I follow a website that deals with retirement. The front page always houses an appealing photo, which changes from time to time, of some glamorous aspect of this phase of life. They range from an older couple laughing while fishing, a family reunion picnic where a grandpa jokes with a grandson, a smiling gathering of family around a newborn, or a couple with packed shoulder bags ready to jump onto their next airplane flight. A great amount of thought and money goes into the choices of these images which, in their own rights, represent many of the good things to be achieved in this life. But life is short, and the limits of time and money require we are prudent among these good choices. What is missing in all the photos is a portrayal of the real, lasting source of joy from which all good experiences emulate: a foundation of faith and a testimony in Jesus Christ.
Moroni 7:20 And now, my brethren, how is it possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing?
21 And now I come to that faith, of which I said I would speak; and I will tell you the way whereby ye may lay hold on every good thing.
22 For behold, God knowing all things, being from everlasting to everlasting, behold, he sent angels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing.
LESSON LEARNED: Life offers a litany of good things to do. More, in fact, than we have time or money to experience. An underpinning foundation of faith in Jesus Christ will bring out the greatest joy that every good experience has to offer.
FEEDBACK: WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR THOUGHTS AS YOU CONSIDER THE SOURCE OF JOY YOU FEEL IN THE EXPERIENCES OF LIFE?
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