Infinite Power of Hope

The program for my sacrament service was done by the primary of a ward in the stake. Being is a YSA ward I would not get the opportunity to feel the sweet spirits of children. This was truly a blessing to be able to listen to the words and music of the primary kids.
The lesson in RS was great as well. The topic was The Infinite Power of Hope, the talk given by President Uchtdorf at the last general conference. The entire talk was powerful but some points that really caused me to think were:

"Hope is not knowledge, but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us. It is confidence that if we live according to God's laws and the words of His prophets now, we will receive desired blessings in the future. It is believing and expecting that our prayers will be answered."

He goes on to say:
"The adversary uses despair to bind hearts and minds in suffocating darkness. Despair drains from us all that is vibrant and joyful and leaves behind the empty remnants of what life was meant to be...Hope, on the other hand, is like a beam of sunlight rising up and above the horizon of our present circumstances, It pierces the darkness with a brilliant dawn. It encourages and inspires us to place out trust in the loving care of an eternal Heavenly Father, who has prepared a way for those who seek for eternal truth in a world of relativism, confusion, and of fear."

How great are these words. How truly grateful I am to have the gospel in my life. For the knowledge that I have of an eternal existence. That the Lord has prepared a way for me. As we talked in RS about hope one comment was made that bad things don't happen to good people. Hard things, trials, tribulations, and tests of faith happen to good people. It is the refiners fire. I can not comprehend all that the Lord has in store for me but I have faith that if I live according to His council and the council of His prophets that all will be alright.