Trial and tribulation help us become true friends of God

Trial and tribulation help us become true friends of God
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Author: Neal A. Maxwell

President Young, who knew something about trial and tribulation but also of man’s high destiny, said that the Lord lets us pass through these experiences that we might become true friends of God. By developing our individual capacities, wisely exercising our agency, and trusting God—including when we feel forsaken and alone—then we can, said President Young, learn to be “righteous in the dark.” (Secretary’s Journal, 28 Jan. 1857.) The gospel glow we see radiating from some—amid dark difficulties—comes from illuminated individuals who are “of good cheer”!“Be of Good Cheer”Elder Neal A. MaxwellOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles