"It's not just about the here and now, it's about eternity"

Most of the general public would rather work and go on great adventures in life then having to settle down and have children. And when they think about children they think that how many children they have depends just on how many the family wants.

I believe that in the pre-mortal life we all accepted his plan to come down to earth to be able to obtain a physical body and gain earthly experiences and progress toward perfection. In accepting his plan we all have specific roles we are supposed to achieve here on earth. One of those roles, which is for everyone to multiply and replenish the earth. President Brigham Young stated “if not my family, whose family would these innocent spirits go to”.  This doesn’t mean that we should go out of wedlock and conceive children but that when we get married we should consult with Our Heavenly Father to see if the right time is now. We can also consult him with how many children we should have. President Kimball said “it will be tough financially but those of us who are able to and do, we will be able to make it work”.  I agree with him. We postpone having children because we think we can’t afford them or that we won’t be able to give them the life they should have. If we don’t have Heavenly Fathers spirit children then they may go to a home that is less caring. He also states “children that are grown up to where they have to work through hardships and some struggles are more likely to grow up and carry the lord’s work”. Therefore if we are doing our part in his plan then he will help us through the struggles and hardships we have or that we may have. Life won’t be perfect because trials help us to learn and grow but we will receive the help that he sees necessary.

Families are ordained of God and I have certain spirit children waiting for me to bring them into the world and I need to be prepared to do so.