THE PLAN OF HAPPINESS: LIFE ON EARTH

THE ULTIMATE QUESTION - WHAT IS MY PURPOSE IN LIFE?


Each of us will wonder in life at times why we are here? What am I supposed to do with my life? What is God's plan for me here?

I have asked myself these questions and have found the answers in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints. In the Book of Mormon a great missionary answers so clearly what the purpose of life is. He states " For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors" (Alma 34:32).

So the real question is how can we prepare to meet God? I believe there are things we can do everyday and every week in our lives that will help prepare us to meet God and be in His presence.

• Pray - I know that Prayer will help you in all aspects of your life as you talk to God who loves you and cares about you and wants you to have peace and return to Him again.
• Read the Scriptures! - Reading from the Scriptures is how we can hear Heavenly Fathers voice to you and me each day. The Scriptures will teach us as we apply what we have read into our lives and the situations we face.
  
• Attend Church on Sunday - This is the place where we can worship God whom we love and His Son Jesus Christ. We will feel the spirit and be strengthened for the upcoming week.
• Believe Christ and have faith in Him - Believing that Christ is the Savior, and believing what he says will impact your life in ways that noting else will. As we show our faith in Christ and strive to live the way He did will do more to have us return to Heavenly Father than any other principle.
  
• Repent - After we believe in Christ and trust Him, we will want to repent and change those things in our lives that are not in harmony with God's teachings. We confess our sins to God, ask forgiveness, and stop doing what is wrong and strive to do what is right.
• Be Baptized by proper priesthood authority - This act is the first covenant, or promise we can make with Heavenly Father that we will live a life that is pleasing to Him, and be forgiven of all our sins and start a new life.
  
• Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost - When we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost we are sanctified and will have the right to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in our lives. We can be directed and will be able to receive significant communications through the Holy Ghost that will lead us back to Heavenly Father.
• Endure to the End - We must never give up! We must keep the commandments of God, and do the best we can each day in order to truly be happy. If we endure to the end and live worthily we will be able to return and live in God's presence.

These are just examples of basic things each of us can do. Following these principles will bring happiness, peace, and protection in life. I testify that is true! I have seen it in my own life!

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