- FEBRUARY 2016
- WHAT CAN THE BOOK OF MORMON TEACH US ABOUT HAPPINESS?
What Can the Book of Mormon Teach Us about Happiness?
By Hank R. Smith
Instructor of Religious Education, Brigham Young University
Maintaining Uplifting Associations
“The quantity and quality of a person’s social connections—friendships, relationships with family members, closeness to neighbors, etc.—is so closely related to well-being and personal happiness the two can practically be equated.”
Christine Carter, “Happiness Is Being Socially Connected,” Oct. 31, 2008, greatergood.berkeley.edu.
Aligning Actions with Beliefs
Accomplishing Hard Work
Focusing on the Temple
Sharing What We Have
Belonging to a Family
“Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness.”
James E. Faust, “The Enriching of Marriage,” Ensign, Nov. 1977, 11.
Being a Peacemaker
We must be sure we make a great effort to not do or say anything that brings a spirit of contention into our workplaces, schools, and homes. Instead we must do all we can to foster a love of God in our own hearts.
“Impatience … is a symptom of selfishness. It is a trait of the self-absorbed. It arises from the all-too-prevalent condition called ‘center of the universe’ syndrome, which leads people to believe that the world revolves around them and that all others are just supporting cast in the grand theater of mortality in which only they have the starring role.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Continue in Patience,” Ensign, May 2010, 57.
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