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9 January 2005 The Plan of Happiness. Many people want to know were they came from, why they are here and where they are going. Heavenly Fathers Plan of Happiness answers these questions. Before we were born we all lived together in heaven with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We learned and grew as much as we could but eventually Heavenly Father gathered us together in a council and told us that to become like him, we must leave heaven for a time. He informed us that He would create an earth for us, would give us the freedom to choose between good and evil, and would show us the way to know what is good. He would provide a Savior so that when we sinned we could repent and still return to Him. We came to earth to gain a body and walk by faith. We can’t remember our home in heaven, but we can choose the right by following the example of Jesus by obeying our earthly parents and living by gospel standards. After we die we will all live again because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. He overcame death through the resurrection and everyone will be resurrected. He also overcame sin, and those who have faith, repent, are baptized, receive the Holy Ghost and keep the commandments will return to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They will have the gift of eternal life, which is what the plan of happiness is all about. We find in Moses 1:39 a scripture that tells us Heavenly Father’s plan for us. It says: For behold, this is my work and my glory – to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.I pray that we will all be obedient to the commandments so that we can return to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus in Heaven once more. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. |