"all things should be restored to their proper order." (Alma 40:2)

There must be a restoration of the gospel and of all thing things God has done. Bringing back the good into the world.
-What do I desire? What are the desires of my heart? Today, tomorrow, in the future what will they be? What are tools we can use in order to make sure that our desires are righteous always and that we are always going towards our Heavenly Father?

"wickedness never was happiness." (Alma 41:10)
- This is an amazing scripture. It teaches a lot about life, relationships, and behaviors. When others are mean to us or when we aren't nice to others we aren't and can't be happy. God's ways and His teachings bring us happiness in our lives but if we don't follow them we are never going to be truly happy. There are a lot of people on this earth who have momentary happiness and they have to work at having happiness a little at a time but they never get the full joy that comes from following God's law.

Joseph Smith said,

"Happiness is the object and design of our existence, and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God." (History of the Church, vol. 5, pp. 134-135)

The gospel should bring us happiness and joy. If it doesn't we probably aren't living it to our fullest potential and aren't doing what is asked of us.

Blessing- I know the gospel is the word of God and He guides and directs us and this church.

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