Be of Good Cheer

July 16, 2014 by James Faulconer

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In that context the last use of the phrase "good cheer" in the Doctrine and Covenants takes on added significance: "Let thy heart be of good cheer before my face" (D&C 112:4). Each week Latter-day Saints covenant "that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him" (Moroni 4:3).

We keep that covenant by doing the things that he has commanded us as evidence of our love and commitment. The Lord promises that he will give his Spirit to be with us and give us strength so that we can have the courage—and happiness—that we will need in the face of tribulation, whether the tribulation of the world or the tribulations of our spirits.

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About James Faulconer

James Faulconer is a Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University, where he has taught philosophy since 1975.

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