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Great Sunday!
Ya know... Today was a good Sunday. In church, we learned about trials, and the nature of them - why God gives them to us, and why we need them. D&C 58 1-4 is a great reference if you're looking for some good stuff on trials. We talked a lot about Zion's Camp, and the general tendency the early saints had toward generating persecution. We also talked about why that was so important to the early saints of this generation.
Why do we need trials, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? I guess the saying, "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger", applies here. In one place, the scriptures quote trials as being a "furnace of affliction" Also, such phrases as "refiner's fire" are also found.
I guess it's nothing new, but taken in the light of our current situation, it sheds a bit of light on things.
Anyway... It's a bit late, and I've still got things I need to do, but I just thought I'd share.
With God at the helm, any situation in life can be looked upon with hope.
Why do we need trials, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? I guess the saying, "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger", applies here. In one place, the scriptures quote trials as being a "furnace of affliction" Also, such phrases as "refiner's fire" are also found.
I guess it's nothing new, but taken in the light of our current situation, it sheds a bit of light on things.
Anyway... It's a bit late, and I've still got things I need to do, but I just thought I'd share.
With God at the helm, any situation in life can be looked upon with hope.
Comment by Sarah on Jul. 27, 2009 @ 10:51 am
Amen! Love ya!
Comment by mom on Jul. 27, 2009 @ 01:48 pm
Jas, I love your insight & always have!! Thanks for sharing!!
Comment by Hailey on Aug. 01, 2009 @ 12:09 am
I just wanted to let you know that when I read this, you have NO idea how much I needed to here it and that it helped me make a very hard decision in my life, "easy". Not that it really was easy, but it sure helped me to have a change of heart towards a person and and have a growing experience in my life! Thanks Jason, I feel you wrote it just for me, (even though you probably didn't). I love ya!!!