DAY 156 -- Re-meeting Brothers and Sisters in Mortality

We were all there.  We all voted to follow the Savior and reject Satan and his ugly plan.  We all voted on Christ's plan and were excited about coming to earth to prove ourselves worthy of those glorious blessings and reward that await all His righteous children.

Forty plus years ago, I can recall many people saying that the gospel we were presenting to them sounded familiar. They said it was like "remembering" the teachings of Christ.  Of course they are, for they knew the gospel, the whole plan and because of a veil, they forgot it.

That is what our missionaries are doing, giving those interested all over the world an introduction to the gospel they already knew before coming to earth.  That is what we will be doing in a few months, presenting a memory to those who will remember.  The Spirit will recall it to their memory, or at least help them be interested in the truth.

Christ often taught, "My sheep know my voice."  That is what a mission is all about, finding those sheep and letting them "hear" His voice, hear the gospel, and feel joy with the truth ringing in their soul.

We have all heard the idea that we might have made promises to pre-earth friends to find them, help them know the truth, and reclaim them from a wicked world.  Well, as I ponder this, I am reminded that we were all there, we knew each other, and we all were fighting Satan and his followers. 

Often in this mortality, I meet someone who gives me that same feeling.  I feel I know them beyond the time I have known them.  In other words, they feel like a dear sister or brother that I must have known before this life.  I have only known them in mortality for a few days or a week, but I know them so well that I feel I have known them for eternities.

I am sure there are many of these experiences going on around us.  And I am just as certain that we will remember the times before this life when we meet each other again without this veil. That will be a glorious day, renewing beloved brothers and sisters who have traveled this mortality alone, and yet will return to Father, Mother, and brothers and sisters. 

I anticipate having this experience, meeting loved ones that I cannot remember, yet will remember by spiritual witness as we serve on a mission.  What a joy this will be.  Only 156 days.