by Todd Bruce | Dec 20, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Christmas, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Jesus Christ, Joy
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her king.” — Isaac Watts Because Christ lived, we can truly have everlasting joy. We need be recognize His role in our lives and as our King! Seek Him, Love Him and Follow...
by Todd Bruce | Nov 4, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Disciple, Discipleship, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Jesus Christ, Joy
“True discipleship leads to a fullness of joy. Are we willing to pay the price of discipleship?” — Kevin W. Pearson Men (and women) are that they might have joy. We are not entitled to joy, but we might have it as we pay the price to to become true disciples. Some...
by Spencer Charles | Oct 6, 2022 | -Spencer, God, Joy, Latter Day Help, Peace, Trust
“But we were at peace. We wanted the infant to live, but the Lord had other plans. Accepting His will in place of our own is key to finding joy no matter our circumstances.” — Larry S. Kacher Sometimes things happen and we don’t want them to happen, but God does. We...
by Todd Bruce | Sep 10, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Covenants, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, God's Love, Gospel, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Joy
“The key to lasting happiness is living the gospel of Jesus Christ and keeping our covenants.” — Jean B. Bingham As we live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we partake of the tree of life. The joy we feel is the joy of the love of God and with God, that love is endless and...
by Todd Bruce | Sep 9, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Effort, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, focus, Happiness, Joy, Overcoming the World
“It takes effort to stay focused on what is truly essential for lasting joy.” — Rebecca L. Craven With all the distractions and competing priorities in the world, it takes great effort to stand in holy places and be not moved. Putting Christ first will always lead us...
by Spencer Charles | Aug 14, 2022 | -Spencer, Eternal Life, Jesus Christ, Joy, Latter Day Help
“Eternal life means to live with God and as He lives. It is “the greatest of all the gifts of God” and will bring a fulness of joy. It is the ultimate purpose and objective of our lives.” — Randy D. Funk Our goal is to obtain eternal life, which is to live with...
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