Where Were You? Part 2

Blogger's Note:
This part is about what happened in God's plan between the creation of the world and the present day.  This is how God put His plan into action and a few important events that occurred, specifically, the creation of the world, the Fall of Adam and Eve, and the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
This is a summary of the stories of Adam and Eve, an overview of the pattern of prophets in the Bible, and then an overview of the story of Jesus Christ.


God Has a Plan
You watched as the earth and all that inhabit it were created.
You watched as Adam and Eve were put on the earth, and you marveled at them in their bodies. They were put in charge of a garden, and they were taken care of, plenty of food, no worries. Time passed, and Satan found his way into the garden, as stealthy and sly as a snake. You and your siblings stared in horror as he went first to Adam and told him to eat of a certain tree. You had watched as Father had commanded them not to, and you were scared as the devil worked to try to get Adam to eat, but he would not. Satan would not give up. He went to Eve, talking with her, tempting her, and then she did eat the fruit.

Your siblings who were watching were in an uproar.
"Isn't this what Father promised us?" You ask. "That we could choose?"
Some quieted and others became louder.

Adam and Eve were then cast out into the lonely world, and they began to fend for themselves and to learn, and they began to have children. You were happy to see your siblings start to gain their own bodies.

You watched patiently as more of Gods children obtained bodies. You were amazed at them. They had all forgotten how they lived with God before. They made all sorts of choices, some changing all mankind, others so wicked it broke your heart.

God sent his messengers, though, to preach the gospel and His plan. You rejoiced as your siblings followed the council and direction of these prophets, but all had their choice, and many prophets were killed, many were not listened to. God, the all loving parent, wouldn't keep a prophet on the earth when no one would listen, and so there were times where there was no prophet, and though some could remember what the prophets taught, they couldn't remember all of it, and they didn't always understand, and they would worship God as they saw fit, not always the way they were supposed to.

This pattern happened over and over and over.  God sent a prophet. And another.  And another. 

This is when Father really put His plan into action.  He sent His Son, Jehovah, down to Earth.  He was called Jesus.  You rejoiced with the angels as He was born.  You watched over Him as He grew, and you laughed with Him as a little child, and you were in awe as He taught in the temple. 

He was perfect.  He was kind and loving, and He taught so that any willing listener could understand.  His miracles were amazing things.

He was the chosen one, the anointed one, the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior, and as this was His end, His purpose, He obeyed. 

You were there, watching, as He went to the Garden of Gethsemane and took on all of the pains and weaknesses and sins and afflictions of the world.  You knew that He was taking on yours as well, though you hadn't been born yet.  You were so grateful, but you hated to see Him hurt so much.
You could hardly watch as He was taken and accused.  You turned your eyes away as He was beaten and scourged.  You saw Him be put up on the cross, and you couldn't stand the sight.  You left long before He gave up His life.  You knew that Father couldn't even watch.  This was His Beloved Son, and He could not save Him and save the rest of His children as well. 

You stayed away from Earth for a while, knowing that there would be so much destruction after the death of your beloved brother.  You knew that He would overcome death, and you made sure that you were there for that.
You knew that death had been overcome, that sin had been overcome, and that if you followed Christ while you were on Earth, then you would receive so many blessings.  You knew that Christ was your Savior, and you wanted to follow Him.

Of course, He had to leave, and you went about your way, waiting for it to be your turn for a body.  You learned what you could.  You watched the human race, and you felt sorrow that there were no more prophets, and that the apostles were killed.  You were so sad that pieces of the gospel were lost, some on mistake through mistranslation or misinterpretation, some through those who wished to manipulate others, but all you could hope for was that you would be able to find the truth when it was your turn.

And you did.