As Primary children in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we learn to “choose the right” so that we might live happily. The hymn says:
Choose the right when a choice is placed before you.
In the right the Holy Spirit guides;
And its light is forever shining o’er you,
When in the right your heart confides.[Chorus]
Choose the right! Choose the right!
Let wisdom mark the way before.
In its light, choose the right!
And God will bless you evermore.Choose the right! Let no spirit of digression
Overcome you in the evil hour.
There’s the right and the wrong to ev’ry question;
Be safe thru inspiration’s pow’r.[Chorus]
Choose the right! There is peace in righteous doing.
Choose the right! There’s safety for the soul.
Choose the right in all labors you’re pursuing;
Let God and heaven be your goal.[Chorus]
Like the hymn says, if we choose the right, we will have peace and God will bless us evermore. Lehi, a Book of Mormon prophet, said, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy” (2 Ne. 2:25.) Our Father in Heaven not only wants us to have joy, but He has shown us the way.
Of the several things we can do to ensure our happiness, immersing ourselves in a relationship with Heavenly Father through daily and constant prayer is first and foremost. The Doctrine and Covenants, a collection of modern day religion, teaches, “Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work” (D&C 10:5.)
When you pray always, you will be worthy of the Comforter who can grant you “inspirations power” as the hymn says, and be strengthened to choose the right in every choice placed before you. The Apostle Paul taught protection from the temptations of the world:
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph. 6:10-13.)
Each morning, pray so that you may be clothed in the armor of God as you go through your day. The Comforter will enlighten your mind and through your conscience speak to you of what you should do in every choice you face. Keep a prayer in your heart always so that you might always remember who you are and have a desire to live up to the standards worthy of a child of God.
I add my hope and prayer for you to these words by N. Eldon Tanner:
“Put on the whole armor of God. With faith in him and with righteousness directing your actions, you cannot fail and you cannot help but be happy. There is no happiness mirrored in the faces of those who are creating the disturbances in our troubled world, but those who are doing what they know is right are happily going on their way and making progress. My hope for you is that you will have joy unspeakable here and eternal happiness hereafter” (“These Things I Have Learned,” New Era, Mar 1971, 2.)
