I watched this Mormon Message and was so touched. There were so many great quotes to offer peace, strength, and comfort to those who are going through a difficult time.
I have a couple people in my life who I know are going through trails. Lately it seems it's never ending and it's been quite the year...
What I do know is that holding on to the faith that you do have during this time is the single most important thing you can do! Staying close to the Lord and Savior is the only way to find true and lasting happiness and peace.
Some quotes from President Eyring's talk:
Read the whole thing here: Mountains to Climb:
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"Many of you are now passing through physical, mental, and emotional trials that could cause you to cry out as did one great and faithful servant of God I knew well. His nurse heard him exclaim from his bed of pain, “When I have tried all my life to be good, why has this happened to me?”
“And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?
“Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.”
"There seems to me no better answer to the question of why trials come and what we are to do than the words of the Lord Himself, who passed through trials for us more terrible than we can imagine."
"You and I have faith that the way to rise through and above trials is to believe that there is a “balm in Gilead” and that the Lord has promised, “I will not … forsake thee.” That is what President Thomas S. Monson has taught us to help us and those we serve in what seem lonely and overwhelming trials."
"If the foundation of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble."
"...acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it."
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We have to build a solid foundation of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes that takes days, weeks, months, and even years... We have to continually choose Him. Even if we start with faith as big as a seed, it will grow. But we have to water it, give it sunlight, and sometimes the lawn mower might run in to it and chop it down. So we give it more water and more sunlight.
Same thing with our faith. Sometimes we get knocked down but we have to continue building and letting our faith grow. Continue to pray, go to church, live as God wants you to live. You will find peace. You will find happiness. He is there waiting for you to turn to Him.
We have to know that everything we experience in this life is to help prepare us to return back to Him.
He's helping us learn and grow. He's making us into who He knows we can become.
When you're in the midst of a trial, it can be hard to realize this, but know that it's true. The Lord loves you and wants you to turn to Him always. He will give you peace and comfort. He will give you answers.
But you have to act! Faith is an action word.
I know that Heavenly Father knows you personally. I know that He sent His only begotten Son to the Earth just for you. I know that Christ lived and died for you. So that when you are suffering, when you hurt, when you feel like you want to give up... You can turn to Him and He knows exactly how to help you because He's been there before. I know that He loves you and He's waiting for you to turn to Him. Turn to Him. Have faith and don't give up!
Thanks for reading!
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