Are You Looking for Joy?

 

A Higher Joy

By Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Jesus taught, “Seek, and ye shall find.”

I believe this simple phrase is not only a spiritual promise; it is a statement of fact.

If we seek reasons to be angry, to doubt, to be bitter or alone, we will find them too.

However, if we seek joy—if we look for reasons to rejoice and to happily follow the Savior, we will find them.

We rarely find something we are not looking for.

Are you looking for joy?

Seek, and ye shall find....

“When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God,” and God will repay your kindness generously. The joy you give to others will return to you in “good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.”

“What Shall We Do Then?”

During the coming days, weeks, and months, may I invite you to:

• Spend time in a sincere, full-hearted effort to draw near to God.

• Seek diligently for everyday moments of hope, peace, and joy.

• Bring joy to others around you.