Elder Wirthlin, Oct. 2008Today in Relief Society our lesson was on Elder Wirthlin's talk entitled, "Come what may and love it." I thought it was a really good lesson so here are some key points.
Do your New Year's goals simplify your life, or complicate it? The challenge of mortality is to clear away the clutter of the world and gain an eternal perspective.
"[Elder Wirthlin's mother] taught her children to trust in themselves and each other, not blame others for their misfortunes, and give their best effort in everything they attempted.
When we fell down, she expected us to pick ourselves up and get going again. So the advice my mother gave to me then wasn't altogether unexpected. It has stayed with me all my life.
'Joseph,' she said, 'come what may, and love it'" (Conference Report 26).
"Come what may, and love it." What does that mean?
-This is a reminder to be positive; a negative attitude only makes a difficult situation and makes it more miserable.
-Referring to Mosiah 26, where Alma taught the people to "give thanks in all things"—not just the pleasant things, but all things!
Four principles to help us maintain perspective through adversity:
1.Learn to laugh – Laughter stimulates the circulatory system, relaxes muscles, and releases endorphins—truly, the best medicine!
2.Seek for the eternal – Difficult experiences build character and increase our understanding and compassion.
3.Understand the principle of compensation – "The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude" (CR 28).
4.Trust in the Father and the Son – "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Prov. 3:5).
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