I Lived in Heaven a Long Time Ago It Is True...

            Imagine a beautiful, peaceful scene of heavenly wonder. All around is calm. We are all waiting. Today is the day that has long been awaited. It's something completely new. Father is going to come and tell us the Divine Plan. There have been some whispers, and others who are older have been talking about their own ideas, but now is the time. We all gather with our brothers and sisters, as Father calls us to him. He tells us that we have learned so much, and He is so proud of us. We have progressed and learned so much from when we were just little intelligence's of matter. Then Father formed us into spirits, and we were able begin learning knowledge. Now the time has come for the next step in the plan. He tells us to look at his glorified body and how it is flesh and bone. The time has come, He tells us, for us to go to a place He and our elder brother Jesus have created. It is called Earth, and we will receive bodies just like Father. Your bodies will not look like mine, he says, they will be subject to pain and death and many other things. He tells us that when we receive our bodies, all sorts of new experiences will be available to us, things that aren't now because we don't have bodies. He tells us that we will go down in families, and that we will be able to learn and grow in these families. He tells us that the Plan is almost complete, but he needs someone, to go down to earth and receive a body, so that they can experience all the sorrows, sadness, and sins that this new life will have to offer. He needs someone to suffer all these things, and pay the price so that we can all return back to him.
           One of our brothers named Lucifer steps forward, and states "I will go, and I will make everyone do the right thing, so that everyone can come and return and live with you again Father, Then I will have the glory of bringing all your children back to you." The place is still and silence creeps over all of us. No one says anything. Then Jesus steps forward and says, "Father I will go down to Earth and suffer these things, that man may have the choice to accept Thy will and return to Thee if they will but repent." All of us anxiously wait for the Father to pick one of the two plans. Father then speaks, "I will allow my children to choose what they wish to do, if you wish to follow Lucifer, you may do so, but you cannot ever receive a body, for only those who to choose to go to Earth and experience life will receive a body." There is silence. We watch as Father casts Lucifer out, his own beloved Son of the Morning who is now a fallen angel. Many of our brothers and sisters chose to follow him, but those who did not were able to come to Earth and receive bodies and expereince life.
            We do not remember any of this anymore. Father told us that when we came to the Earth, we would pass through the Veil, and live by faith instead of sight. We would not remember our life in the Pre-mortal existence, or our beloved Father in Heaven, but we would still be able to learn of Him and rely on our faith and repentance and He would show us the way back to him.

Granted, this portrayal is not exactly how it happened. This is just how I think it played out, or how I picture it. However, we do know, that these things did happen. We know we were able to come to Earth and receive bodies. We know two plans were presented, and we know that Jesus Christ died for our sins so that we can return to live with God again if we will repent and come unto him. We do not remember the Pre-mortal existence, because we are expected to live by faith. If we could remember how glorious the Pre-mortal existence was, we would never want to sin for fear of never making it back because we KNEW exactly what awaited after we pass on from this life. Instead we must believe, and have FAITH. This is the test of life, and the way back to our Father in Heaven.

We lived there a long time ago, I know it is true.

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1983/10/the-mystery-of-life?lang=eng&query=premortal+existence