Christlike Transformation
By relying on the strength and comfort Christ offers us, we can move through our transformational journeys with greater peace and confidence.
Allowing Your Faith in Jesus Christ to Guide Your Life
Faith in Christ can guide our lives as we cultivate a relationship with God, rely on Him, remain hopeful, and spiritually prepare for trials.
Deliverance
We are part of the greatest deliverance story ever told. Our Savior is the protagonist, and His promises can fill us with hope.
Finding Strength in the Lord
Finding strength in the Lord requires trusting in Him and His plan even when our trials are not resolved like we want them to be.
Faith in the Lord, Faith in Ourselves
Developing faith in ourselves requires us to trust in the Lord as well as have faith in His great plan and our part in it.
“A Saint Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord”
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland explains how, throughout life’s adversity, we can still become “a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord.”
Preparing for Life’s Unexpected Storms
Peggy S. Worthen reminds us not only that we must prepare for life's unexpected storms but also that we are not alone when facing them.
“Yes, and . . .”: The Creative Art of Living
By recounting her late husband's legacy, Lisa Valentine Clark teaches the importance of saying "yes, and . . . " in the creative art of living.
An Immigrant’s Journey Toward God
Niwako Yamawaki shares her journey toward God, her experience as an immigrant, and her testimony of Christ's power to relieve suffering.
The Transformative Power of Faith and Art
Janalee Emmer shares how both faith and art transform our hearts and foster empathy. Art can help us see the world from a new perspective.
Enduring and Trusting to the End
Estela Marquez shares her life story to show how enduring and trusting to the end enables us to overcome life's challenges.
Meekly Placing Our Total Trust in God
As we encounter challenges in life, yoking ourselves with and meekly placing our total trust in God will allow us to reap the rewards of a faithful life.
Why Mountains?
While hiking in the Grand Tetons, Michael Dunn learned how climbing mountains—both literal and metaphorical—helps us develop strength, courage, and faith.
Choose to Trust the Lord
Everyone experiences trials and difficulty in life, but if we choose to trust the lord, he can see us through to the end.
“Thy Troubles to Bless”
When adversity challenges your faith, remember that you can trust God, "thy troubles to bless." In His hands, trials can change us and teach us of His love.
The Faith to Do His Will
Though it is not always easy, God expects us to trust in Him. Beth Luthy shares how having the faith to do His will caused miracles to happen in her life.
“Lay Hold upon the Word”: The Power of Wholehearted Living
When we truly lay hold upon the word of God, believing it and committing to it, we open ourselves up to the life-changing power He has in store for us.
Hope As an Anchor of Our Souls
Alan R. Harker speaks about the power of hope as an anchor for our souls, especially in the times of our greatest suffering.
His Burden Is Light
If we submit to God’s will, our afflictions will refine us and will expand our capacity to receive and carry more light and truth and love.
Which Way Are You Swimming?
When life gets tough, do we have the courage and faith to rely on the Lord and "just keep swimming"—even if it means swimming upstream?
Dally Up: Finding Our Anchor in Turbulent Times
We can find power and strength in service, involvement, and commitment during turbulent times.
The Four Steps on the Stairway to Heaven
Motivational speaker Dan Clark explains the four steps to on the stairway to heaven: life, time, prepare, and preform.
A Grateful Heart
When we see blessings in our lives, feel thankfulness, and express gratitude, we are happier and our lives are more full.
What Happens When Life Gets One Degree Colder?
What should we do when our situation seems hopeless? If we have faith, courage, hope, and trust, God will bless us and miracles will occur in our lives.
A Miracle in the Making: Finding the Meaning in Adversity
Adversity will come into each of our lives, but we can overcome trials by relying on the Lord.
The Gardener of Gethsemane
While the future is scary and unknown to us, God knows exactly how things will work out. Overcoming adversity is possible when we have faith in His timing.
Strengthened by the Hand of the Lord
As we are strengthened by the hand of the Lord we will find the strength we need to make it through each and every one of our trials.
God Did Not Put Us Here to Fail
Jon M. Huntsman Sr. speaks of the need to be optimistic and of how following the gospel of Jesus Christ will lead us to happiness.
Dealing with Challenges
Jesse Aaron Egbert speaks to his fellow graduates about dealing with personal challenges. We each have the ability to overcome.
Becoming and Overcoming
Carol Wilkinson teaches listeners how to overcome the adversities of life as she shares personal experiences from her own life.
