Sometimes We Need A Personal Crisis To

We Need To Commit To Serve The Lord And Our Communities With The Same Diligence And Faith That The Pioneers Had. We Must Ever Be On Our Guard That We Do Not Become Casual In Keeping God's Commandments, In Abiding By His Laws, And In Being Honest And Trustworthy In All That We Do.

Though This World Has A Way Of Diminishing And Demeaning Men And Women, The Reality Is We Are All Of Royal, Divine Lineage. In That Unprecedented Appearance Of The Father And The Son In The Sacred Grove, The Very First Word Spoken By The Father Of Us All Was The Personal Name Of Joseph. Such Is Our Father's Personal Relationship With Each Of Us. He Knows Our Names And Yearns For Us To Become Worthy To Return To Live With Him.

Those Who Yearn For True Spiritual Light And Knowledge Can Only Find It Through The Power Of The Holy Ghost. The Spirit Enlightens And Gives Understanding Of The Eternal Purpose Of Life. By The Spirit, Church Members Know The Restored Gospel Of Jesus Christ Is True.

The Lord Does Not Want Us To "miss Supper." In Fact, He Has A Great Feast Prepared For Those Who Return Clean And Pure Through The Door.

Let Us Remember That The Savior Is The Way, The Truth, And The Life, And There Can Be No Greater Promise Than To Know That If We Are Faithful And True, We Will One Day Be Safely Encircled In The Arms Of His Love (see D&c 6:20). He Is Always There To Give Encouragement, To Forgive, And To Rescue. Therefore, As We Exercise Faith And Are Diligent In Keeping The Commandments, We Have Nothing To Fear From The Journey.