Temples and Covenants Our Identity and Our Destiny | Tad R. Callister | August 2012
Nov 5, 2025
Tad R. Callister, a former member of the Presidency of the Seventy, discusses our divine identity as literal spirit children of God. He contrasts the concepts of creation versus sonship, illustrating how our identity shapes our potential for exaltation. Callister delves into the implications of the Fall for human progression and highlights the role of the Atonement in enabling us to become like God. He also examines scriptural affirmations of our divine potential and emphasizes the importance of spiritual gifts in achieving godhood.
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Identity Shapes Destiny
- We are not mere creations; we are literal spirit children of God with inherited divine traits.
- Our identity as God's offspring defines and enlarges our potential destiny of godhood.
The Fall Put Us 'In Gear'
- The Fall enabled moral agency and exposure to good and evil, putting humanity 'in gear' toward perfection.
- Through the Atonement, fallen man gains access to unlimited progress toward godhood.
Driving In Neutral Metaphor
- Callister uses a driving-in-neutral story to illustrate that innocence leaves us unable to progress spiritually.
- Being cast out of Eden shifted humanity from neutral into the moral arena needed for growth.
