Hosanna to the Most High God

Ronald A. Rasband · April 2023 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

The Lord knows firsthand that mortality is hard.

God Will Do Something Unimaginable

Dieter F. Uchtdorf · October 2020 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

Think of Joseph Smith the Prophet while imprisoned in Liberty Jail, how he pled for relief for the suffering Saints.

What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?

Lynn G. Robbins · April 2011 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121)

How do parents teach these attributes to their children?

Woman—Of Infinite Worth

Russell M. Nelson · October 1989 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121)

The Prophet Joseph Smith was taught this lesson while unjustly incarcerated in Liberty Jail—scene of so few rights, so little freedom, and so much abusive authority.

The Nobility of Man in Choosing Good over Evil

Alvin R. Dyer · October 1971 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121)

The effect that both good and bad habits have on our lives is all too real to be ignored.

He Knows You by Name

Clement M. Matswagothata · April 2026 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

When life feels unfair and confusing, in those dark moments when you are tempted to ask, “O God, where art thou?” please remember this powerful truth: He knows you.

The Joy of a Covenant Relationship with God

Thierry K. Mutombo · April 2026 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

We experienced the death of four of our children at the beginning of our marriage.

Proved and Strengthened in Christ

Henry B. Eyring · October 2025 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

“How long shall thy hand be stayed?”

Call, Don’t Fall

Taylor G. Godoy · April 2024 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

Perhaps there is someone right now who, due to circumstances, feels like they are about to fall and would like to call like Joseph Smith did when he cried out: “O God, where art thou?

After the Fourth Day

W. Mark Bassett · April 2023 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

We Can Do Hard Things through Him

Isaac K. Morrison · October 2022 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Our Relationship with God

D. Todd Christofferson · April 2022 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

The Prophet Joseph Smith languished in jail at Liberty, Missouri, powerless to help the Saints as they were pillaged and driven from their homes in the bitter cold of winter.

Christ Heals That Which Is Broken

Amy A. Wright · April 2022 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

Waiting upon the Lord can be a sacred place—a place of polishing and refining where we can come to know the Savior in a deeply personal way.

The Faith to Ask and Then to Act

Henry B. Eyring · October 2021 · Saturday Evening Session

Open paragraph (1)

I know from experience that answers will come to fit your needs and your spiritual preparation.

Personal Peace in Challenging Times

Quentin L. Cook · October 2021 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

Anthony D. Perkins · October 2021 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Not as the World Giveth

Jeffrey R. Holland · April 2021 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

And what are those principles?

Peace, Be Still

Lisa L. Harkness · October 2020 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Waiting on the Lord

Jeffrey R. Holland · October 2020 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou?” we hear from the depths of Liberty Jail.

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

Tad R. Callister · April 2019 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

How does He accomplish this?

The Immediate Goodness of God

Kyle S. McKay · April 2019 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

So it was with a young prophet who suffered to the brink in the dank of a dungeon before finally crying out: “O God, where art thou?

Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice

M. Joseph Brough · October 2018 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

Joseph Smith confronted a hard thing in Liberty Jail.

The Pleasing Word of God

Francisco J. Viñas · October 2015 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

These and many other afflictions inherent to this probationary state sometimes cause us to ask ourselves the same question that the Prophet Joseph Smith asked: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).

Where Is the Pavilion?

Henry B. Eyring · October 2012 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done

Robert D. Hales · October 2011 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

I think about Joseph Smith, who suffered illness as a boy and persecution throughout his life.

Adversity

Henry B. Eyring · April 2009 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

“How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”

Faith in Adversity

Rafael E. Pino · April 2009 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

The Test

Boyd K. Packer · October 2008 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”

“Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time”

Quentin L. Cook · October 2008 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

“And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.”

For Thy Good

Richard C. Edgley · April 2002 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

When the Prophet Joseph Smith, suffering what had to be one of his darkest moments while confined to the dungeon called Liberty Jail, cried out, “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1), the Lord comforted him with these words: “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good” (D&C 122:7).

Finding a Safe Harbor

Joseph B. Wirthlin · April 2000 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

“Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure”

Robert D. Hales · April 1998 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1, 3)

Imprisoned at Liberty, Missouri, and experiencing deep, emotional temporal feelings that his own hardships and the tests and trials of the Saints would never cease, Joseph prayed: “O God, where art thou?

The Greatest Miracle in Human History

Gordon B. Hinckley · April 1994 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

On another occasion Joseph had been incarcerated in another jail, that in Liberty, Missouri.

The Language of Prayer

Dallin H. Oaks · April 1993 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1, 6)

“Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever” (D&C 121:1, 6).

Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

Gene R. Cook · April 1993 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

Yes, one might even cry out: “O God, where art thou?

Hope in Christ

Barbara W. Winder · October 1986 · General Women’s Meeting

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

Which of us has not known disappointment, discouragement, and despair?

“If Thou Endure It Well”

Marvin J. Ashton · October 1984 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

“What Hath God Wrought through His Servant Joseph!”

Gordon B. Hinckley · April 1980 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1)

Bereft, destitute, lonely, he cried out in those circumstances: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).

A Time of Testing

Henry D. Taylor · October 1971 · Friday Morning Session

Open paragraph (D&C 121:1, 7)

“Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.” (D&C 121:1, 7–9.)