Can you see the hand of God in your own life?

Embrace more deeply His love, His mercy and grace, and the powerful gifts of His Atonement.

The scriptures speak of His arms being open, extended, stretched out, and encircling. They are described as mighty and holy, arms of mercy, arms of safety, arms of love, “lengthened out all the day long.

As we are spiritually awake and alert we see His hand across the world and we see His hand in our own personal lives.

We can work, study, laugh and have fun, dance, sing, and enjoy many different experiences. These are a wonderful part of life, but they are not central to why we are here. The opportunity to choose good over evil is precisely why we are here. Not one of us would say, "I want to choose evil." We all want to choose the right. However, the choice of good over evil is not always easy, because evil frequently lurks behind smiling eyes.

Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth, it is a lifelong migration toward a more celestial world.

Counting the ways the Book of Mormon brings peace to the soul is like counting the sand on the seashore.