We can feel
joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!
My dear
brothers and sisters, the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances
of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
When the
focus of our lives is on God’s plan of salvation … and Jesus Christ and His
gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is happening—or not happening—in our
lives. Joy comes from and because of Him. He is the source of all joy. … For
Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ is joy!
(Russell M.
Nelson, “Joy and Spiritual Survival,” 81)
