Elder Orson F. Whitney wrote: "No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God, . . . and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire" (quoted in Improvement Era, Mar. 1966, 211).
From my journal for Rel class 9-11:
While reading the talk Healing of Body and Spirit, when Hales says, “Just as times of Joy and Happiness come to each of us, so also comes pain to every mortal.” I am reminded of the thought of how can we know happiness if there is no sadness? How can we know joy when there is no sorrow? How will I really appreciate the receiving of my BA if I don’t struggle and strive to achieve it?
From my journal for Rel class 9-11:
While reading the talk Healing of Body and Spirit, when Hales says, “Just as times of Joy and Happiness come to each of us, so also comes pain to every mortal.” I am reminded of the thought of how can we know happiness if there is no sadness? How can we know joy when there is no sorrow? How will I really appreciate the receiving of my BA if I don’t struggle and strive to achieve it?
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