Richard Scott Removing Barriers To Happiness Analysis

I read “Removing Barriers to Happiness” given by Richard G. Scott. Elder Scott talked about how we should give the Lord’s teachings first priority within our lives. If we put the Lord first above everything else including our cultural heritage then we will remove barriers to our happiness. We have been born into earthly families and have been given unique cultural identities. Elder Scott states, “Appreciation for ethnic, cultural, or national heritage can be very wholesome and beneficial, but it can also perpetuate patterns of life that should be set aside by a devoted Latter-day Saint.” We should always put our membership of the church above our cultural identity. We are all children of Heavenly Father for that is our true identity. We should