Burdens of Life

October 3 2009
General Conference:Saturday Morning Session
Elder Whitney Clayton-president of the seventy

Our burdens come from three sources.
-No fault of our own....natural circumstances sickness, natural disasters
-Imposed by others....abuse, repression, crime, sin, gossip, unkindness
-Those that we impose upon our self.....through sin

We must do everything we can to endure our burdens well. They give us opportunities to lean principles of the gospel, to exercise patients, faith, charity. Blessing will come from enduring those burdens well. They are not always apparent at the time but they do come.

Apostle paul taught to help bare one another burdens. When we bare others burdens we are in the service of our lord.

Keeping our baptismal covenants help us overcome our burdens. The lord will strengthen us and deliver us when we keep our covenants. Christ suffered these things for all so we wouldn't suffer if we would repent. When we repent he blesses us and will give us peace.