Theme: Living Joyfully in Troubled Times

This theme comes from Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson, Lesson 4

Happiness here and now consists in freely, lovingly, joyfully acknowledging God’s will for us—and doing it in all ways and all affairs big and small.—Ezra Taft Benson

It is a great blessing to have an inner peace, to have an assurance, to have a spirit of serenity and inward calm during times of strife and struggle, during times of sorrow and reverses. It is soul-satisfying to know that God is at the helm, that He is mindful of His children, and that we can with full confidence place our trust in Him.—Ezra Taft Benson

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great and strong purpose in your heart.”—Gordon B. Hinckley, New Era, November 2001