14 And then cometh the judgment of the Holy One upon them; and then cometh the time that he that is filthy shall be filthy still; and he that is righteous shall be righteous still; he that is happy shall be happy still; and he that is unhappy shall be unhappy still.
While in College I remember going to a fireside where Elder Oaks (an Apostle of Jesus Christ) and his wife were speaking. I actually don't really remember much from Elder Oak's talk but I do remember his wife's talk pretty well. She spoke a lot about her single days. She is actually Elder Oaks second wife and his first wife had passed away. She was single for most of her life and didn't get married until she was kind of old.
She spoke about how sometimes she would let herself get down about being single, thinking that if she was married she would feel less lonely and much happier. Something that was very interesting to me is when she talked about a Priesthood blessing she received counseling her that if she was unhappy now then she would be unhappy while married and if she felt lonely now then she would feel lonely married, and that she needed to find happiness and fulfillment in her life now. Isn't that interesting?
Well I have noticed this to be true. I am just as happy or unhappy as I was before I got married. I am not trying to say marriage hasn't elevated my life because it has and I have grown stronger as a person but honestly getting married is not a "happily ever after" kind of thing. If you can't learn to be happy in the circumstance you are in, then you won't be happy if the situation changes either. So enjoy the moment!! I am trying to learn to do this as well. It's harder said then done.
I suppose people think death will fix everything, well from this scripture that is just not true. Unrighteous people will still seek after sin. Unhappy people will still be unhappy. The feelings of addiction will remain also. So seek after good things now.
To read Elder Oaks and his wife Kristen Oak's talks from that night you can here.
And speaking of happy, check out this cute little happy guy:)
Becky joy
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