i can do hard things

I CAN DO I CAN DO HARD THINGSHARD THINGS

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Top Five Pickup Top Five Pickup LinesLines

you can use to meet you can use to meet a new “friend” a new “friend”

today.today.

Number 5Number 5

I don’t have a library card, but I don’t have a library card, but can I check you out?can I check you out?

Number 4Number 4

I’m not an environmentalist, but I’m not an environmentalist, but if you were a tree, I’d be a tree-if you were a tree, I’d be a tree-hugger.hugger.

Number 3Number 3

If I had a nickel for every time I If I had a nickel for every time I saw somebody as beautiful as saw somebody as beautiful as you I would have five cents…you I would have five cents…

Number 2Number 2

If I were a gardener I’d put your If I were a gardener I’d put your tulips next to mine.tulips next to mine.

Number 1Number 1

Are you a parking ticket? Are you a parking ticket? Because you have fine written Because you have fine written all over you.all over you.

A Painful Pickup A Painful Pickup Experience…Experience…

There are so many There are so many situations in life that could situations in life that could

be considered “hard.”be considered “hard.” Write down at least 5 situations Write down at least 5 situations

in modern life for teenagers that in modern life for teenagers that could be considered “hard.”could be considered “hard.”

Definition of “hard”: difficult: not Definition of “hard”: difficult: not easy; requiring great physical or easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endurecomprehend or endure

The Scriptures Are Full of The Scriptures Are Full of Hard Things!Hard Things!

““I have developed a I have developed a personal motto…It personal motto…It

is…is… I can do hard I can do hard

things!things!””

THAT CAN BE THAT CAN BE YOUR MOTTO YOUR MOTTO

TOO!TOO!

Sister Sister Susan W. Susan W. TannerTanner

http://lds.orghttp://lds.org

Why Does the Lord Require Why Does the Lord Require Hard Things?Hard Things?

Abraham 3:25 Abraham 3:25

Elder Richard G. Elder Richard G. ScottScott

EnsignEnsign, Nov. 1995, , Nov. 1995, 16 16

Just when all seems to be going right, challenges Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more (see Prov. 3:11-12). you are prepared to grow more (see Prov. 3:11-12). He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everlasting benefit. To get you polish you for your everlasting benefit. To get you from where you are to where He wants you to be from where you are to where He wants you to be requires a lot of stretching, and that generally requires a lot of stretching, and that generally entails discomfort and pain.entails discomfort and pain.

How Can I Do Hard How Can I Do Hard Things?Things?

1.1. Count your blessingsCount your blessings2.2. Be contentBe content3.3. Never complain—others have it Never complain—others have it

worse.worse.4.4. Serve othersServe others5.5. Increase your testimonyIncrease your testimony6.6. Act in faithAct in faith7.7. Fear notFear not8.8. Go in the strength of the LordGo in the strength of the Lord

Count your blessings—Count your blessings—more than just a songmore than just a song

In a scientific experiment In a scientific experiment researchers randomly assigned researchers randomly assigned college students to two different college students to two different groups. One wrote for twenty groups. One wrote for twenty minutes each day about things minutes each day about things they were happy about. A second they were happy about. A second group wrote about random things group wrote about random things like describing their shoes. Guess like describing their shoes. Guess which group was happiest?which group was happiest?

Grateful for Thumbs?Grateful for Thumbs? D&C 78:19 D&C 78:19

Photo Credit: Tazmany on Flickr Photo Credit: Tazmany on Flickr

What do you see when you What do you see when you look in the mirror?look in the mirror?

Elder Jeffrey R. HollandElder Jeffrey R. HollandEnsignEnsign, Nov. 2005, Nov. 2005

I plead with youI plead with you……to please be to please be more accepting of yourselves, more accepting of yourselves, including your body shape and including your body shape and style, with a little less longing to style, with a little less longing to look like someone else. We are all look like someone else. We are all different. different.

““Be Content”Be Content”

2 Corinthians 11:24-27 (p. 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 (p. 1471).1471).

Philippians 4:11 (p. 1492).Philippians 4:11 (p. 1492).

A lot of people have it A lot of people have it worseworse

Google: “Teenage Affluenza”

A lot of people have it A lot of people have it worseworse

“About 25,000

people die each day

from hunger or hunger-

related causes, most

of them children.”

Elder Richard G. ScottElder Richard G. Scott“Commencement” 10 Aug. “Commencement” 10 Aug.

20002000http://speeches.byu.eduhttp://speeches.byu.edu

““Never complain.”Never complain.”

Numbers 11:1

Service at a Dance?Service at a Dance?

