Joy – Quote Catch

Alma 29: 10…A soul is filled with joy when one sees their brethren repent and come to the Lord their God
Alma 27: 17-18…There is a high level of joy that only the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness can experience
Alma 28: 14…Sorrow is brought because of death and destruction among men while joy is brought because of the light of Christ unto life
Alma 29: 13…God gives members and missionaries success in preaching the gospel which will fill their joy
Alma 29: 14, 16…We should not only have joy in our own success but also in the success of our brethren
Alma 27: 25-26…Sharing spiritual experiences can cause great joy among the listeners
Alma 26: 29-30…Missionaries and members go through all manner of affliction so that they can perhaps be the means of saving some soul (which will bring them joy)
Mosiah 24: 25…Receive family and friends with much joy
Alma 13:21-22…Repentance causes others to have glad tidings of great joy.
Alma 22: 15-16…To receive joy, one must (1) Bow down before God (2) Repent of all their sins (3) Call on His name with faith (4) Believe that you shall receive
Alma 22: 15…Many people are willing to give up all they possess to receive the joy of the gospel (as Lamoni’s dad would give up his kingdom)
3 Nephi 17: 15-18, 20…How to complete your joy (pray)
1 Nephi 21: 13…Sing to be joyful
“The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful;it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – David Steindl-Rast
“If we want a joyous life, we must think joyous thoughts. If we want a prosperous life, we must think prosperous thoughts. If we want a loving life, we must think loving thoughts. Whatever we send out mentally or verbally will come back to us in like form.” You Can Heal Your Life(Louise Hay) Page 36
“In her book The Zen Leader, Ginny Whitelaw describes how joy arises when people are bound together by a strong sense of connectedness. “This joy may be more subtle than the ‘jump for joy’ variety,” she writes. “It may feel like full engagement in what we do, and a quiet satisfaction arising. It may feel like energy that keeps renewing itself, much as pumping a swing seemingly gives us more energy than it takes.”” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Page 244
“Gandhi once said, “Suffering cheerfully endured ceases to be suffering and is transmuted into an ineffable joy.”” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Page 248
“THE HEART, of course, represents love, while our blood represents joy. Our hearts lovingly pump joy throughout our bodies. When we deny ourselves joy and love, the heart shrivels and becomes cold. As a result, the blood gets sluggish, and we creep our way to ANEMIA, ANGINA, and HEART ATTACKS. The heart does not “attack” us. We get so caught up in the soap opera and dramas we create that we often forget to notice the little joys that surround us. We spend years squeezing all the joy out of the heart, and it literally falls over in pain. Heart attack people are never joyous people. If they do not take the time to appreciate the joys of life, they will just recreate another heart attack in time.” You Can Heal Your Life (Louise Hay) Page 129
Jacob 5: 70 -72 …70 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant; and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him, and brought other servants; and they were few. 71 And the Lord of the vineyard said unto them: Go to, and labor in the vineyard, with your might. For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard; for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh; and if ye labor with your might with me ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself against the time which will soon come. 72 And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights; and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them; and they did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.
Mosiah 3:13… And the Lord God hath sent his holy prophets among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had already come among them.
“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives” President Nelson
“Comparison is the thief of joy,” attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt
“Life is going to be lonely, sad, confusing, tough, and dangerous, but God offers gifts of the companionship, comfort, counsel, power, protection, and purification that come through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. To not just survive, but to live a life of wonder, majesty, glory, amazement, and miracles. A life that changes the world.” Spirit, David Butler
“Joy comes from keeping Christ’s commandments, from overcoming sorrow and weakness through Him, and from serving as He served.” General Conference, October 2019
“And what of the meek? In a world too preoccupied with winning through intimidation and seeking to be number one, no large crowd of folk is standing in line to buy books that call for mere meekness. But the meek shall inherit the earth, a pretty impressive corporate takeover and done without intimidation! Sooner or later, and we pray sooner than later, everyone will acknowledge that Christ’s way is not only the right way, but ultimately the only way to hope and joy. Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that gentleness is better than brutality, that kindness is greater than coercion, that the soft voice turneth away wrath. In the end, and sooner than that whenever possible, we must be more like him.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Howard W Hunter, Chapter 1, Jesus Our Only Way to Hope and Joy
“I meet so many people who constantly complain about the burden of their responsibilities. Of course the pressures are great. There is much, too much, to do. There are financial burdens to add to all of these pressures, and with all of this we are prone to complain, frequently at home, often in public. Turn your thinking around. The gospel is good news. Man is that he might have joy [see Nephi 2:25]. Be happy! Let that happiness shine through your faces and speak through your testimonies. You can expect problems. There may be occasional tragedies. But shining through all of this is the plea of the Lord: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matthew 11:28-30).” Manual, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, Chapter 3, Cultivating an Attitude of Happiness and a Spirit of Optimism