Adversity and the Divine Purpose of Mortality
Ronald E. Poelman April 1989 Saturday Afternoon Session
“Happiness,” in the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith, “is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it.” (History of the Church, 5:134.) Often that path includes affliction, trials, and suffering—physically, mentally, and even spiritually.