Ans. His own goodnesss, so that he may communicate himself to angels and to man for whom he made all other creatures. [6] Speaking of the creation of the angels, the same work continues: Ques. For what end did God create them (the angels). Ans. To be partakers of his glory and to be our guardians. Referring again to man's creation the following occurs: Ques. Do we owe much to God for creation? Ans. Very much, because he made us in such a perfect state, creating us for himself, and all things else for us. [7] From all which it may be summarized that the purposes of God in the creation of man and angels, according to Catholic theology, is-- First, that God might communicate himself to them; Second, that they might be partakers of his glory. Third, that he created them for himself, and all things else for them. While this may be in part the truth, and so far excellent, it has no higher warrant of authority than human deduction, based on conjecture, not scripture; and it certainly falls far short of giving to man--as we shall see--that "pride of place" in existence to which his higher nature and his dignity as a son of God entitles him. If in these creeds of the greater divisions of Christendom there is found no clear and adequate explanation of the reason of Adam's fall, or the purpose of man's existence, it may be taken for granted that none of the minor divisions of Christendom have succeeded where these have failed, since these larger divisions of Christendom embody in their creeds the hived theological wisdom and the highest scholarship of the Christian ages. The originality of these two Book of Mormon Doctrines established, let us now consider if they are true and of what value they are, and what effect they will probably have upon the ideas of men. I shall treat them separately first, and in relation afterwards. "Adam fell that men might be." I think it cannot be doubted when the whole story of man's fall is taken into account that in some way--however hidden it may be under allegory--his fall was closely associated with the propagation of the race. Before the fall we are told that Adam and Eve were in a state of innocence; [8] but after the fall "The eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons," [9] and also hid from the presence of the Lord.