By These things We Know

D&C 20:17 starts out with these words:  "By these things we know. . . ."  Preach My Gospel challenges me to write all the things we know because the Lord has spoken to us today.  This is a lengthy list:

• There is a God in heaven, infinite and eternal who created heaven and earth and all things
• God created Adam and Eve in His own image and likeness
• God commanded Adam and Eve to keep the commandments and worship him.
• Man (Adam and Eve) fell (broke the commandments)
• A Savior was provided
• Our Savior suffered temptations.
• Our Savior did not heed the temptations
• Our Savior was crucified, died and rose again the third day.
• Our Savior ascended into heaven where he reigns with our Heavenly Father.
• All who believe these things and are baptized and endure in faith to the end will be saved.
• Not only those who believe after he came in the meridian of time, but those who were born before he was born will be saved by the same thing, i.e. baptism.
• The Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one, meaning one in purpose; not one person.
• All men must repent and believe on Jesus Christ, worship the Father in his name and endure in faith on his name to the end or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.
• It is only through Jesus Christ’s grace that we can be saved.

My assignment next time is to compare one of these in the Topical Guide with what we know about it from reading the Bible.  

We are so blessed to have this knowledge.