God is considered to be everywhere present at the same moment; and
the Psalmist says, "Whither shall I flee from thy presence?"
[Psalm 139:7]. He is present with all his creations through his influence,
through his government, spirit and power, but he himself is a personage
of tabernacle, and we are made after his likeness
(DBY, 24).
Provenance:
- DBY, 24 reads:
God is considered to be everywhere present at the same moment; and the Psalmist says, "Whither shall I flee from thy presence?" He is present with all his creations through his influence, through his government, spirit and power, but he himself is a personage of tabernacle, and we are made after his likeness. 10:319.
- DBY, 24 is taken from the Journal of Discourses, July 31, 1864.
Relevant scriptures:
- Psalm 139:7-10 reads:
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
- D&C 130:3 reads in part:
[T]he idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.
- D&C 130:22 reads:
The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
Brian Madsen's occasionally opinionated observations:
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