It's good to teach gospel doctrine because I have to read and study. This year we are studying the Old Testament and if you want a challenge in your life, try reading and teaching the Old Testament. But that isn't what I want to write about. I've thought a lot about the past couple years and what our family has had to deal with. It has not been easy. I think the last part of 2020 and all of 2021 has thrown many challenges at all of us. Maybe the hardest we've had to experience for a long time. Hardships like health issues, car issues, broken dreams, even financial stress, and pretty much everything in between. As heavy and overwhelming as our trials felt and through some really hard days and months, I've always believed and held true to my faith that the Lord will ease our burdens as we stand firm as a witness of Him then, now and forever. We can muster the strength we need in times of trial by calling on the Lord like the people of Alma in the Book of Mormon. He may not always immediately relieve our burdens, but He will strengthen us with His Spirit, and He can even send people who can help us.
Elder Bednar said: "The unique burdens in each of our lives help us to rely upon the merits, mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah. I testify and promise the Savior will help us to bear up our burdens with ease as we are yoked with Him through sacred covenants and receive the enabling power of His Atonement in our lives, we increasingly will seek to understand and live according to His will. We also will pray for the strength to learn from, change, or accept our circumstances rather than praying relentlessly for God to change our circumstances according to our will. We will become agents who act rather than objects that are acted upon."
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