Welcome to Part 2 with President and Sister Meredith. The episode is Christmas.

So you've had some impressions about things that we need, three things in particular, to emphasize with the rising generation that we interact with at BWI, Idaho.

Could you share those with John and Hank?

Sure. Shortly after he received his assignment to be president of BYU, Idaho, he received a job description with that.

It was just so overwhelming at first that we went back about a week later and read through, okay, what is it we're supposed to be doing?

In that time period, I had three very distinct impressions that we need to point our rising

generation to the Savior in all things. Second, we need to point them to living prophets and apostles.

And third, we need to model that living the gospel of Jesus Christ is joyful. It does not mean

that we're going to be spared from challenges and trials,

but it is through those challenges and trials that we find that joy with the Savior when we yoke ourselves to him.

It's going to be hard regardless, but it's so much easier when we yoke ourselves with the Savior.

Welcome to the Church of Joy.

Yes.

Wasn't that just an amazing message?

Elder Karen said this.

He said, because of the redeeming life and mission of our Savior Jesus Christ, we can and should be the most joyful people on earth.

It doesn't mean that we're spared trials and adversity.

Think of how often the Savior said to his disciples,

be of good cheer. It was often in the midst of really terrifying things for them. When they were on

the ship that was tossed by the contrary winds, he goes walking to them on the water,

and they're fearful. And he says, fear not at his eye be of good cheer.

Hours before his crucifixion, as he concluded introducing the 12 to the ordinance of the sacrament

...