Hope is a gift of the Spirit. It is a hope that through the
Atonement of Jesus Christ and the power of His Resurrection, we shall be raised
unto life eternal and this because of our faith in the Savior. This kind of
hope is both a principle of promise as well as a commandment, and as with all
commandments, we have the responsibility to make it an active part of our lives
and overcome the temptation to lose hope. Hope in our Heavenly Father’s
merciful plan of happiness leads to peace, mercy, rejoicing and gladness. The
hope of salvation is like a protective helmet; it is the foundation of our
faith and an anchor to our souls. Moroni in his solitude—even after having
witnessed the complete destruction of his people—believed in hope. In the
twilight of the Nephite nation, Moroni wrote that without hope we cannot
receive an inheritance in the kingdom of God. – President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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