I learned from the article in the September Ensign by Jeffrey R. Holland titled, "The Gospel Path to Happiness." Elder Holland explains that while no one is going to be happy every hour of every day, "We can take certain steps, we can form certain habits, we can do certain things that lead to happiness." There are things I can do each day that will make it more likely that I will be happy. Here is the list that Elder Holland gives of ways that we can live "after the manner of happiness":
1. Live the gospel--Ultimate happiness, true peace, and joy are found first, foremost, and forever in living the gospel of Jesus Christ.
2. Choose happiness--Learn as quickly as you can that so much of your happiness is in your hands, not in events or circumstances or fortune or misfortune.
3. Be kind and pleasant--Kindness, pleasantness, and optimism are characteristics of happy people.
4. Work at it--Learn to work. Serve diligently. Don't be idle and mischievous. Don't be wasteful. Be industrious and labor, including laboring for and serving others.
5. Reject transgression.
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