Plan of Happiness

• “Because of God’s love for us, He prepared a plan that included our coming to the earth, where we would receive bodies and be tested so that we could progress and become more like Him. This plan is called “the plan of salvation” (Alma 24:14), “the great plan of happiness” (Alma 42:8), and “the plan of redemption” (Alma 12:25; see also verses 26–33).”   Families and the Church in God’s Plan Handbook 2: Administering the Church 
• ““Love” to me is appreciation to such a degree that it fills my heart to bursting and overflows. Love can go in any direction. I can feel love for: The very process of life itself. The joy of being alive. The beauty I see. Another person. Knowledge. The process of the mind. Our bodies and the way they work. Animals, birds, fish. Vegetation in all its forms. The Universe and the way it works.”  You Can Heal Your Life (Louise Hay) Page 17
• “It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal. Teach our members that if they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.”  (Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, May 1978, 93)
• “God knows what is best for us. Although we may not understand why we experience some things now, in His timetable we will know and be grateful.”  (Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov. 1999, 88)
• “The Lord’s plan is a plan of happiness. The way will be lighter, the worries will be fewer, the confrontations will be less difficult if we cultivate a spirit of happiness.” Manual, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, Chapter 3, Cultivating an Attitude of happiness and a Spirit of  Optimism