joy

JOY, n.

1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune,the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exultation; exhilaration of spirits.

Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present or assured approaching possession of a good.

Bring heavenly balm to heal my country's wounds,

Joy to my soul and transport to my lay.

2. Gayety; mirth; festivity.

The roofs with joy resound.

3. Happiness; felicity.

Her heavenly form beheld, all wished her joy.

4. A glorious and triumphant state.

--Who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross. Heb.12.

5. The cause of joy or happiness.

For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thess 2.

6. A term of fondness; the cause of you.

JOY, v.i. To rejoice; to be glad; to exult.

I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab.3.

JOY, v.t. To give joy to; to congratulate; to entertain kindly.

1. To gladden; to exhilarate.

My soul was joyed in vain.

2. To enjoy; to have or possess with pleasure, or to have pleasure in the possession of. [Little used. See Enjoy.

SCRIPTURES:

• Alma 27:18

  18 Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.

• Doctrine and Covenants 101:36

  36 Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your joy is full.

• John 15:11

  11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

• Alma 29:14

  14 But I do not joy in my own success alone, but my joy is more full because of the success of my brethren, who have been up to the land of Nephi.

• Zephaniah 3:17

  17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
  
  

  • 3 Nephi 28:10

    10 And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;
    
    

    • 2 Nephi 2:25

      25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.
      
      
      QUOTES:
      
      
      Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
      Joseph Campbell 
      
      We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
      Buddha 
      
      Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
      Helen Keller 
      
      Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
      Albert Einstein 
      
      Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
      William Shakespeare 
      
      Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.
      Mahatma Gandhi 
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      PERSONAL DEFFINITION:
      I think that joy is a state of being purely filled with charity and love. You don't have room for sorrow because you are so full of service and truth.
      Joy is something you get when you accomplish something great.
      When you serve others, that brings you joy, and when you serve others, you serve God, and what could be a greater accomplishment than that?
      I want to apply this to my life by filling my head with happy thoughts, because your thoughts become actions, and if I'm filling my head with joyful thoughts, then my actions should be joyful!