Commandments for our Happiness

In his appropriately named General Conference talk, Keep the Commandments, President Thomas S. Monson shared with us some of the blessings promised to those who keep the commandments of God. Primary among those blessings is happiness.

God’s commandments are not given to frustrate us or to become obstacles to our happiness. Just the opposite is true. He who created us and who loves us perfectly knows just how we need to live our lives in order to obtain the greatest happiness possible. He has provided us with guidelines which, if we follow them, will see us safely through this often treacherous mortal journey.

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May we realize that our greatest happiness in this life will come as we follow God’s commandments and obey His laws!

I would like to  share my witness that keeping the commandments does bring happiness into our lives and that breaking them always brings unhappiness. Some people may not understand how obeying rules can help us be happy, but when we consider that those rules were designed and given by Someone whose greatest desire is our ultimate happiness, we can be sure that keeping His commandments will be the one thing that brings the most happiness into our lives. I'm thankful for a Heavenly Father who loves us enough to give us guidelines for our temporal and eternal happiness. May we be wise enough to follow them.