This was from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.
Examples of hope:
- Barren mothers having births.
- Acts of compassion by others.
- See a new baby and see their future hopes and aspirations.
- Missionary bring a message of truth by what they teach about the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Our sins can refine us.
Research on past challenges.
- WW II was so massive. People had a lot to live through. Elder Urdorf says the gospel became his help.
- There a book the world that came to town. It tells when over a hundred planes landed in the town on 9-11. They did all they could to help their visitors.
- Church charities
- Non-profit organizations.
- The lord organized the relief society to help.
- People fell away from the gospel and return.
- Thankful we can change and become better people.
- However, life may feel unfair, hold onto the gospel. There are difficult questions and the gospel can provide answers.
- Sometimes we will think we what we think an answer, and will move forward with it. Later that specific answer did not work. We don’t have guarantees that all our wishes will be answered. Some failures may come from our own unrealistic expectations.
- The lord is mindful of very thought in our hearts.
- It is our paramount task to encounter God. How do you encounter god?
- Seeing good actions form other people.
- See relationships and lives that were healed during corvid.
- Can carry the prophet on my phone and listen to him all times of the day.
- Learned for God through the details. Flowers given to me. Playing a chess game with a grandchild etc.
- It’s comforting to know that God wants to know what is best for me.
- Sometimes God can’t give us big miracles because it involves other people’s free agency. But he can do little acts that can change. We need to recognize God’s tender mercies.
- God lives with us even in times of trails. He is actively guiding his chiffon (paraphrase) (Urdorf
- God offered his son for our sakes.
