From the First Presidency

Heavenly Father’s Plan of Happiness

By President Henry B. Eyring

Second Counselor in the First Presidency

Adapted from Facebook post, May 20, 2019.

children getting baptized and confirmed, along a path to Jesus

Heavenly Father loves you. You are His child. He gave you Jesus Christ as your Savior. The Savior watches over you with love.

In the spirit world, before you were born, Heavenly Father gave you the choice to accept or reject His plan of happiness. He did this because He loves you. We chose to follow His plan. The happiness He wants for you is eternal life. It is the greatest of all His gifts.

“Pray to your Heavenly Father night and morning. Remember the covenants you make when you are baptized and when you go to the temple. Then you will have the happiness Heavenly Father wants for you.”

President Henry B. Eyring

Coloring Page

a coloring page of a girl walking through a forest scene

What a beautiful world Heavenly Father gave us to live in!

“All things which come of the earth … are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart” (Doctrine and Covenants 59:18).

◆ See Come, Follow Me for Doctrine and Covenants 76 and 77–80.

The cover of For the Friend, July 2021

Illustrations by Corey Egbert