Do you want to be Happy?

“Do you want to be  happy? Forget yourself and get lost in this great cause. Lend your efforts to helping people. . . . Stand higher, lift those with feeble knees, hold up the arms of those that hang down. Live the gospel of Jesus Christ.”  President Gordon B. Hinckley

Service allows us to practice doing what Jesus would do. It connects us to those we serve and gives us a kind of satisfaction that self-interest can never offer.(1)

Serving like Jesus Christ has a cleansing effect on us. It helps us understand the idea that our time, talents and possessions are not just our own.(2)

The way to show our love for God is to serve each other. Luckily, the different ways we can bear one another's burdens are almost limitless. Think of all the financial, emotional, physical and spiritual help we can offer others. Think of your own talents. Maybe you're good with numbers, you're very creative, you don't get angry easily—whatever. Think how much those talents mean when you share them with someone who needs your particular brand of expertise. Even the little things we do, like helping someone in their garden or holding open a door, can make life a little easier for someone else. A person doesn't have to look far to find opportunities to donate their time and energy. The beauty of following Christ's example is that we don't need to evaluate who, when or how we serve, we just act. Service can be planned or spontaneous, for someone we know or a stranger. Christian service shies away from recognition, accepts no reward and its only motivation is love.(3)

 “He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms in this life and in eternity.” President Gordon B. Hinckley(4)

   I know in my life, the times I am happiest is when I am serving others. I know that if you want to find happiness in your lives then reach out to others. Find someone who is struggling more than you and lift them up. I know that as you do this you will forget about you own struggles and find greater happiness in life.

Choosing Happiness At The Crossroads

Do you ever hit a point in life where you don't know which way to go? Do you ever feel no one is there to support you or help you make important decisions? Do you ever think there is more to life than what you are doing? Do you ever feel like there is more happiness to life, but you don't know where to find it? At some time or another in our lives we will come to a crossroad where we are looking for something more. Something that will help us be better people. Something that will help us find the most happiness in life.

        We have a loving Heavenly Father who loves each of us and will help us find the path that will bring us the greatest amount of happiness. This happiness comes from his restored gospel. I testify that the True gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth through a prophet once again.

 

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