Today I was given a message very strongly that I need to remember how happy the Gospel is, and how happy the Kingdom of God is. It truly is a glorious place. It is the happiest place. When I was baptised into Jesus's church I walked through a doorway into the Kingdom of God. God's Kingdom truly is Heavenly, filled with the most beautiful light! It is a place of deep deep soul joy, a place of the most amazing peace and it is the happiest place in the universe. I was reminded of that today as I sat in the Temple.
I know for myself when I see headlines of newpapers it can look like all of life is a dreary, scary, harsh and dark place. However, although these things exist in the world, so does the Christ Spirit which we can feel most strongly at this time of year. That merry, happy, gentle, kind, loving, beautiful, peaceful, generous, giving, Spirit of light that we can feel all around us at Christmas, is truly the Spirit of Christ and that is the Spirit of our church and of the Gospel.
I am so grateful to belong to Jesus's church. I do feel incredibly blessed that it was restored on the earth. How blessed are we that we get to be a part of this glorious organization. The joy and happiness continues to bubble and pour out of us, surround us, immerse us, and surprise us. It is the greatest adventure, and I am sooooo glad that I walked through that door 2 1/2 years ago, and entered the Lord's Kingdom. The number one greatest decision I ever made. The wonderful thing is it only gets better and better. As happy as my baptism day was, it does not even come close to happiness I feel in the church now 2 1/2 years later. I envy those who have been in the church 40 years like my dear friend Marion Burrell. Yet as long as 40 years is, what is even better is I am going to be able to experience this kind of happiness for eternity as long as I stay in God's Kingdom. This I can't even fathom, but it is true! And truly there is no better place to be. Nothing in the world can compare to being in God's Kingdom. My soul loves to be here and is deeply deeply happy.
Today I breathe in the Spirit of Christ that permeates the world at this moment. I thoroughly enjoy living in God's Kingdom and remember that no matter what is in the world, the Kingdom of God is merry, happy, beautiful and truly blesses our souls like nothing else can.
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