{"product_id":"the-life-before","title":"The Life Before","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs we ponder the meaning of life, we experience yearnings to know the distant past, to obtain understanding of our spiritual roots and divine lineage, to link time with timelessness. Knowledge of the premortal existence becomes crucial in our search. In the most positive sense, The Life Before is a journey backward. At the foundation of his exploration, author and teacher Brent L. Top explains why various cultures and religions believe in a life before this one. He cites biblical evidence of our premortal existence and points to revelations given to Joseph Smith and other latterday prophets. Together, these resources build upon each other and work to take our understanding beyond the veil and into timelessness. The Life Before first delves into such fascinating topics as our spiritual origins and capacities, premortal organization and harmony, agency, opposition, foreordination, the eternal nature of the priesthood, and the war in heavenall elements that are timeless. The authors focus then shifts to a discussion of timeour earthly existenceand the reader learns what the here and now has to do with everything that happened then. This wellresearched, wellwritten bookpossibly the most thorough treatment of this subjectpresents a rich array of scriptures and other inspired words (more than most of us know about) plus a solid interpretive commentary that resists speculation while still illuminating the thrilling aspects of this fascinating topic. These exciting insights into our first estate will buoy you up spiritually, increase your knowledge and understanding of the life before, and motivate you to live worthy to return to the presence of our Eternal Father.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand: Bookcraft","offers":[{"title":"Brent L. Top \/ hardcover","offer_id":47840465944821,"sku":"SONG0884946746","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61lKYDYW_SL.jpg?v=1773750244","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-life-before","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}