The Wind Did Never Cease to Blow

Aroldo B. Cavalcante · October 2024 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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Whether we are well-known or forgotten, trials will inevitably come to each one of us.

The Joy of Our Redemption

Kristin M. Yee · October 2024 · Saturday Evening Session

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You may feel at times that it’s not possible to be redeemed, that perhaps you are an exception to God’s love and the Savior’s atoning power because of what you are struggling with or because of what you’ve done.

All Things for Our Good

Gerrit W. Gong · April 2024 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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With our trust and faith in God, trials and afflictions can be consecrated for our good.

Opposition in All Things

Mathias Held · April 2024 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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During Joseph Smith’s cruel incarceration in Liberty Jail, the Lord told him that “all these things shall give [him] experience, and shall be for [his] good.”

Be Peaceable Followers of Christ

Quentin L. Cook · October 2023 · Sunday Morning Session

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“… Fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.”

Think Celestial!

Russell M. Nelson · October 2023 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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Consider the Lord’s response to Joseph Smith when he pleaded for relief in Liberty Jail.

We Can Do Hard Things through Him

Isaac K. Morrison · October 2022 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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During the terrible days in Liberty Jail, Joseph Smith cried out: “O God, where art thou?

Ladder of Faith

Larry S. Kacher · April 2022 · Saturday Morning Session

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Their example has strengthened my faith in the Lord’s plan.

Tested, Proved, and Polished

Henry B. Eyring · October 2020 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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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.”

Highly Favored of the Lord

Gary E. Stevenson · October 2020 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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And finally of Joseph Smith, who, while languishing in Liberty Jail, felt abandoned and forsaken, then heard the words of the Lord: “These things … shall be for thy good” and “God shall be with you forever.”

Holiness and the Plan of Happiness

Henry B. Eyring · October 2019 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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“Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass.

Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice

M. Joseph Brough · October 2018 · Saturday Morning Session

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Frequently, our first reaction to hard things is “Why me?” Asking why, however, never takes away the hard thing.

Wounded

Neil L. Andersen · October 2018 · Sunday Morning Session

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At a time of enormous suffering, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph, “All these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” How can painful wounds be for our good?

Until Seventy Times Seven

Lynn G. Robbins · April 2018 · Saturday Morning Session

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First, the Lord knows that “these things shall give [us] experience, and shall be for [our] good.”

Foundations of Faith

Quentin L. Cook · April 2017 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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“The Son of Man hath descended below them all.

Joy and Spiritual Survival

Russell M. Nelson · October 2016 · Sunday Morning Session

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What will you and I be able to endure as we focus on the joy that is “set before” us?

Hold on Thy Way

Koichi Aoyagi · October 2015 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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“Therefore, hold on thy way … , for God shall be with you forever and ever.”

Mountains to Climb

Henry B. Eyring · April 2012 · Saturday Morning Session

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“Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass.

Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done

Robert D. Hales · October 2011 · Sunday Morning Session

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As we ask these questions, we realize that the purpose of our life on earth is to grow, develop, and be strengthened through our own experiences.

The Songs They Could Not Sing

Quentin L. Cook · October 2011 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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When the Prophet Joseph Smith was a prisoner in Liberty Jail, the Lord declared to him that multiple calamities can befall mankind.

Face the Future with Faith

Russell M. Nelson · April 2011 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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Unfailing faith is fortified through prayer.

That Your Burdens May Be Light

L. Whitney Clayton · October 2009 · Saturday Morning Session

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Fourth, Joseph Smith was told that the terrible things he suffered for years at the hands of his enemies would “give [him] experience, and … be for [his] good.” The suffering we experience through the offenses of others is a valuable, though painful, school for improving our own behavior.

“Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time”

Quentin L. Cook · October 2008 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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We know from the scriptures that some trials are for our good and are suited for our own personal development.

That They Might Know Thee

Keith R. Edwards · October 2006 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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“The Son of Man hath descended below them all.

Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

Adhemar Damiani · April 2005 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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The Lord spoke these comforting words to the Prophet Joseph Smith: “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.

Sweet Power of Prayer

Russell M. Nelson · April 2003 · Saturday Morning Session

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We should pray in accord with the will of our Heavenly Father.

Faith through Tribulation Brings Peace and Joy

Robert D. Hales · April 2003 · Saturday Morning Session

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“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; … know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.”