Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenge are events in life, not life itself. I do not minimize how hard some of these events are. They can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining center of everything you do. The Lord inspired Lehi to declare the fundamental truth, “Men are, that they might have joy.” That is a conditional statement: “they might have joy.” It is not conditional for the Lord. His intent is that each of us finds joy. It will not be conditional for you as you obey the commandments, have faith in the Master, and do the things that are necessary to have joy here on earth.

He was then offered the job in the immediate staff of Captain Rickover working on the design of the nuclear reactor for the Nautilus the first nuclear-powered submarine of the U. He lacked some confidence socially and athletically at school although he excelled academically was a class president played the clarinet in the band and was a drum major in the marching band. Richard Gordon Scott (born November 7 1928) is an American nuclear engineer and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Currently he is the seventh most senior apostle among the ranks of the church. Richard Gordon Scott (born November 7 1928) is an American nuclear engineer and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).