Hope

The Church missionary manual, Preach My Gospel, defines hope as “an abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promises to you. It is manifest in confidence, optimism, enthusiasm, and patient perseverance. . . . When you have hope, you work through trials and difficulties with the confidence and assurance that all things will work together for your good” (p.124). Having hope is essential to developing other Christlike attributes. While it can be difficult to obtain, it brings a multitude of blessings with its adoption.

Luckily, the Savior has promised us His help in developing this attribute. In the Book of Mormon, the prophet Nephi teaches that hope is necessary to obtain eternal life. “Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life” (2 Nephi 31:20). If you find yourself struggling to remain hopeful, Heavenly Father will guide you back toward hope. The best way to receive this guidance is to pray and search the scriptures for answers to your prayers. Heavenly Father wants all of His children to return to Him and is willing to help all those who ask humbly for His help.

This collection of talks offers an extensive pool of advice and potential revelation for those in need of hope. Trials can be difficult, and finding hope in the midst of sorrow is never easy. Listen to the experiences of these speakers and how they were able to find hope in their dark times. These talks were written with the intention of helping others develop hope.