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Be of good cheer!

My stake had a wonderful Women’s Conference on Saturday, May 15th. I took a couple of hours of my Saturday to enjoy some spiritual food. Sister Lori Thurston spoke to us. I loved her overall message:

“Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world…” (3 Nephi 1:13).

She spoke of how the world has some pretty awful things going on right now; however, just like in the scriptures, there is hope! The Savior will come again! We should be lifting up our heads and being cheerful because we have hope that someday we’ll not need to worry about all the things we do now.

I needed her message. I loved how she also encouraged us to be specific in our prayers so that when they are answered, specifically, we will know that it was from Heavenly Father. It’s so true too!!! Try it yourself, although I encourage you to write it down in detail first, visualize it, pray for it, and have gratitude before it comes–because you know it’s coming!–and I promise that it will happen if you believe it will. That’s what faith is. As the Savior said,

“If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this…but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. ” (Matt 21:21-22).

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