“Hoping for a better world should not be viewed as passively putting up with the problems and pains of this life, being fixated only on the next life. It implies living in such a way that our hope for a better world can be to some degree realized in this life. Hope, like faith, implies action. Hoping for a better world will, of necessity, motivate us to love our fellowmen and seek to eliminate, where possible, the suffering of our brothers and sisters around us. Hope will lead us to greater compassion and more merciful dealings with those around us. In this practical way we can hope for a better world here and now” (McConkie et al., Doctrinal Commentary, 4:295).