As I consider the old story of the war in heaven there is a thought that comes to me, it isn't my thought originally, but it is a right thought I think.
There was a plan in heaven, whereby Man would be free to act. Because Man would inevitably sin or act contrarily to God's wishes they would be imperfect. To redeem Man from his imperfections and allow them, with a body and the experiences of mortality, to return to the presence of a perfect God, a Savior was needed. The Savior would atone for the sins of Man and provide a way whereby Man, if they were faithful, would return and continue to progress and grow in the presence of a loving Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ was that Savior.
Lucifer offered up an alternative plan whereby, through compulsion Man would comply to the commandments and return to God. Deprived of moral agency under Lucifer's plan we would not grow, nor gain the experience necessary to progress with bodies. We would not learn.
In Lucifer's plan we would be acted upon, compelled like slaves to obedience. This is not Heavenly Father's way and Lucifer, embarrassed and humiliated at the rejection of his plan sought to usurp the highest throne. It didn't end well for him, that lost son, Perdition.
It is therefore fundamental that we act, consciously, deliberately, rightly. It is divinely appointed that we should do so. To passively allow our lives to unfold is to squander the great gift of freedom and to deny ourselves happiness and peace. Even as the hardest events of life come our way and we are inevitably acted upon, we can choose our response.
So to you my children, act with all good speed to every good end, seek wise counsel as every one needs it and enjoy the blessings of peace and happiness that are yours by right as children of God. I love each of you very much. I am grateful for each of you.
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