"O God, Where Art Thou?"
How long do we wait for relief from hardships that come upon us? What about enduring personal trials while we wait and wait, and help seems so slow in coming? Why the delay when burdens seem more than we can bear?...How long, O Lord, how long?…When will these burdens be lifted? The answer is “by and by.” And whether that be a short period or a long one is not always ours to say, but by the grace of God, the blessings will come to those who hold fast to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- President Pres. Jeffrey R. Holland, Waiting on the Lord
If God Loved Me, He Wouldn't Let This Happen | His Grace
Feeling the Lord's Love and Goodness in Trials
Trust in the Lord - Youth Theme 2022
When the Prophet Joseph Smith, suffering what had to be one of his darkest moments while confined to the dungeon called Liberty Jail, cried out, “O God, where art thou?”, the Lord comforted him...How difficult it is and painfully foreign it may seem to find the good out of our personal tragedy and suffering. How inconsistent the words “for thy good” may seem... out of our adversity we might seek our greatest triumphs, and the day may well come that from our challenges we will understand the familiar words “for thy good.”
- Richard C. Edgely, For Thy Good
Falling Is Part of the Process, Just Get Up
Embrace the Hit: My Darkest Hour | Hope Works at Home
Your Great Adventure: Overcoming Life’s Obstacles
[W]hen adversity arrives in our lives, the only true source of comfort is God. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”… I witnessed how a…faithful family dealt with great adversity…pain and sorrow left because of the light of the gospel, which filled them with peace and comfort, providing the assurance that everything would be well…If we live our lives in accordance with teachings of the Savior, we will surely find the peace and consolation that only God can give.
- Rafael E. Pino, Faith in Adversity
Peace in Christ- 2018 Youth Theme
Overcoming Life's Storms with Faith in Christ
God Delivers Us in Our Trials | Hope Works at Home
[W]e must lead by “principles of righteousness.” Such principles apply to all leaders in the Church as well as to all fathers and mothers in their homes. We lose our right to the Lord’s Spirit and to whatever authority we have from God when we exercise control over another person in an unrighteous manner...When setting firm limits for another person is in order, those limits should always be administered with loving patience and in a way that teaches eternal principles…If we are going to help those in our stewardships make the all-important link with heaven, we must be the kind of parent and leader described in Doctrine and Covenants, section 121.
- Larry Y. Wilson, Only upon the Principles of Righteousness
If you saw someone drowning, wouldn’t you reach your hand out and rescue them? Can you imagine your Savior rejecting your outstretched hand? I imagine Him diving into the water, descending below all things to lift us up so we can take a fresh breath!… Everyone is diving with their own degree of difficulty. And your Savior is the only one who truly knows the difficulty you are diving with. I want a relationship with the one person who gets me, who knows my heart and how hard I’m trying!…“Your Savior knows the degree of difficulty you’re experiencing. He’s felt it!”
- Tamara W. Runia, Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy
Jesus Christ Suffered for Us All
Perhaps you look at others whose gifts are obvious and impressive and you feel pretty ordinary by comparison...Oh, how I wish I could embrace you and help you understand this great truth: You are a blessed being of light, the spirit child of an infinite God! And you bear within you a potential beyond your own capacity to imagine…It may be true that our spiritual gifts are not always flashy, but that does not mean they are less important...I hope you can see how precious they are to the Lord’s work and how you might have touched, blessed, or even saved one of God’s children by your gifts. Remember: “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.” So let us each do our little part.
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Do Your Part with All Your Heart
Accomplish Your Goals Through Small and Simple Things
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