I am perfectly satisfied that my Father and my God is a cheerful, pleasant, lively, and good-natured Being. Why? Because I am cheerful, pleasant, lively, and good-natured when I have His Spirit. That is one reason why I know; and another is—the Lord said, through Joseph Smith, "I delight in a glad heart and a cheerful countenance" [D&C 59:15]. That arises from the perfection of His attributes; He is a jovial, lively person.I don't mean this to be irreverent in any way, but I want to share a few experiences I remember that I think show God's sense of humor.
1.) Someone I know was not religious. While doing some schoolwork in the library, she was simultaneously pondering life and thinking about where she wanted hers to go. The Holy Ghost said, "You should read the Book of Mormon." She was surprised at the prompting and thought, I don't even have a Book of Mormon. The Holy Ghost said, "You are in a library."
2.) Someone else I know needed an answer to prayer, and it was the kind of circumstance where he needed it soon. He felt inspired to start reading the Book of Mormon. After 7 pages, he knelt down to pray, "I'm still not getting anything." The Holy Ghost said, "There are 524 pages left." My friend had to look to see how long the Book of Mormon was. Sure enough.
3.) From my journal when I was dating my future husband, Mr. R:
"I was having a bad day, stressing about my upcoming date, so in the cafeteria line I said jokingly in my mind, Heavenly Father, give me a little sign if everything is meant to turn out with Mr. R. Let me get my frozen yogurt for free. I was totally kidding because I would never sign-seek that blatantly, and what does frozen yogurt have to do with Mr. R anyway? (I hope it’s not too irreverent to joke with the Lord.) Every Friday, the Church Office Building cafeteria lets you guess the price of your yogurt, sold by weight, and I’ve NEVER gotten it right in 3+ years of guessing. I guess Heavenly Father was in the mood to humor me. Getting free yogurt made my day."