Going Forward with Faith During Difficult Times
The stories in this devotional will help motivate you to move forward with faith, even when life is difficult. When times seem tough, trust in God.
Lessons from Liberty Jail
What lessons does Joseph Smith's experience in Liberty Jail teach us about God's love? How can our trials be both a prison and a temple?
He Cares More About the Shoulder Than About the Wheel
There are times where our tasks seem too hard to complete, but the Lord knows that our growth depends on struggle and challenge. He is always there with us.
The Power of Deliverance
God can offer us deliverance through the hardest of trials, including comfort in grief, strength in opposition, and escape from sin.
The Love of God: Suffering Tribulation in the Redeemer’s Name
Although suffering tribulation is a necessary part of life, it does not lessen God's love for us. In fact, trials are an opportunity to grow and learn.
Pray Not for Light Burdens but for Strong Backs
In times of trial and tribulation, the Lord will always be with us to strengthen our backs and lighten our loads. Suffering makes us stronger.
Pray Not for Light Burdens, but for Strong Backs
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The Nobility of Failure
R. Lanier Britsch uses stories of past missionaries' experiences to honor their faithfulness and to define eternal success.
The Crucibles of Eternal Identity
Self-knowledge of our eternal identity is essential in the journey to overcome the crucibles of this life and fulfill our potential.
Vast and Intimate: The Atonement in the Heavens and in the Heart
The Atonement of Jesus Christ is vast enough to apply to the entirety of the universe and intimate enough to support us in our trials.
Trusting God When Things Go Wrong
It is inevitable that life will not go according to plan at times. Rather than complain, we must learn to trust God when things go wrong.
Strength in Adversity
As you pass through the trials of this life, remember that the Lord is eagerly standing by and waiting to provide you with strength in your adversities.
Lessons from the Potter and the Clay
If we allow ourselves to be molded by His loving hands, Heavenly Father will be our Potter. He can make more of us than we can dream.
Adversity
Our response to adversity shapes our character. Trials are temporary, but the blessings we can receive from them are permanent.
Knowing When to Persevere and When to Change Direction
When the plan we have in mind doesn't seem to be working out, God will tell us when to persevere and when to change direction. He has a plan.
After the “Y”— What Then?
BYU students must build a sure spiritual foundation so they can bravely and faithfully travel the right path after they leave the Y.
Find Beauty in the Storm
President and Sister Lee share how cancer taught them to find beauty in the storm. They learned to overcome and endure trials.
Fear Not, Little Flock
Financial worries, academic stress, and other challenges are inevitable for college students. We need not fear, though, because Christ is our Shepherd.
No Joy Without the Struggle
If we never experienced sadness, then we would never experience joy. Adversity is part of God's plan of happiness.
There Is Always Hope
No matter how complicated your trials, how dark your sins, or how overwhelming the challenges you face, in Christ there is always hope.
Thy Will Be Done
No matter what trials and tribulations come our way, we must develop the faith to be able to say to our Heavenly Father, "Thy will be done."
For Times of Trouble
Trouble will come, but discouragement doesn't have to. If we work now to prepare ourselves through patient and faithful discipleship, we will get through.
The Blessings of Adversity
There can be a necessary refining process in adversity which increases our understanding, enhances our sensitivity, and makes us more Christlike.
What Shall We Do Then?
When the challenges of life inevitably come for us, what shall we do then? As we go through the rest of our lives, now is the time for decision making.
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
Amidst political, economic, and educational challenges, don’t be a "pickle sucker." Be positive, focus on the good, and "let not your heart be troubled."
But for a Small Moment
Because God loves us, He will deliver to each of us customized challenges that will last "but for a small moment" to help us grow and progress.
Murmur Not
Marvin J. Ashton reminds us that murmuring leads to personal apostasy. While it may seem like fun or be easier to murmur, when we do, we turn away from God.
God Is the Gardener
God is the gardener of our lives. When we put our life in harmony with His will, we will be able to become what we are meant to be.
“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”
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Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity
God has promised that adversity and affliction are temporary—but the blessings and growth that can come from them are eternal.
Whither Shall We Go?
We, as the apostles did long ago, must ask the Lord, “Whither shall we go?” He will guide us in on the path that leads back to our Heavenly Father.
A Few Lessons from Joseph
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The Story of My Life
Thomas L. Martin humorously describes the main events of his life and highlights how the hand of the Lord worked to help him reach all his righteous goals.
