Satan is certainly not subtle in his teachings; why should we be? Whether we are instructing our children at home or standing before an audience in church, let us never make our faith difficult to detect.

He has, He reminds us, "graven thee upon the palms of my hands" (1 Nephi 21:16). Considering the incomprehensible cost of the Crucifixion, Christ is not going to turn His back on us now.

God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. In fact, He expects you not simply to face the future (that sounds pretty grim and stoic); He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities. God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can't if you don't pray, and He can't if you don't dream. In short, He can't if you don't believe.

Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love. Assume the good and doubt the bad.

Trust in God. Hold on to His love. Know that one day the dawn will break brightly and all shadows of mortality will flee.

When life is hard, remember - we are not the first to ask, 'Is there no other way?

Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend.