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36:3.1 Life does not [[spontaneously]] appear in the [[universes]]; the Life Carriers must [[initiate]] it on the barren [[planets]]. They are the carriers, [[disseminators]], and guardians of life as it appears on the [[evolutionary worlds]] of [[space]]. All life of the order and [[forms]] known on [[Urantia]] arises with these Sons, though not all [[forms]] of planetary life are [[existent]] on [[Urantia]].
36:3.2 The corps of Life Carriers commissioned to plant life upon a new world usually consists of one hundred senior carriers, one hundred assistants, and one thousand custodians. The Life Carriers often carry [[actual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_plasm life plasm] to a new world, but not always. They sometimes [[organize]] the life [[patterns]] after arriving on the [[planet]] of assignment in accordance with [[formulas]] previously approved for a new [[adventure]] in life establishment. Such was the [[origin]] of the planetary life of [[Urantia]].
36:3.3 When, in accordance with approved [[formulas]], the [[physical]] [[patterns]] have been provided, then do the Life Carriers [[catalyze]] this lifeless [[material]], imparting through their [[persons]] the [[vital]] [[spirit]] [[spark]]; and forthwith do the inert [[patterns]] become living [[matter]].
36:3.4 The [[vital]] [[spark]]—the [[mystery]] of life—is bestowed ''through'' the Life Carriers, not by them. They do indeed supervise such [[transactions]], they [[formulate]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_plasm life plasm] itself, but it is the [[Universe Mother Spirit]] who supplies the [[essential]] factor of the living plasm. From the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_17#17:6._THE_LOCAL_UNIVERSE_CREATIVE_SPIRITS Creative Daughter] of the [[Infinite Spirit]] comes that [[energy]] [[spark]] which enlivens the [[body]] and presages the [[mind]].
36:3.5 In the [[bestowal]] of life the Life Carriers [[transmit]] nothing of their [[personal]] [[natures]], not even on those [[spheres]] where new orders of life are [[projected]]. At such times they simply initiate and [[transmit]] the spark of life, start the required [[revolutions]] of [[matter]] in accordance with the [[physical]], [[chemical]], and [[electrical]] specifications of the [[ordained]] plans and patterns. Life Carriers are living [[catalytic]] [[presences]] which agitate, [[organize]], and vitalize the otherwise inert elements of the [[material]] order of [[existence]].
36:3.6 The Life Carriers of a [[planetary]] corps are given a certain period in which to [[establish]] life on a new world, approximately [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geologic_Timescale one-half million years of the time of that planet]. At the termination of this period, indicated by certain [[developmental]] [[attainments]] of the planetary life, they cease implantation efforts, and they may not subsequently add any [[thing]] new or supplemental to the life of that [[planet]].
36:3.7 During the ages intervening between life [[establishment]] and the [[emergence]] of [[human]] [[creatures]] of [[moral]] [[status]], the Life Carriers are permitted to [[manipulate]] the life [[environment]] and otherwise favorably directionize the [[course]] of [[biologic]] [[evolution]]. And this they do for long periods of [[time]].
36:3.8 When the Life Carriers operating on a new world have once succeeded in producing a [[being]] with [[Free will|will]], with the [[power]] of [[moral]] [[decision]] and [[spiritual]] [[choice]], then and there their work terminates—they are through; they may [[manipulate]] the evolving life no further. From this point forward the [[evolution]] of living [[things]] must [[proceed]] in accordance with the [[endowment]] of the [[inherent]] [[nature]] and tendencies which have already been imparted to, and established in, the planetary life [[formulas]] and [[patterns]]. The Life Carriers are not permitted to [[experiment]] or to [[interfere]] with will; they are not allowed to dominate or [[arbitrarily]] [[influence]] [[moral]] [[creatures]].
36:3.9 Upon the arrival of a [[Planetary Prince]] they prepare to leave, though two of the senior carriers and twelve custodians may volunteer, by taking temporary renunciation vows, to remain indefinitely on the [[planet]] as advisers in the matter of the further [[development]] and [[conservation]] of the life plasm. Two such Sons and their twelve [[associates]] are now serving on [[Urantia]].
