"Holding On and Letting Go"

I am an auditory learner and enjoy listening to past devotionals given at the different BYU campus devotionals.  I enjoyed listening to Elder L. Todd Budge's address given at a BYU-Hawaii devotional on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019

Here are some summary thoughts taken from thechurchnews.com webpage about Elder Budge's address  (click onto this link to read the whole article)

Elder Budge shared with BYU-Hawaii students four things to let go:

Let go of sin. 
Let go of guilt. 
Let go of grudges.
Let go of your own will. 

Elder Budge encouraged students to not let go of their righteous expectations or desires, such as finding a companion to marry, having children or being free of sickness. “But do let go of your attachment to them as a condition of your happiness,”

“Life is much more joyful when we choose to trust God and His plan for us,” 

Elder Budge also shared four things to hold on to that will increase joy and the power to let go:

Hold on to the Holy Ghost.
Hold on to your faith.
Hold on to the word of God.
Hold on to your covenants.

You can also see the video by clicking here

One more quote from the Church News article:

Elder Budge encouraged students to find joy by holding fast to that which is of God and letting go that which is not. Letting go of grudges is one of several ways to increase joy, Elder Budge told the students. 

“If there is anyone you have not forgiven, I invite you to let go of your judgement of that person, leave that to God, and allow yourself to love them instead,” Elder Budge said. “I testify that you will be much happier when you do.”

Don't take my word for it about what a great devotional this was.  Take 30 minutes and listen to it yourself.  It will brighten your day.