Spiritual Thoughts

Does it frighten you to speak with your Heavenly Father? It shouldn’t. It’s true that he is powerful, more than any of us can even understand. But he also loves us—much more than we can ever know. He knows all about you, knows all of your secrets, all the things you are afraid of, and [...]

A life can never be happy that is focused inward. So if you are miserable now, forget your troubles. March right out your door, and find someone who needs you. You want happiness? Find ways to serve. Your happiness will be commensurate with the service you render. Just think how much that joy can grow [...]

Sisters, there is something inspiring and sublime about the little forget-me-not flower. I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet. Please never forget that you must be patient and compassionate with yourselves, that some sacrifices are better than others, that you need not wait for [...]

You want happiness? Find ways to serve. Your happiness will be commensurate with the service you render. - Robert L. Backman, “As I Have Loved You,” Ensign (CR) October 1985

The gospel is so very simple when we understand it properly. It is always right, it is always good, it is always uplifting. Obedience to gospel principles brings forth joy and happiness. Disobedience has a day of reckoning and will only bring forth heartache, misery, strife, and unhappiness. - L. Tom Perry, “And Why Call Ye [...]

Tonight while my sweet wife is at RS General Meeting I sat at home with the kids quietly slumbering in bed and decided that I wanted to learn what my sweetheart was learning.  I turned on the TV just in time to see Elder Uchdorf take the stand and give great talk about the “Forget [...]

“The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket.  They are those who while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and secrets of the everyday moments.  They are the ones who tread by daily tread weave a tapestry of beauty and wonder throughout their lives.  These are [...]

“… precious flecks of gold.” How does one become the richest of souls?  By doing little of acts kindness over time.  Elder M. Russell Ballard shared a wonderful story about this in his April 2011 General Conference talk.  I know we can all become the richest of souls and find peace and happiness by following [...]

“Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God” –Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 255-56

“We ought to enjoy our religion to such an extent as to be happy most all the time.  We should never allow ourselves to get into a position where we cannot secure some happiness.  The prospects that have been opened up to us are grand.  In the next life we will have our bodies glorified [...]