world.

My Testimony of What I Learned 

It was a nice experience to study in more in depth the Savior and His Premortal and Mortal titles and truths. I find it also quite interesting that premortal is underlined as a misspelled word. It just reminds me of how blessed I am to know that there was in fact a premortal life. That we existed before just as the scriptures clearly state that the Savior did. If he was with God before the world was then wouldn't it make sense that we were as well. The title of our Savior are inspiring as they themselves testify of His greatness and mission here on this earth. Our Savoir lives, I testify of this knowledge in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.