Use the gems of His happiness

 The theme for this year is Use the gems of His happiness. It reminds us to choose the things that bring real joy. As Apostle Holland teaches, happy people walk a certain path and we can walk it too. While we learn, celebrate and spend time together, we also keep our focus on the Lord Jesus Christ. Our hope is that this theme shapes the atmosphere of the entire event. To help you connect with it in a personal way, you will find a short study suggestion below.⬇️

 

 

 

 Read, watch or listen to:

• • The message of the scriptures is clear: all true happiness is rooted in the “word of God, to which we owe all our happiness” (Alma 44:5). T

  • he Lord has prepared happiness for the saints (2 Nephi 9:3), revealed through “the great plan of happiness” (Alma 42:8). This plan leads us to “dwell in the presence of God in his Kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost…in a state of happiness which hath no end.” (Mormon 7:7).

  • As Alma taught, the Lord promises that we are “raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness”, but he also reminds us that “wickedness never was happiness” (Alma 41:4–5, 10)

  • Therefore happiness is not just a destination, it is something we will experience in this life as we follow our Saviour Jesus Christ and  “live after the manner of happiness.” (2 Nefi 5: 27)

  • .Living after the manner of happiness- a talk by Elder Marlin K. Jensen Of the Seventy

  •  Living after the manner of happiness, President Jeffrey R. Holland, the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Ponder the following questions:

• • What does "living after the manner of happiness" mean to me personally?
  • Am I living after the manner of happiness?
  • What can I change in my life in order to be able to live after the manner of happiness?

Write down your thoughts and feelings, then act on the inspiration you have recieved.