LDS doctrine teaches that intelligence is uncreated and co-eternal with God. It also teaches that intelligence was formed into a spirit by God, indeed by a Heavenly Father and Mother. The Church doesn't fully define all the attributes of intelligence nor does it define all of the incidents of intelligence that are innately present in the soul or are learned by the soul in its pre-mortal existence.
It seems clear in LDS doctrine that souls have the faculties of reason and discrimination. They could choose to obey or disobey.
But the soul is not complete as it is born into its mortal existence. It gains a body but many faculties must be cultivated and developed. Experience must be gained. Choices must be made. All of this happens in the mind. All of this happens in the body. Mind and soul and body can be spoken of together.
Critical to the formation of the soul is the mastery of the body. The body is the seat of animal instincts that cause us to have appetites and drive us to reproduce. These instincts cannot be ignored. They are not realistically things that can be turned on and off.
Their proper use is to be placed under the dominion of the mind. This is the human struggle. The success of this endeavor can truly be described as overcoming. It is impossible to succeed in this without the grace of Jesus Christ who affords us the example of the cross and of the tomb. It is impossible to succeed in the endeavor if it is purposed to one's own salvation. It can only be overcome by participating fully in the creation of other obedient minds.
Single people may be full participants in the creation of minds that know and obey. They have the example of Jesus Christ and his suffering. They have the opportunity to share that example. They have the opportunity to plant the seed of faith in other minds. They have the opportunity to disciplines their drives and urges as examples to others.
Husband and wife have these opportunities as well as they learn to discipline and focus the creative urges of their bodies.
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