People are driven to their knees by adversity. By their faithful endurance and effort, they become more like the Savior and our Heavenly Father.
—Henry B. Eyring
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1 Nephi 15:24
And I said unto them that it was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.
1 Nephi 15:24
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I pray that we as individuals and families are learning
I pray that we as individuals and families are learning the valuable lessons that only challenging experiences can teach us.
—David A. Bednar
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Our efforts to prepare
Our efforts to prepare for the proving experiences of mortality should follow the example of the Savior, who incrementally “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man”—a blended balance of intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social readiness.
—David A. Bednar
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3 Nephi 22:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted! Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
3 Nephi 22:11
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The day will come when we will look back and know
The day will come when we will look back and know that during this time of adversity, God was helping us to find better ways—His ways—to build His kingdom on a firm foundation.
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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For seeds to reach their potential
For seeds to reach their potential, they must be buried before they can sprout.
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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We all must walk through difficult times
We all must walk through difficult times, for it is in these times of adversity that we learn principles that fortify our characters and cause us to draw closer to God.
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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The righteous are not given a free pass
The righteous are not given a free pass that allows them to avoid the valleys of shadow.
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Genesis 50:20
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Genesis 50:20
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God uses adversity to bring about His purposes
God uses adversity to bring about His purposes.
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Sometimes our needed growth is achieved better by suffering and adversity
Sometimes our needed growth is achieved better by suffering and adversity than by comfort and tranquility. And none of this mortal opposition could achieve its eternal purpose if divine intervention relieved us from all the adverse consequences of mortality.
—Dallin H. Oaks
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