JOY.

Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi Chapter 2



25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.

     Men are, that they might have joy.   I love this statement.  But, why does joy exist, where does it come from?

11 For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility.


16 Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself. Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other.

     I often think about "The Plan", ya know, before we came to this earth and when our Heavenly Father brought us all together for a big meeting telling us about leaving him, going to earth, getting bodies, being tested and such (found in Genesis in the Old Testament).  I think about Lucifer and how he has a plan too (different from Heavenly Fathers) and his plan about taking away Agency (agency is acting for ourselves).   
      Why would not having agency have been so bad, after all sometimes I wish I could make choices for the people I love because let's face it, I will choose better than they will for themselves (Like I totally want to choose who my daughter and son are going to marry). ;)  
      And just like I would choose right the first time for others, hehehe,  wouldn't it be better for God to make all of our choices for us and not give us a choice to do wrong???
      Well apparently if we didn't have Agency, there would be ....NO JOY.    Just as the Savior said to His Father in Heaven what Lucifer couldn't (which turned Him into Satan), "Thy Will Be Done".  I will choose (because I can choose, yay!)  His will as well.  I am thankful for having a very wise Father in Heaven who's plan includes JOY.

Love,
      Becky joy 

And speaking of joy, this little fellow brings me so much of it! #reubenhinckley