One Sunday afternoon my companion and I were tracting. We knocked on a door and a man in his 40's answered the door. He invited us in and sat us down at his kitchen table. He proceeded to explain he was reformed Lutheran, and then jumped right into asking us questions and explaining to us what he found wrong in the "Mormon" church. Over the discussion we talked a lot about the plan of salvation. He explained to us that he does not believe in a pre-earth life and that works do not matter. We are automatically saved.
I have thought a lot about this. I testify there is a loving Heavenly Father, and because he loves us he provided a way that we can be like him. Before we came to earth we were spirit children of our Heavenly Father. One of the major differences between us and Him was that He had a body of flesh and bones. The Lord wanted us to have bodies like him so he provided a way that such could happen. The Plan of Salvation was presented and Christ was chosen as our Savior (Abraham 3:27). The plan included us coming to earth and being tried and tested. A test is given to see if you will choose the right answer. This test we are a part of is all on the job. We are here to see if we will choose Christ and liberty or Satan and destruction (2 Nephi 2:27). Christ said this on faith unto works in his Sermon on the Mount, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 7:21).
Let us do the will of the father. Let us do what he has commanded us, and we shall find our Savior and eternal happiness. How grateful I am for the opportunity we have to come to earth and experience the good and the bad. The Lord truly does love us and that is why we are here. We are saved by grace after we try our hardest through faith and works (2 Nephi 25:23). This is done through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Christ lives and loves us. We are here to gain our salvation. Let us follow our Savior and King.
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