"Essential to the plan is our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Without his sacrifice, all would be lost.  It's not enough, however, merely to believe in Him and His mission.  We need to work and learn, serve and pray, repent and improve.  We need to know God's laws and live them.  We need to receive His saving ordinances.  Only by so doing will we find true, eternal happiness.  We are blessed to have the truth and have a mandate to share the truth.  Let us live the truth that we might merit all that the Father has for us.  He does nothing save for our benefit.....    -- Russell M. Nelson