“All around us are opportunities to laugh, delight, see with
grateful eyes. Ours is a gospel of joy and holiness in everyday life. Holiness
sets things apart for sacred purpose. But holiness also invites us to infuse
daily living with the sacred—to rejoice in daily bread amidst this world’s
thistles and thorns. To walk with the Lord, we must become holy, for He is
holy, and to help us become holy, the Lord invites us to walk with Him. Growing
evidence highlights this striking fact: religious believers are on average
happier, healthier, and more fulfilled than those without spiritual commitment
or connection. Happiness and life satisfaction, mental and physical health,
meaning and purpose, character and virtue, close social relationships, even
financial and material stability—on each measure, religious practitioners
flourish. What researchers call ‘religious structural stability’ offers
clarity, purpose, and inspiration amidst life’s twists and turns.” – Elder
Gerrit W. Gong
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