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📚 Sources & References:

- Thomas S. Monson October 1988 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1988/10/hallmarks-of-a-happy-home?lang=eng

- Franklin D. Richards October 1972 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1972/10/thy-will-be-done-o-lord?lang=eng

- Jack H. Goaslind April 1986 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/04/happiness?lang=eng

- Ben B. Banks April 2002 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/04/this-road-we-call-life?lang=eng

- Coleen K. Menlove April 2000 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2000/04/living-happily-ever-after?lang=eng

- L. Tom Perry October 1993 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/10/choose-the-right?lang=eng

- Dallin H. Oaks October 1991 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1991/10/joy-and-mercy?lang=eng

- Howard W. Hunter April 1979 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1979/04/developing-spirituality?lang=eng

- Kieth B. McMullin October 2005 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/10/be-prepared-be-ye-strong-from-henceforth?lang=eng

- Joseph B. Wirthlin April 1992 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/seeking-the-good?lang=eng

- Hartman Rector, Jr. April 1973 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1973/04/success-a-journey-or-a-destination?lang=eng

- M. Russell Ballard April 1995 General Conference
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/04/answers-to-lifes-questions?lang=eng

OTHER RESOURCES
Thinker of Thoughts - A Discussion on The Happiness Letter at Sunstone 2019
youtube.com/watch?v=LXoC4Fd3exE

Thinker of Thoughts - Reading The Happiness Letter
youtube.com/watch?v=_GWH0JCowLA

The Happiness Letter (Addenda • 27 August 1842)
josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1838-1856-volume-d-1-1-august-1842-1-july-1843/284

The Happiness Letter in Print (Page 256)
https://scriptures.byu.edu/tpjs/STPJS.pdf

Further Commentary on The Happiness Letter
ldsdiscussions.com/happiness

Apologist Argues against Joseph Smith’s Authorship
archive.org/stream/jmormhist.42.3.0094/jmormhist.42.3.0094_djvu.txt
jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jmormhist.42.3.0094

THUMBNAIL IMAGES
newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-joseph-smith-papers

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