Working for What We Want (6/5/2009)

"It is not easy to go without - without physical gratifications or spiritual assurances or material possessions - but sometimes we must since there is no guarantee of convenience written into our Christian covenant. We must work hard and do right, as Abraham Lincoln said, and sometimes our chance will come. And when we've tried, really tried, and waited for what seemed never to be ours, then 'the angels came and ministered unto him.'" - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

We live in a world where we can have almost anything we want when we want it. Many become frustrated when they are told that they will have to wait to receive something, even if that wait can be measured in hours or even minutes. I think that what many neglect to remember in all this is the fact that the things that have the greatest value are those for which we have to work hardest. Only when we put forth our greatest effort will we be able to experience that satisfaction which comes with that effort.