Peace Be Unto You

I was taking my normal route back from BYU campus on Thursday in between classes and I happened to focus more on the journey rather than just arriving at my destination. The sun was shining, the sky was a beautiful clear blue, patches of snow and ice glittered, and there was not a sound outside of nature to be heard. As I took this all in, I felt peace in my heart. I was without worry, without stress.

I pondered then on this feeling of peace and why I often could find moments of peace throughout every week. Now some may think what I am about to say is foolish, that what I believe is absurd, but that does not matter. For what came to mind was the influence that the gospel of Jesus Christ has had in my life and the great peace I can find in it. There is nothing in the world that has brought me more peace or happiness than living the Gospel.

Why is that? It is because man did not create the Gospel and its laws; God did. The Gospel is eternal as are its blessings. No matter the changes that happen on Earth among men, they will not be able to change God's eternal truths to match modern morals. If this were to happen, peace would diminish and true freedom be lost. I fight to keep that peace. I choose to live His gospel. As I, and anyone else does so, God helps us to become better than we were. He helps us to be at peace and full of joy. That is His promise to us, and much more.

Following His laws may not be easy. There are times that we think that there is no way that we can survive another trial in our lives. We feel alone and full of anguish. And so, we remember His comforting words when He said, "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). He suffered all and conquered all, even death, so that we may feel that peace and, with His help, overcome. He conquered and so it becomes easier. He conquered and so we have the strength to become better through our trials. He conquered and so he changes our anguish to peace with His love. We are never alone.

Look to the Light, and let peace fill your soul as it does mine.