“There Can Be Nothing So Exquisite and Sweet as Was My Joy,” For the Strength of Youth, June 2024.
Words to Live By
“There Can Be Nothing So Exquisite and Sweet as Was My Joy”
Adapted from an April 2023 general conference address.
Joy is a godly attribute. It is more profound, elevating, enduring, and life-changing than any pleasure or comfort this world can offer.
Redemption, by and through the Savior Jesus Christ, makes joy possible.
Illustrations by Katy Dockrill
Joy Comes through Sincere Repentance
Repentance brings joy because it prepares our hearts to receive the influence of the Holy Ghost. To be filled with the Holy Ghost means to be filled with joy. And to be filled with joy means to be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Joy Comes through Helping Others Repent
After we have felt the joy that comes from sincere repentance, we quite naturally want to share that joy with others. As we do, our joy multiplies.
Joy Comes through Coming unto Christ
Jesus Christ’s singular focus, His “work and [His] glory” (Moses 1:39) is to help us receive a fulness of joy in Him.
Repenting daily and coming unto Jesus Christ is the way to experience joy—joy beyond our imagination. That is why we are here on earth.