Jandals

I want you to take a close look at this picture and see if you can point out what's wrong with it.

Did you find it yet?

Keep looking.

and looking...

Found it?

Yes. I wore my flip flops out proselyting. Oops.

Here's how the story goes. We wear flip flops around in the house we live, because there are a lot of dogs that live there. Well, after lunch, a member came and picked us up to take us to an area about 10 miles or so out of town. When we got there, I climbed out of the car, looked at my feet, and realized I forgot to change my shoes. I felt a little ridiculous, but my companion and I had a really good laugh! After a stressful week, it felt good to just laugh. My feet hurt after walking around in them, but it was still funny.

Sometimes, I think we all get caught up in the things we have to do. We get stressed to the point where we think we cannot go on. But if we take the time to enjoy life, to laugh at the little things, life can be so much more exciting! President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." It's okay to have fun and to find joy. It's a wonderful part of life. Life would be boring if we couldn't laugh, if we couldn't enjoy it.

There is a missionary in the Book of Mormon named Alma. He tells us how much joy he finds in being an instrument in the Lord's hands to bring his fellow brothers and sisters into the gospel. He is happy when others are successful, he finds joy when he is teaching others about Jesus Christ. And there is nothing that brings him greater happiness than living the gospel. (Alma 29)

The way that we can have everlasting joy, is through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In a talk by President Thomas S. Monson, entitled Finding Joy in the Journey, he says, "Let us follow [Jesus Christ]. Let us emulate His example. Let us obey His word. By so doing, we give to Him the divine gift of gratitude." He also says, "Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows." We can find joy, in the here and now. We don't have to "wait" for something better.

I know that it's through the Gospel of Jesus Christ that we can be eternally happy, and we can find that happiness now.