Optimism

Optimism-
-the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.
-Dictionary.com
Any Christian who really understands their faith, ought to be an optimist.  The entire Christian message displays a certain feeling of optimism.  I can't hardly think of a story that doesn't.  Joseph of Egypt was sold into slavery and later thrown in prison, framed for a crime he didn't commit. But in the end, God placed him there for a reason and he was able to save his family from starvation.  Job, for example, had a rough life.  God allowed Satan to take away everything that he had; cattle, friends, family, wife.  But in the end, God came through (as He always does) and Job was restored to so much more than he had before.  Zeezrom turned his life around and instead of fighting against God, was able to be a great missionary.  A similar circumstance with Paul changing his life.  Jesus endured more pain and suffering than any other person, yet we know that from that, He gave us all a chance for remission of our sins.  We can walk forward with the promise from scripture that "all these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good".  President Gordon B. Hinckley asked that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.  If we have an attitude of gratitude, we will better be able to see the good in our lives.  If we give thanks for what we do have instead of concentrating on what we don't, we automatically begin turn into an attitude of optimism.  We cease to grumble around, complaining about we lack or our present issue and why we deserve better.  We should all learn to laugh a little more.  Instead of yelling at every inanimate object which did nothing of its own fault to be there, realize, that the shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room. 
Quoting again from President Hinckley's talk he says "I suppose you have heard the story of the absent-minded professor who went shopping and lost his umbrella. Discovering his loss, he retraced his steps. At the first three stores on which he called, the clerks denied having found his umbrella. At the fourth store the clerk handed him the missing umbrella. He grumbled, “Thank goodness for an honest man. The other three told me they didn’t have it.”"
Let us look for the good in people rather than scrutinizing on every vice and flaw we find.  There is so much good in people that we tend to look past.  There is good out there, and if we can develop a disposition to see it we will live happier better lives.  I love life, friends, family and Christ :)
_Elder Halbert