The Plan of Salvation - Kristy Krueger, Sept. 14

Sister Krueger taught a well-known and doctrinally important lesson yesterday on the plan of salvation. As she explained, "The plan stays the same, but we are different." It is refreshing to ponder again on the meaning of "The Plan of Happiness" as experiences change our outlook.

Important universal questions and their answers were addressed. Namely:

1. Where did I come from?
2. Why am I here?
3. Where do I go when I die?

The answers were simple and direct:

1. We came from the pre-earth life where we lived with our Heavenly Father as spirits, associating with our spirit brothers and sisters. We chose to follow Christ as he followed our Father, and thus gained a mortal body at birth.
2. On Earth, we 1) learn, 2) develop faith, 3) test our moral agency, 4) receive a body, 5)work on repentance, and 6) have fun!!
3. When we die, our spirit separates from our body and returns to the Spirit World. The righteous, who followed Christ, reside in "Paradise". Those who did not follow Christ valiantly, or who never heard the gospel, will go to "Prison" and be allowed to accept the gospel. The reuniting of our spirits and bodies into a perfect unit (Resurection) is followed by the Judgment, where we will be judged by Christ on the basis of our works and thoughts.

Both Ginger and Kristy gave examples of something which we need to learn while on this Earth - the Lord should be our first resort of help, not what we use when every other avenue has been exhausted!

Kristy began the lesson with a powerful story. She and Doug were awakened by the Northridge earthquake and ran down the hall to check on Lindsay, who was their only child at the time. Doug instinctively scooped her up in his arms in a protective gesture which startled her awake. Later, Lindsay told them that she had been having a nightmare. In the dream, she was falling down a deep well and was very frightened. Just at that moment, she felt Doug's arms embrace her and pull her to safety. What a wonderful analogy of our Savior's love and committment to us!!