With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.
Russell M. NelsonRead
Men are that they might have joy . . . not guilt trips.
Interpretation
The purpose of life is to experience joy, rather than to live in guilt and regret.
This quote by Russell M. Nelson emphasizes that the fundamental aim of human existence is to seek joy and happiness. It suggests that life should be an exploration of positive experiences and fulfillment rather than being burdened by guilt and negative emotions. The phrase highlights a shift in perspective from one of self-reproach to one of embracing joy as a rightful and attainable goal.
In practice
During a motivational speech about mental health, to emphasize the importance of seeking joy.
With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.
Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.
Agency, or the power to choose, was ours as spirit children of our Creator before the world was. It is a gift from God, nearly as precious as life itself. Often, however, agency is misunderstood. While we are free to choose, once we have made those choices, we are tied to the consequence of those choices. We are free to take drugs or not. But once we choose to use a habit-forming drug, we are bound to the consequences of that choice. Addiction surrenders later freedom to choose.
We live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack,_x000D_ and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.
As we go through life, even through very rough waters, a father's instinctive impulse to cling tightly to his wife or to his children may not be the best way to accomplish his objective. Instead, if he will lovingly cling to the Savior and the iron rod of the gospel, his family will want to cling to him and to the Savior.
Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.
The universe is already programmed to give each of us a year of happiness. Our challenge lies in programming ourselves to receive it.
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.
Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
All that lives is striving for happiness; yet a thousand and one pains and fears attend upon every pleasure which man seeks through the ignorance of exclusiveness.
When you go home, fill the house with joy so that the light of it will stream out the windows and doors and illuminate even the darkness. It is just as easy that way as any in the world.
I'm just delighted to be living, to be able to have a simple conversation, to feel a ray of sunlight on my skin and listen to the breeze move through the leaves of a tree.
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