Today I am grateful for visiting teachers. Mine came a few days ago with a message of hope. Julie B. Beck again has touched my heart. Her message is . . . "Mormon asks, What is it . . . ye shall have hope for? His answer tells us of the three great hopes: "Ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal." (Moroni 7:41) She goes on to remind us that at baptism we became participants in the first great hope, the Atonement of Christ and that as we partake of the sacrament we have the opportunity to begin again. She also reminds us that our "hope and faith in the Savior will increase as {you} repent and make personal changes. . .
"The second great hope is the resurrection." We have been promised that through our Savior, Jesus Christ we will be resurrected. The third great hope is eternal life. Because of our Redeemer we can believe in a happy eternal life of "creating, serving, learning." She says, "There is hope smiling brightly before you . . . you just need to stay in, pressing forward with a brightness of hope."
I thought it a perfect reminder of the joy of this season. I am grateful for a testimony that our Savior lives. I know that He came to earth and atoned for our sins, sorrows, sicknesses. I know that I have so much to be thankful for and it is because of my Savior Jesus christ who offers so much hope!