There are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.

Hope is a leg of a 3-legged stool with Faith and Charity.

Often the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us. Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits remove the scales from our spiritual eyes and open the windows of heaven. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer we often find the answer to our own.

If we listen to and follow the promptings of the Spirit, they will serve as a Liahona, guiding us through the unknown, challenging valleys and mountains that are ahead (see 1 Nephi 16).

All you have to do is trust your Heavenly Father. Trust Him enough to follow His plan.

As we contemplate with reverence and awe how our Savior embraces us, comforts us, and heals us, let us commit to become His hands, that others through us may feel His loving embrace.

If we are only willing to open our hearts and minds to the spirit of Christmas, we will recognize wonderful things happening around us.