Good Things to Come Mormon Message. Here is the link to the full talk. I just love this talk and it literally fills me right up with hope. The truth is that although the future may seem scary, or even down right frightening, we can still find happiness. We can still have a successful and rewarding life. So when you find yourself slipping into darkness, please repeat after me:
“Don’t give up...Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead—a lot of it...You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come.”
Like a Broken Vessel General Conference Talk. Follow the link for the full talk. This one gives me goosebumps every single time because in my minds eye, I can see this moment. All of it. Standing before my eternal companion, my parents, my inlaws, my children, my nieces and nephews.
When I get discouraged, the hope of the resurrection fills me with peace. "I bear witness of that day when loved ones whom we knew to have disabilities in mortality will stand before us glorified and grand, breathtakingly perfect in body and mind. What a thrilling moment that will be! I do not know whether we will be happier for ourselves that we have witnessed such a miracle or happier for them that they are fully perfect and finally “free at last." Until that hour when Christ’s consummate gift is evident to us all, may we live by faith, hold fast to hope, and show “compassion one of another."
Special Lessons General Conference Talk. Here is the link.
Though we will face trials, adversities, disabilities, heartaches, and all manner of afflictions, our caring, loving Savior will always be there for us. He has promised:
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. …
“My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
From Darkness to Light by Simon Dewey. This is such a remarkable picture. I believe whole heartedly that Christ can heal our physical ailments. I also believe that while we are trying with all of our might to "endure to the end" Christ can be our light when we feel the darkness closing in, He can lift us and truly heal our spirits. I remember in high school, when I was experiencing the sting of grief, knowing that my body was changing and becoming weaker. Within a few years of my diagnosis, I was slowing down and I wasn't prepared emotionally. I often asked that familiar question, "why me." Luckily I was blessed with loving parents and supportive friends. Above all else, I had my faith. I frequently would tell people that I knew Christ would heal me physically. And because of my hope and faith in the resurrection I still believe this.
As I have grown spiritually, I understand that we all go through trials. I no longer need to ask, "why me." I have watched friends and family endure heart breaking trials. That is why we are here on earth. But sometimes I do wonder what the heck I was thinking standing in the Muscular Dystrophy line up in heaven. However, the thought of standing in that line, knowing and accepting this before I came has brought me peace. What if that was true of all of us? What if we chose these trials? What if we accepted them knowing that going through them would bring us closer to Christ and humble us enough to allow God to work through us?
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