Stick with it

I have been so excited to hear the speakers in conference this week. I know a personal message is in store for each one of us. You may have been able to watch the assembly. I hope that you have. If not, it has been posted on the Internet and made available for your use time and again.

Some special messages I have gleaned from this conference:

• Daily scripture study and prayer are the very activities that lift and empower us, removing stress and strengthening our resolve.
• Get on your knees in recognition of the fact that we do not have all the answers. Thank God for the people who have blessed your life and seek to do the same for others.
• The benefits of planting a garden don't necessarily come while sowing the seeds. Trials are blessings, which are often made manifest long after the hardship is overcome. The trick is to endure to the end.

This week's message was taken from an April conference of five years ago. Remember, the benefits of the lessons we hear today often sustain and lift us tomorrow. The trick is to listen and apply the wisdom, so it can change your life.

The following excerpt expresses my sentiments. Below is a link to a video including the whole message. It is pertinent to us today. Listen to and enjoy it at your leisure.

The gospel is the way of discipleship. As we walk in that way, we can experience confidence and joy—even during times of peril, sorrow, and uncertainty.

Let us remember on this Palm Sunday, during this Easter season, and always that the restored gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has the power to fill any emptiness, heal any wound, and bridge any vale of sorrow. It is the way of hope, faith, and trust in the Lord. The gospel of Jesus Christ is taught in its fullness in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This Church is led by a living prophet, authorized by the Lord Jesus Christ to provide direction and guidance to help us face the challenges of our day, as serious as they may be.

I bear my solemn witness that Jesus the Christ lives. He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world. He is the promised Messiah. He lived a perfect life and atoned for our sins. He will ever be at our side. He will fight our battles. He is our hope; He is our salvation; He is the way. Of this I testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessings of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines. You can know by putting his words to the test. I have done that, and I know it for myself.

So, enjoy conference today. See it now; read and listen to it time and again. Whomever you are reading this message, your personal Heavenly Father has made these things available because he loves you.

Let it change your life.