Shirley has significant news for her family, but she finds it difficult to gather her five adult children and her grandchildren due to their diverse lifestyles. Therefore, Madea, the Matriarch General, enters the scene to put the family's financial woes, drug abuse, and most importantly, family secrets into perspective with a funny twist. The following generation has much to learn. Madea says in her own way that deliverance will not turn you into someone else, but rather allow you to be yourself.