From his book “Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy” Richard G. Scott shared:
There is so much joy to be found when with faith in God you look for it. Do you take time to discover each day how rich your life can be? How long has it been since you watched the sun set? The departing rays kiss the clouds, trees, hills, and lowlands goodnight sometimes tranquility, sometimes with exuberant bursts of color and form. What of the wonder or a cloudless night when the Lord unveils the marvels of His heavens—the twinkling stars, the moonlight rays—to ignite our imagination with His greatness and glory? How captivating to watch a seed planted in fertile soil germinate, gather strength, and send forth a tiny, seemingly insignificant sprout. Patiently it begins to grow and develop its own character, following the genetic code the Lord has provided to guide its development. With care it surely will develop what it is destined to be: a lily, crowned with grace and beauty; a fragrant spearmint plant; a peach; an avocado or a beautiful blossom with unique delicacy, hue and fragrance. When did you last observe a tiny rosebud form? Each day it develops a new and impressive character, more promise of beauty, until it becomes a magnificent rose.
Enrich your life with the beauty around you. There is such an abundance of it: the resplendent breaking dawn welcoming a fresh new day, the abundant arms of blue spruce adorned with golden medallions from adjacent aspen, shimmering ripples in a mountain lake transformed by brilliant sun, a hushed stillness of a forest bathed in moonlight, the exuberance of a child at play, and the love in her mother’s eyes. “Rejoice evermore and in everything give thanks.”2 “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.”3
You are of the noblest of God’s creations. His intent is that your life be gloriously purposeful and deeply satisfying, regardless of your circumstances. As you are grateful and obedient, you can become all that God intends you to be and can find abundant peace with happiness. . . ~Richard G. Scott (deceased), was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The above is from his book “Finding Peace, Happiness and Joy” (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2007) 160-161 (continued)
2. Doctrine and Covenants 98:1 3. Doctrine and Covenants 78:19
