“We live in difficult times, and there are days now (and there will surely be more challenging ones in the future) when we may be tempted to close up the shop of everyday life and look with despair upon the future. We must not yield to such temptations. To turn an expression of the Prophet Joseph to a different context, ‘There is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints’ (D&C 123:15). And so we look ahead, plan for the future, and begin now putting things in their proper order. We are neither ignorant nor naíve about the tests and trials ahead, but we will not yield ourselves to the spirit of cynicism. And so we look to the future, but we are not captivated or ensnared with anxiety regarding the future. We set goals but are open to a change in plans, knowing full well that He who notices the fall of the sparrow is conscious of and will lead his chosen people along the pathways of life.” – Robert L. Millet, “I Will Fear No Evil”