Stick to the Plan

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man and woman standing near brown wooden table
Several years ago, my husband and I went to spend some time with some friends. We ate dinner, and then went to play some video games as a group. They had just assembled a tv console and it looked a little weird.

He explained to us that as he was building it, he didn’t look at the plans every step of the way. Once he realized that he missed a step, he didn’t want to take the time to go back and look for it. Because he didn’t follow the plan every step of the way, he didn’t know where that one step he missed could be. It seemed like it would be too much work to go back and find it.

That one correction could be at the very beginning of the assembly process, or it could be really close to the end of the assembly and there might not be too much to correct. I wonder if that tv console ever got put back together correctly.

How often do you find yourself in this same situation? What circumstances would you decide is worth the effort to go back and find that missing piece. To make that necessary correction?

We have a plan. Heavenly Father designed the plan. It is a perfect plan. We understand the majority of the plan. There are some parts that we don’t fully understand. That is ok. He knew that we only needed the basics. Not everyone knows of this plan. He needs us to find those and share the details with them. I’m going to share some of the plan with you.

We are all spirit sons and daughters of a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother. They are perfect celestial beings with bodies. We needed to get our own bodies. God had a plan for us to do this.

We needed to come to earth to get a body and to grow in faith and experience and knowledge. We needed to forget all about who we are and all about our Heavenly parents. That way, we could use our free agency to make our way back to Them. It was very important to Heavenly Father that we have our agency.

He also knew that because of how messy agency can get, we would need a Savior. A completely righteous and clean spirit that would be the greatest sacrifice to give us an opportunity to be perfected in our sins and be able to come back to Him.

We had two brothers that wanted to do this. One was Lucifer. He wanted to have the glory. He didn’t want us to use our agency. We would just go, do what is right and come back. This is not how Heavenly Father wants the plan to work. Agency is so very important to Him.

The other was Jesus. He would go. He would teach of Heavenly Father. He would share the gospel – the plan of salvation. He would let others use their agency to bring him to the cross. To hurt Him. To spit on Him. He knew how important agency is to the plan.

We all came down to earth. We forgot everything from before. That is an important part of this experience. Forgetting who we were in Heaven, really puts us in a place to grow as an imperfect human being. It really helps us to discern for ourselves what is of Him and what isn’t.

In this life, we will experience many trials and joys. Remember opposition in all things. Joy and sadness, pain and healing, poverty and wealth, being stuck in place by fear and being able to thrive and move forward in faith. I have experienced a lot of these and many more.

At the end of our life, we will go back to Him. This journey doesn’t end there. There is still learning that will happen there. He wants us all to choose how the story ends. He has special rewards set up for us. But He wants us to be comfortable with the reward that we choose. He even wants us to choose that reward. To use our agency so completely.

I love the photo I found for this post today. Look at their faces. The one man has the biggest smile on his face. You can feel his excitement for the plan. I feel like him a lot since I started doing this blog. I’m so excited to talk about the plan all of the time.

The woman doesn’t seem as sure. She has a lot of questions. She is really pondering on this plan. Where does she fit in the scheme of it all. She might feel a little overwhelmed. But. She. Is. Figuring it out. I have felt like her a lot in my life. Even some days right now I feel like her.

The other man looks stuck. His face is showing interest, but his body posture to me is showing that he is looking at all of the work that needs to be done and he is trying to decide if it is worth it. I know this feeling too. I have felt like him in the hardest parts of my life. Every single time I have, I knew without a doubt that this was important. Keep moving forward. Don’t look at all the work that has to be done, just go one step at a time. You’ll get there.

If you want to learn more about the Plan of Salvation, or Plan of Happiness, here is a link to get you in contact with some missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:

Homepage – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

There is a chat feature that can contact you to someone to learn more. There is even a place where you can put in your zip code even and find a church near you. There will be missionaries there. They can teach you more.

I learned the plan of salvation from a young age. I was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at eight years old. I have always known that it was true, this plan of happiness.

Even when I was in my rebellious teenage years. I did things that I knew were wrong. And agency is so important to Heavenly Father, that I was able to do so. He knew that I would need a savior to help me repent of my sins and turn away from them so that I could turn back to Him. I am so grateful. I love Him so much.

I am so grateful for a brother that knew how important agency is and that He was willing to help us be able to become clean again to live with our Heavenly Father. To be able to have a glorious reunion with Him. I am always in awe of the love that Jesus had/has for us to do that great sacrifice.

Where are you on the path of the plan right now? Wherever you are, it is where you need to be. But don’t stay there. Move forward. Keep progressing. There is always something to make progress on.

If you are the guy that is smiling so big and has such excitement, you are meant to share that excitement with others. To help patiently and lovingly help the woman that understands the importance of the plan but has so many questions. To patiently and lovingly guide the other man that is looking interested on the outside, but completely overwhelmed and unsure of his ability to complete this seemingly impossible task on the inside.

If you find yourself as the woman, don’t give up. God will send someone to you to help guide you through your questions. Look for them, they are there. Don’t be afraid to ask. He has sent them to you. Keep looking. moving forward.

If you find yourself as the other man, I promise you that the reward will be worth it. Don’t worry, you are not alone. You will have help every step of the way. God will send people to you also. They will help guide you through the process until you feel you are ready. Until you can see the great reward is so very worth each and every effort of your work. Once you get there, don’t stop moving forward.

At some point, I have been all of these people. And even the woman on the couch, don’t forget about her. God sent people to help her too. Because I have been all of these people, I have a stronger testimony of the truthfulness of this plan. I have the greatest desire to share it with you.

Remember, we don’t remember agreeing to this plan. Lucifer became angry and took a third of the host of heaven with him. Our brothers and sisters that went with him will not get to experience this plan of happiness. They will not get their perfect bodies. I am so sad for them.

Every single person that came to this earth, was a child of God that agreed to come down and participate in this Plan of Salvation. Even those that hate and despitefully use you. The abuse you suffered at their hands. The car that cut you off on the road. The person you helped get that item off the top shelf in the grocery store. The kid that dropped their books and you helped pick them up. We are all spirit brothers and sisters. We just can’t remember.

I’m excited for you to learn more. He is too. If you read this post and have any questions, go to the link and ask. It can’t hurt. If you read this post and feel that it is true, go to the website and put in your zip code and go to church. You will learn so much more. If you read this post and it sounds like too much work, but it also sounds really nice to you, go to the link and use the chat function. He is sending you here to this blog. This blog was written for you.


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I’m Kista, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m a woman who has experience with infertility, IVF, foster care, adoption, mental health struggles for myself and those that I love. I have special needs children that I homeschool and lots more adventures to be sure! I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through all of these ventures I have become closer to a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I have seen miracles and witnessed angels on earth tend to me and those that I love. I want to share my thoughts and experiences with you.

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