num_pages: 152
description: Give someone a lift! Following a series of misadventures trying to get to Nauvoo on an airplane with several nieces and nephews Sheri Dew writes that she was ready to scrap the trip and just go home. A simple statement by her niece restored her perspective: Aunt Sheri if life were easy it wouldn't be hard. The fact is life is hard-but that's okay. If we learn to turn to the Lord he can make our burdens light. Distinguishing between burdens (the stuff mortality throws at us) and baggage (the junk we elect to pick up on our own) can help ease our way. So can a correct understanding of basic principles like charity and chastity. This road map to some basic truths about life will make you feel better-even on hard days!
language: English
title: If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard: And Other Reassuring Truths
publisher: Deseret Book Company