A Special Message from Elder Dube: Finding Joy in Jesus Christ

Description

Join us for this meaningful episode that brings together voices from around the world in a message of hope, connection, and love. "Brothers and Sisters! What a joy to be with you today! You, my dear friends from my sweet home of Africa! It is a great privilege to be with you today, wherever you are listening around the world. My remarks are centered on finding Joy in Jesus Christ. Did you feel the joy radiating from the eyes of those pre-recorded choirs in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe? I felt the love of our Father in Heaven through those choirs and the Tabernacle Choir. “God knows us personally, and He loves us more than we can comprehend.” He also knows who we are becoming. As we reflect on the song they sang, we are reminded of our daily challenges: physical pain and anguish, our weaknesses and shortcomings, fears, regrets, despair and desperation, the injustices we face, and the emotional distress that besets us. The hymn How Firm a Foundation reminds us our Savior suffered the pain of what we are going through. He loves us and promises, “Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” “I am with thee,” That promise of joy is real. Can you see how the second verse speaks of us, in every season of life? In every condition—in sickness, in health, In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth, At home or abroad, on the land or the sea As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be. When storms of life come—when drought comes, when work is scarce, when sickness visits our homes—when repentance is needed—we look to Him. He walked a harder road than any of us, and He did it for us. “Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of God.” May we embrace the Savior’s invitation and find joy in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones: “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love: … These things have I spoken … that your joy might be full.” Joy is not a prize for people whose lives are easy. It is a gift t