Divine Children

• Why do you think it is important to know that we are created in the image of God?
•  I think the importance of us being created in the image of God teaches us two things, the first being that we are truly his children and we are like him the second is to show us that it is in his image that we are created so then we can be like him even more. We can be God's ourselves. 
• As Latter-day Saints, we are absolutely alone in believing and teaching that we are literal sons and daughters of heavenly parents. Why is that doctrine critical to understand and why is Satan so interested that we do not know that?
•  If we are litteral sons and daughters of God then we have infinite potential to become better and be like God himself. I think that Satan wants to diminish the belief because we truly think his is our father who loves us like our earthly father does, he wants us to succeed. Satan wants us to not have a faith in God but if we do he wants us to fear him. So if we know that he loves us and is our literal father then we can do better. 
• What do you think it means when it says we have a "divine nature"?
• When it says we have a divine nature that means to me that we are like God, "Divine nature" according to dictionary.com means, "ranking below God but above humans" I think that is a beautiful concept. I still believe it means being devine like God but we can not reach the potential on earth so I think that if we are divine on this earth it would be below God and above man. 
• It states that gender is an "essential characteristic" through time and eternity. What does "essential characteristic" mean and why is that important to know?
•  Gender is something that was given prior to this life and is apart of our personality from the beginning. It is a characteristic that has been apart of our life from the premortal life and will be through all time. It is essential because just like our heavenly mother and father we were given genders, and with those genders are associated roles and characteristics that are essential for the fulfilment of Gods plan. We need to help one another as husband and wife so that we may feel as if we are like our Godly parents and following their amazing example.