A Higher Joy

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1. 1 Samuel 2

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   It probably goes without saying that everyone wants to be happy.

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2. Judges 16

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   It probably goes without saying that everyone wants to be happy.

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3. 2 Nephi 2:11

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   Life is not an endless sequence of emotional highs.

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4. John 11:35

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   Life is not an endless sequence of emotional highs.

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5. Moses 7:28

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   Life is not an endless sequence of emotional highs.

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6. John 14:27

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   The peace He gives us is not like what the world gives.

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7. John 10:10

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   The peace He gives us is not like what the world gives.

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8. Luke 2:10

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   The gospel of Jesus Christ is truly the “good news of great joy”!

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9. Matthew 11:28

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   The gospel of Jesus Christ is truly the “good news of great joy”!

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10. 2 Nephi 2:25

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    Joy is the very purpose of God’s plan for His children.

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11. Doctrine and Covenants 59:18

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    I acknowledge and respect these feelings.

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12. Mark 5:24

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    Do you remember the woman in the New Testament who endured a bleeding illness for 12 years?

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13. Mark 5:28

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    she thought, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”

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14. Matthew 7:7

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    Jesus taught, “Seek, and ye shall find.”

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15. Acts 20:35

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    Jesus taught, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

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16. 1 Kings 17:8

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    Brothers and sisters, you know and I know this is true!

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17. Mosiah 2:17

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    “When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God,” and God will repay your kindness generously.

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18. Luke 6:38

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    “When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God,” and God will repay your kindness generously.

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19. Philippians 4:7

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    My dear brothers and sisters, dear friends, as you search the word of God for a deeper understanding of God’s eternal plan, accept these invitations, and strive to walk in His Way, you will experience “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,” even in the midst of sorrows.

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1. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 18: As One Having Authority

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   • Matthew 11:28

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     Seemingly faint at heart over the unbelief of the people, Jesus sought strength in prayer.

2. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 21: The Apostolic Mission, and Events Related Thereto

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   • Mark 5:28

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     The Hem of the Garment.—The faith of those who believed that if they could but touch the border of the Lord’s garment they would be healed is in line with that of the woman who was healed of her long-standing malady by so touching His robe (see Matthew 9:21; Mark 5:27, 28; Luke 8:44).

3. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 22: A Period of Darkening Opposition

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   • Matthew 11:28

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     Emancipation from these and “many such like things” must have been relief indeed.