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D&C 88:41 D&C 38:2 D&C 130:7 I agree. The universal law requires that the act be accomplished. However, if all things are before God (past, present, and future) and time really does not exist or at least inhibit such a Being, I suppose the act doesn't need to be done as it already has been accomplished. This would also account for how the Atonement could apply to beings "before" it was actually accomplished by the Savior. (Granted, it was only applied in part as their was no resurrection.) Likewise, it also accounts for how anything in the future could be "seen" before it actually occurs. Traveler is attempting to mesh our rather limited views of science with our even more limited view of God. Science, when properly understood from an eternal perspective, will ultimately serve to help us understand our Father in Heaven. And I hereafter dub thee "Time Traveler."

I'm new to the site, so, I apologize if I am restating something obvious to everyone else. The token of circumcision at eight days old was made in order to remember that children were not accountable to God until they were eight years old. It was established with an outward token and symbol (as most covenants are) so as to be remembered from generation to genenation by the seed of Abraham. A rereading of Genesis 17 demonstrates the covenants to the seed of Abraham. ( I suppose it would be tough symbol to forget... ) The tokens and symbols of all our covenants are established by God. Each has a deep meaning that help us remember events that will happen or have happened and that allow us to draw closer to our Savior. Judging by verses 3 - 7 in the JST I also assume there was a lot more going on than what we might have guessed. Joseph Smith Translation