Don't Worry, Be Happy

What kind of things do you worry about? Maybe the economy? Maybe your job? Maybe school? Maybe how you look?

In Mark 4:36-41 we read about the story where Christ calms the sea.

36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, aPeace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great bcalm.

40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so afearful? how is it that ye have no bfaith?

41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

In this story the disciples worry about dying. But the Master is there with them so do they need to? The chorus of "Master the Tempest is Raging" reads:

The winds and the waves shall obey thy will:
Peace, be still.
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea
Or demons or men or whatever it be,
No waters can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean and earth and skies.
They all shall sweetly obey thy will:
Peace, be still; peace, be still.
They all shall sweetly obey thy will:
Peace, peace, be still.

So, the disciples were in the boat with the Master. But, "No waters can swallow the ship where lies the Master of the earth and skies." They didn't need to worry.

There was another man on a boat. Noah built an ark and gathered his family and animals onto it. The earth was flooded, but all on the ark were safe.

So compare the ark and the boat to the church. We need not worry if we are on the boat with the Master. We will be safe.

This conference Elder Holland said:
"I ask everyone within the sound of my voice to take heart, be filled with faith, and remember the Lord has said He 'would fight [our] battles, [our] children’s battles, and [the battles of our] children’s children.'10 And what do we do to merit such a defense? We are to 'search diligently, pray always, and be believing[. Then] all things shall work together for [our] good, if [we] walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith [we] have covenanted.'11 The latter days are not a time to fear and tremble. They are a time to be believing and remember our covenants."

So to get on the boat, we must "search diligently, pray always an be believing." Once we are on the boat, "all things shall work together for our good."
We shouldn't fear and worry about these the latter days, Christ doesn't want us to. There is one valid worry that we can have, are we on the boat?
I know that if we get on the boat things will work out. Don't worry! I have seen this in my own life, and I testify that if you will get on the boat you will be alright. Things will work for your good. I saw this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.