The Plan

One of the hardest times in my life was when I lost someone very close to me. My Grandmother LaJuana raised me. She taught me how to be a good person, and how to keep my life in line with what God wanted from me. Because of her I knew that through Christ I could overcome any trial.

When I had to leave her and move to Arizona. I had a very hard time. I called her every day it seemed to talk to her. While I was in Arizona I began meeting with some missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  They taught me that Families could be together forever. They taught me that life did not end when we die. They called this plan; "The Plan of Salvation" or " The Plan of Happiness."  While learning about it, I did not understand what it ment to be with a family forever. It was nothing I was concerned about. However when I prayed and asked Heavenly Father if the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints was true, the over whelming feeling of joy I got let me know that it was His Church and that Joseph Smith was called as a Prophet to restore these precious truths. 

It was not until later that year when my grandmother passed away that I realized how precious  The Plan of Salvation really was. When she died, I cried alot. I was sad that I did not get to say good-bye. I was sad that I would not see her on this earth. But as I remembered Gods plan I noticed that life does not end here. I knew that I could see her again. I knew that if I was willing to be obedient to Gods Commandments and live the life he asked me to that this was possible. I felt a great peace. 

The Plan of Salvation is a wonderful plan. This has been given to us at this time to let us know where we came from, why we are here, and where we go when we die. I know that these truths have been given to us because I have read the Book of Mormon. I have prayed to Heavenly Father and gained a testimony through he power of the Holy Ghost and came to know that the promise given in Moroni Chapter 10:3-5 is true. That if we read the Book of Mormon and ask if it is true we will know by the power of the Holy Ghost. 

The Path To Christ

In life we often come upon road blocks. They keep us away from something that we want to obtain. Rather it be a mountain we want to climb, or a street we want to enter. These signs can be frustrating and keep us from something amazing and beautiful.

When we put up road blocks in our life that keep important things from entering we can miss out on wonderful opportunities and blessings Heavenly Father has in store for us. When we are going through our day are we filling it with uplifting activities that draw us closer to God and our families, or are we using our time to fulfill selfish desires.


"Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent." Doctrine and Covenants 60:13


We have been blessed with many talents and abilities. When we begin to break commandments, and harden our hearts to the Lord; often times our time begins to be filled with unrighteous activities These activities are a road block and send us to a road of destruction.

When we fill our time with reading our scriptures, praying, spending time with our families, and work/education we are using the time our Heavenly Father gave us wisely. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has the potential to strengthen a family far more than any worldly thing. When we develop a stronger relationship with God and Jesus Christ and follow the commandments; we can lift the road blocks away, and be able to enter into the Kingdom of God.

I know that as I have made Heavenly Father a priority in my life, I have been able to see far more blessings than I could ever imagine. I truly know that true happiness comes from being obedient to our Heavenly Fathers will.  He knows the bigger picture, and knows the path we need to be on to be able to return to live with him.  We just have to trust him to guide us along the way.

Somethings just take WORK!

Making a wish is very simple. Receiving that wish almost never happens instantly. To have a wish come true we might just have to do something to receive it. We cannot wish for a job, and not go and fill out applications. We cannot wish for money without having a job or means to receive it. We cannot wish to get married if we just stay home all day. If we want anything in life we must get up and work for that.

The Gospel is the Same way.  We have been given the tools to be able to return to live with our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. As we use these tools we have been given our lives are more blessed. We find greater Joy and greater peace.

The Tools:

Reading Scriptures

Prayer

Keeping ALL of Gods Commandments

Repenting when we fall short

Gain an understanding of the Atonement

Following the prophets

These are just a few of His tools. If we are willing to show him our love by following his word, we can truly feel peace, joy and love.  In Doctrine and Covenants 82:10 it states:

       "I the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise." 

I know that if we are willing to be obedient  we will receive all the promises and blessings our heavenly Father has to offer us.

Sister Renfro