Sister Susan W. TannerSister Susan W. Tannerhttp://lds.org, , EnsignEnsign, ,

Nov. 2005Nov. 2005

I remember well the insecurities I felt as a I remember well the insecurities I felt as a teenager with a bad case of acne. I tried to teenager with a bad case of acne. I tried to care for my skin properly. My parents care for my skin properly. My parents helped me get medical attention. For years I helped me get medical attention. For years I even went without eating chocolate and all even went without eating chocolate and all the greasy fast foods around which teens the greasy fast foods around which teens often socialize, but with no obvious healing often socialize, but with no obvious healing consequences. It was difficult for me at that consequences. It was difficult for me at that time to fully appreciate this body which was time to fully appreciate this body which was giving me so much grief. giving me so much grief.

Sister Susan W. TannerSister Susan W. Tannerhttp://lds.org, , EnsignEnsign, ,

Nov. 2005Nov. 2005

But my good mother taught me a But my good mother taught me a higher law. Over and over she higher law. Over and over she said to me, said to me, ““You must do You must do everything you can to make your everything you can to make your appearance pleasing, but the appearance pleasing, but the minute you walk out the door, minute you walk out the door, forget yourself and start forget yourself and start concentrating on others.concentrating on others.””

Matthew 14:13-14Matthew 14:13-14

(See also John 19:26-27)(See also John 19:26-27)

Elder Elder Quentin L. Quentin L.

Cook, Cook, Ensign Ensign Nov. 2008Nov. 2008

When our beloved prophet, When our beloved prophet, President Thomas S. President Thomas S. Monson, was asked on his Monson, was asked on his birthday this past August birthday this past August what would be the ideal gift what would be the ideal gift that members worldwide that members worldwide could give him, he said could give him, he said without a moment’s without a moment’s hesitation, “Find someone hesitation, “Find someone who is having a hard who is having a hard time, . . . and do something time, . . . and do something for them.”for them.”

AMEN!AMEN!

“All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you through your diligence, faithfulness, and prayers of faith” (Doctrine and Covenants 103:36).

Increase Your TestimonyIncrease Your Testimony

1 Nephi 3: 5-6: What was the 1 Nephi 3: 5-6: What was the hard thing Nephi was asked to hard thing Nephi was asked to do?do?

Verse-7 I will go and do Verse-7 I will go and do for I for I know…know…

Alma 20:14: What was the hard Alma 20:14: What was the hard thing Lamoni was asked to do?thing Lamoni was asked to do?

Verse-15: I go…Verse-15: I go…for I know…for I know…

What Will You Do When What Will You Do When You Are Asked to do Hard You Are Asked to do Hard

Things?Things? John 6:60, 66-69 (P. 1337) John 6:60, 66-69 (P. 1337)

Brian and a BlizzardBrian and a Blizzard

Act in FaithAct in Faith

Joshua 3:13Joshua 3:13 1 Samuel 17:33-36, 45-481 Samuel 17:33-36, 45-48 Your experiencesYour experiences Hebrews 11:32-33Hebrews 11:32-33

Everybody Gets Afraid…Everybody Gets Afraid…

Exodus 14:11-28Exodus 14:11-28

““Fear Ye Not”Fear Ye Not”

““Fear Not” and “Fear ye Fear Not” and “Fear ye Not”Not”

Appear more than 100 Appear more than 100 times in the scripturestimes in the scriptures

““Fear not: for they that be with us Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with are more than they that be with themthem” (2 Kings 6:16).” (2 Kings 6:16).

Don’t worry about things that at Don’t worry about things that at are outside of your control. Fear are outside of your control. Fear Not!Not!

Before we get to the 8Before we get to the 8thth key, key, let me tell you about my let me tell you about my

haircut…haircut…

The Strength of the LordThe Strength of the Lord

1 Nephi 7:17

Elder David Elder David A. Bednar, A. Bednar,

“In the Strength of the

Lord” speeches.byu.

edu

I personally do not believe the bands with which Nephi was bound just magically fell from his hands and wrists. Rather, I suspect that he was blessed with both persistence and personal strength beyond his natural capacity, that he then "in the strength of the Lord" (Mosiah 9:17) worked and twisted and tugged on the cords and ultimately and literally was enabled to break the bands.

See 1 Nephi 7:17 and Mosiah24:14-15

Elder David A. Elder David A. Bednar, Bednar, EnsignEnsign, ,

Nov. 2004Nov. 2004“The enabling and strengthening power of the Atonement helps us to…become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity.”

Ponder and WritePonder and Write

1.1. What has the Holy Ghost teaching What has the Holy Ghost teaching you about facing challenges in you about facing challenges in your life?your life?

2.2. What have you learned that you What have you learned that you can share with a friend who is can share with a friend who is going through hard things?going through hard things?

3.3. What teachings about hard things What teachings about hard things will you apply in your life today?will you apply in your life today?

““I have developed a I have developed a personal motto…It personal motto…It is…I can do hard is…I can do hard things!”things!”

““My real motto is, My real motto is, I I can do all things can do all things through Christ through Christ which strengtheneth which strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13me (Philippians 4:13

p.1452.)p.1452.)

You CAN do Hard ThingsYou CAN do Hard Things

“I know thee by name” (Exodus 33:12)

“I have loved thee with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3)

“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5)

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