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QUESTION - In one of your answers regarding Brigham Young’s comments that there are multiple saviors and satans – one for each planet or so, you never mention the world “Galaxy” but always mention “Universe!”
I remember reading a book by Reuben J. Clark where he speculated that Kolob resided in the center of the hub of our Milky Way Galaxy. Thus by logic Heavenly Father would reside there also. Then one could wonder if there is a Heavenly Father living in the center of each of the billions of Galaxies in our Universe. If so there would be a need for multiple saviors and satans.
Why do you not use the world Galaxy?
JOEL - As I said in my response to this question we really can only speculate about whether there is more than one God in this galaxy or universe. I use the word universe because of the following scriptures:
"Worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose, there are many (worlds) that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man"
“The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine”, (Moses 1:33-37).
To me the term "worlds without number" and many heavens, just seems to apply better to the entire Universe rather than to just one galaxy. We know that God created the heavens(plural) and the earth.
"Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the heavens and the earth," (D&C 14:9)
When we look up into the heavens at night we don't just see stars and planets; we see galaxies as well, which to me means that all we can see was created by Jesus.
I have read the book (Behold the Lamb of God) where J Reuben Clark speculates about Kolob being at the hub of our galaxy, but he also said something else that seems to agree with me when he said, refering to Jesus as creator:
"And if you think of this galaxy of ours having within it from the beginning perhaps until now, one million worlds, and multiply that by the number of millions of galaxies, one hundred million galaxies, that surround us, you will then get some view of who this Man we worship is."
"I have thought of some of those miracles in the sense of their being the miracle of a Creator, demonstrating his creative power, particularly some that I call creative miracles: the turning of water into wine, how simple that must have been to a Deity who made universes; the feeding of the five thousand, how simple that was."
(See http://institute.lds.org/manuals/new-testament-institute-student-manual/nt-in-01-1.asp)
Some people equate the word "universe" to "galaxy" as Elder Clark seemed to do in the above quote when says the the diety created universes (plural), but noramlly the word universe means the totality of all that can be seen in space.
President Joseph Fielding Smith said:
"If we will look with the eye of faith and in the spirit of humility, we will see, beyond the power of the microscope, the Mastercraftsman of the universe at work, just as he has said, giving to each particle of matter, each compound great and small, the law by which it is governed." (Seek Ye Earnestly)
Elder Neal A. Maxwell said:
"Though crucified briefly between two thieves, Jesus now sits eternally on the right hand of God! (Luke 22:69; 1 Pet. 3:22.) He is the Lord of the constructed universe, yet He was known merely as "the carpenter's son." (Matt. 13:55.) (Ensign, November 1988, p. 33.)
President Gordon B Hinckley testified:
"I know that God lives and that he is the Ruler of the universe, our Father in Heaven;" (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley)
President Marion G. Romney said,
"Jesus Christ, is the Lord of the whole universe. Except for his mortal ministry accomplished on this earth, his service and relationship to other worlds and their inhabitants are the same as his service and relationship to this earth and its inhabitants." ("Jesus Christ, Lord of the Universe," Improvement Era, November 1968, p.46)
LDS Scholars have speculated that earth was created near Kolob. So I suppose it is possible that although Christ did create the entire universe and is it's only savior, it could be that Kolob, where the Father resides, just happens to be at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Of course none of this has been revealed to us. It is all still just speculation.
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