O How Great the Plan of Our God!

"We are surrounded by such an astonishing wealth of light and truth that I wonder if we truly appreciate what we have."

" to experience gratitude and awe for the sacred and sublime gifts God has granted us"
 
"we are eternal beings, without beginning and without end. We have always existed.1 We are the literal spirit children of divine, immortal, and omnipotent Heavenly Parents"
 
"We come from the heavenly courts of the Lord our God. We are of the royal house of Elohim, the Most High God. We walked with Him in our premortal life. We heard Him speak, witnessed His majesty, learned His ways."
"His plan for us—that we would come to earth, receive mortal bodies, learn to choose between good and evil, and progress in ways that would not otherwise be possible."
 
"There would be opposition and adversity and temptation."
  by Letseka
"we also knew that our Savior, Jesus Christ, had pledged to come to earth, live a sinless life, and voluntarily lay down His life in an eternal sacrifice. We knew that if we gave our heart to Him, trusted Him, and strived with all the energy of our soul to walk in the path of discipleship, we could be washed clean and once again enter the presence of our beloved Father in Heaven."
 
"God offered us the opportunity, and we chose to accept it"
"those who trust in God and seek to follow His laws and ordinances will inherit lives in the eternities that are unimaginable in glory and overwhelming in majesty."
 
"Yes, there will be regrets and even anguish because of our mistakes, our foolishness, and our stubbornness that caused us to miss opportunities for a much greater future."
 
"we will also be astonished and overwhelmed by His infinite grace, mercy, generosity, and love for us, His children."
 
By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf      Second Counselor in the First Presidency

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