Your Real True Self

"Jesus Christ understands our challenges, having taken on not only our sins but also our griefs, sicknesses, and frailties. Because He endured and completed the infinite atoning sacrifice, He empathizes perfectly with us. He can 'calm [our] anguish' and offers 'gentle … peace … for [our] beseeching.' He, and only He, can consider every factor that shapes who we are: our genetics, intellectual abilities, traditions, experiences, mental and emotional conditions, and every other circumstance that affects who we are. He, and only He, will eventually judge us 'according to [our] works, according to the desire of [our] hearts.'

"Because of Jesus Christ, all that is unfair in life can and will be made right. He will consecrate our afflictions for our gain. He will sanctify to us our deepest distress. He will fill with sweet a bitter cup. He will dependably and consistently make us whole. If we let Him, we will “suffer no manner of afflictions, save it [is] swallowed up in the joy of Christ.” —Elder Dale G. Renlund, "Because of Jesus Christ," general conference, Apr. 2026

Tap the link below to read Elder Renlund's full general conference address:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/46renlund?lang=eng

Artwork: "Gethsemane's Path" by Steve McGinty