Gospel Joy

One thing I've learned (or rather, been reminded of) in my personal scripture study is that the Gospel was given to us to help us have joy. Sure, there's a good deal of affliction and challenges, but most of those afflictions would have happened to us anyway, and the afflictions and challenges are nothing compared to the eternal joy we'll feel when we're done facing them, especially if we've met those challenges and/or endured those afflictions well. Living the Gospel isn't easy, but I have reason to believe that it'll be worth it, especially since the reward for righteous living is eternal, immeasurable joy.