TGDay143
the image of the invisible God, the firstborn, Col. 1:15.
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
he is … the firstborn from the dead, Col. 1:18.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, Heb. 1:6.
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, Heb. 12:23 (D&C 76:54, 94; 77:11; 78:21; 88:5).
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
54 They are they who are the church of the Firstborn.
94 They who dwell in his presence are the church of the Firstborn; and they see as they are seen, and know as they are known, having received of his fulness and of his grace;11 Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel—twelve thousand out of every tribe?A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are high priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the Firstborn.
21 For ye are the church of the Firstborn, and he will take you up in a cloud, and appoint every man his portion.
5 Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son—