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[[Category:Paper 36 - The Life Carriers]]
36:3.1 Life does not [[spontaneously]] appear in the [[universes]]; the Life Carriers must [[initiate]] it on the barren [[planets]]. They are the carriers, [[disseminators]], and guardians of life as it appears on the [[evolutionary worlds]] of [[space]]. All life of the order and [[forms]] known on [[Urantia]] arises with these Sons, though not all [[forms]] of planetary life are [[existent]] on [[Urantia]].
36:3.2 The corps of Life Carriers commissioned to plant life upon a new world usually consists of one hundred senior carriers, one hundred assistants, and one thousand custodians. The Life Carriers often carry [[actual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_plasm life plasm] to a new world, but not always. They sometimes [[organize]] the life [[patterns]] after arriving on the [[planet]] of assignment in accordance with [[formulas]] previously approved for a new [[adventure]] in life establishment. Such was the [[origin]] of the planetary life of [[Urantia]].
36:3.3 When, in accordance with approved [[formulas]], the [[physical]] [[patterns]] have been provided, then do the Life Carriers [[catalyze]] this lifeless [[material]], imparting through their [[persons]] the [[vital]] [[spirit]] [[spark]]; and forthwith do the inert [[patterns]] become living [[matter]].
36:3.4 The [[vital]] [[spark]]—the [[mystery]] of life—is bestowed ''through'' the Life Carriers, not by them. They do indeed supervise such [[transactions]], they [[formulate]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_plasm life plasm] itself, but it is the [[Universe Mother Spirit]] who supplies the [[essential]] factor of the living plasm. From the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_17#17:6._THE_LOCAL_UNIVERSE_CREATIVE_SPIRITS Creative Daughter] of the [[Infinite Spirit]] comes that [[energy]] [[spark]] which enlivens the [[body]] and presages the [[mind]].
36:3.5 In the [[bestowal]] of life the Life Carriers [[transmit]] nothing of their [[personal]] [[natures]], not even on those [[spheres]] where new orders of life are [[projected]]. At such times they simply initiate and [[transmit]] the spark of life, start the required [[revolutions]] of [[matter]] in accordance with the [[physical]], [[chemical]], and [[electrical]] specifications of the [[ordained]] plans and patterns. Life Carriers are living [[catalytic]] [[presences]] which agitate, [[organize]], and vitalize the otherwise inert elements of the [[material]] order of [[existence]].
36:3.6 The Life Carriers of a [[planetary]] corps are given a certain period in which to [[establish]] life on a new world, approximately [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geologic_Timescale one-half million years of the time of that planet]. At the termination of this period, indicated by certain [[developmental]] [[attainments]] of the planetary life, they cease implantation efforts, and they may not subsequently add any [[thing]] new or supplemental to the life of that [[planet]].
36:3.7 During the ages intervening between life [[establishment]] and the [[emergence]] of [[human]] [[creatures]] of [[moral]] [[status]], the Life Carriers are permitted to [[manipulate]] the life [[environment]] and otherwise favorably directionize the [[course]] of [[biologic]] [[evolution]]. And this they do for long periods of [[time]].
36:3.8 When the Life Carriers operating on a new world have once succeeded in producing a [[being]] with [[Free will|will]], with the [[power]] of [[moral]] [[decision]] and [[spiritual]] [[choice]], then and there their work terminates—they are through; they may [[manipulate]] the evolving life no further. From this point forward the [[evolution]] of living [[things]] must [[proceed]] in accordance with the [[endowment]] of the [[inherent]] [[nature]] and tendencies which have already been imparted to, and established in, the planetary life [[formulas]] and [[patterns]]. The Life Carriers are not permitted to [[experiment]] or to [[interfere]] with will; they are not allowed to dominate or [[arbitrarily]] [[influence]] [[moral]] [[creatures]].
36:3.9 Upon the arrival of a [[Planetary Prince]] they prepare to leave, though two of the senior carriers and twelve custodians may volunteer, by taking temporary renunciation vows, to remain indefinitely on the [[planet]] as advisers in the matter of the further [[development]] and [[conservation]] of the life plasm. Two such Sons and their twelve [[associates]] are now serving on [[Urantia]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_36 Go to Paper 36]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 36 - The Life Carriers]]