Teachers: The lessons in the manual contain more information than you will probably be able to teach in one class period. Seek the Spirit of the Lord in selecting the scripture passages, stories, activities, questions, and other lesson materials that best meet the needs of class members.

Basic Resources

• Do you want to see this week's lesson? Lesson 39

• You can read the assigned scriptures for this week online: John 16:33; 1 Peter 1:7; 2 Nephi 2:17–18, 27; Ether 12:6; D&C 121:1–9; 122:5–9.

Recent Talks and Articles in Church Magazines

We have a wonderful example of cheerfulness in President Gordon B. Hinckley. At age 96, he is showing us all how to endure cheerfully to the end. How does he always stay so positive? Read President Hinckley’s advice: "Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life and look for its opportunities, and forever and always be loyal to the Church" ("How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?" Ensign, May 2001, 95).

To whom can we turn in order to find real peace in this life? While serving as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy, Elder Adhemar Damiani taught: "How can we find peace in this world? How can we endure to the end? How can we overcome the difficulties and trials we are facing? "The Savior Jesus Christ said: 'These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world' (John 16:33). "As part of our mortal probation, we pass through affliction, pain, and disappointment. Only in Jesus Christ can we find peace. He can help us to be of good cheer and to overcome all the challenges of this life" ("Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity," Ensign, May 2005, 94–96). Listen to this talk online or download the MP3 audio file.