<P> While living in one's body an individual has conjunction with heaven through the angels, and with each person, there are at least two evil spirits and two angels . Temptation or pains of conscience originates from a conflict between evil spirits and angels . Due to man's sinful nature it is dangerous to have open direct communication with angels and can only be seen when one's spiritual sight has been opened . Thus from moment to moment angels attempt to lead each person to what is good tacitly using the person's own thoughts . </P> <P> Adherents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints (LDS Church) view angels as the messengers of God . They are sent to mankind to deliver messages, minister to humanity, teach doctrines of salvation, call mankind to repentance, give priesthood keys, save individuals in perilous times, and guide humankind . </P> <P> Latter Day Saints believe that angels either are the spirits of humans who are deceased or who have yet to be born, or are humans who have been resurrected or translated and have physical bodies of flesh and bones, and accordingly Joseph Smith taught that "there are no angels who minister to this earth but those that do belong or have belonged to it ." As such, Latter Day Saints also believe that Adam, the first man, was and is now the archangel Michael, and that Gabriel lived on the earth as Noah . Likewise the Angel Moroni first lived in a pre-Columbian American civilization as the 5th - century prophet - warrior named Moroni . </P> <P> Joseph Smith, Jr. described his first angelic encounter thus: </P>

Where did the idea of angels come from