We must choose with our agency to obey in faith that the promised blessing will come, that the promise is true because it comes from God.

You make choices every day and almost every hour that keep you walking in the light or moving away toward darkness.

Increased spiritual strength is a gift from God which He can give when we push in His service to our limits. Through the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, our natures can be changed. Then our power to carry burdens can be increased more than enough to compensate for the increased service we will be asked to give.

If we choose to exercise faith, the Holy Ghost will bring God's kindnesses to our remembrance.

Those who are faithful to God are protected and prospered. That comes as the result of serving God and keeping His commandments. But with those blessings comes the temptation to forget their source. It is easy to begin to feel the blessings were granted not by a loving God on whom we depend but by our own powers.

Each of us, whatever our talents, has service to give. And to do it well always involves learning, not once or for a limited time, but continually.

Your calling is to bless lives. . . . Just the way you smile or the way you offer to help someone can build their faith.