Waiting Patientlyon the Lord

Mapleton Utah North StakeWomen’s Conference

February 4, 2010

“Wait on the Lord: be ofgood courage, and he shallstrengthen thine heart:wait, I say, on the Lord.”

—Psalms 27:14

Waiting for him to go on his mission.

Waiting for your missionary to come home.

Waiting for someone to repent.

Waiting for wayward children to see the light.

Waiting for a loved one to overcome an addiction.

Waiting for him to honor his priesthood.

Waiting for him to come home.

Waiting to be worthy again.

Waiting to find an eternal companion.

Waiting to be reunited with a loved one.

Waiting for a miracle.

How We Can WaitPatiently on the Lord

Keep a Journal

Express your feelings andkeep track of your learning

and the miracles.

Uplifting Music and Talks

Fill your day with upliftingreading, music and talks.

Exercise Faith

See with the “eye of faith” theend of your hope.

Pray, Pray, Pray

“Draw near unto me and Iwill draw near unto you.”

—D&C 88:63

Listen to the Lord

“Be still and know that I am God.” —Psalms 46:10

Attend the Temple

“The Lord is in his holytemple.” —Hab. 2:20

“I am poor and needy; yet theLord thinketh upon me: thouart my help and mydeliverer.”

—Psalms 40:17

“We glory in tribulations also:knowing that tribulationworketh patience.”

—Romans 5:3

Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts becomforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything givethanks;

Waiting patiently on the Lord, for your prayers haveentered into the ears of the Lord...and are recorded with thisseal and testament—the Lord hath sworn and decreed thatthey shall be granted.

Therefore, he giveth this promise unto you, with animmutable covenant that they shall be fulfilled; and allthings wherewith you have been afflicted shall work togetherfor your good, and to my name’s glory, saith the Lord.

—D&C 98:1–3

Thank you!

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