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Cupcakes/Joy


I am trying to have a lot of faith in my Father in Heaven to help me with Sundays.  This past Sunday I went to visit new families that have been added to our ward.  When I came home the children had been watching television and making neckaces.  I have found more and more the benefit of turning off the television.  So we turned it off and Samantha wanted to frost the cupcakes she had made.  I told her she had to let the little ones help.

She and John Derek did a great job.  JD helped Maddie and Samantha helped Michael.  They worked together, there were pleasant words being shared.  My heart swelled.  It was so good for me as well as for them.  I was so grateful to my Father in Heaven for helping me know what to do that we could make our Sabbath more meaningful and more of a delight.


Your Next Step

Randall K. Bennett, October 2015 General Conference
"You were created “that [you] might have joy,” 21 joy you will feel when you worthily return to your Heavenly Father and your Savior and step into Their warm embrace."
So I have always struggled with this scripture. How can I have joy when there are so many things that take joy away? Does it mean that the joy being promised will only be given after this life? I don't want to believe that. I want to believe that I can find joy now. That as I strive to come closer to my Father in Heaven and His son Jesus Christ that I will find joy in this life, joy in the journey.
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