- "We know from the scriptures that some trials are for our good and are suited for our own personal development. 17 We also know that the rain falls on the just and the unjust. 18 It is also true that every cloud we see doesn’t result in rain. Regardless of the challenges, trials, and hardships we endure, the reassuring doctrine of the Atonement wrought by Jesus Christ includes Alma’s teaching that the Savior would take upon Him our infirmities and “succor his people according to their infirmities.” (Hope Ya Know We Had a Hard Time, General Conference 2008, Quinton L. Cook)
- "The scriptures and modern prophets have made it clear that there will be lean years and plentiful years. 20 The Lord expects us to be prepared for many of the challenges that come. He proclaims, “If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.” 21 Part of the trauma I experienced crossing the Sierras in that blizzard many years ago occurred because I was not prepared for this sudden, unexpected event. One of the great blessings of the scriptures is that they warn us of challenges that are unexpected but often occur. We would do well to be prepared for them. One form of preparation is to keep the commandments." (Hope Ya Know We Had a Hard Time, General Conference 2008, Quinton L. Cook)
- "Think of the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane during the Atonement process, suffering agony so great that He bled from every pore. 27 His cry to His Father included the word Abba. 28 This might be interpreted as the cry of a son who is in distress to his father: “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” 29 I testify that the Atonement of Jesus Christ covers all of the trials and hardships that any of us will encounter in this life. At times when we may feel to say, “Hope you know, I had a hard time,” we can be assured that He is there and we are safe in His loving arms." (Hope Ya Know We Had a Hard Time, General Conference 2008, Quinton L. Cook)
- "The scriptures tell us there must be opposition in all things, for without it we could not discern the sweet from the bitter. In stories, as in life, adversity teaches us things we cannot learn otherwise. Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials so that we, through opposition, can learn wisdom, become stronger, and experience joy." (Your Happily Ever After, General Conference 2010, Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
- "My dear young sisters, you need to know that you will experience your own adversity. None is exempt. You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength." (Your Happily Ever After, General Conference 2010, Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
- "There are those among you who, although young, have already suffered a full measure of grief and sorrow. My heart is filled with compassion and love for you. How dear you are to the Church. How beloved you are of your Heavenly Father. Though it may seem that you are alone, angels attend you. Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and He did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone." (Your Happily Ever After, General Conference 2010, Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
- If you ever feel your burden is too great to bear, lift your heart to your Heavenly Father, and He will uphold and bless you. He says to you, as He said to Joseph Smith, “[Your] adversity and [your] afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if [you] endure it well, God shall exalt [you] on high.”
(Your Happily Ever After, General Conference 2010, Dieter F. Uchtdorf) - "With all the differences in our lives, we have at least one challenge in common. We all must deal with adversity. There may be periods, sometimes long ones, when our lives seem to flow with little difficulty. But it is in the nature of our being human that comfort gives way to distress, periods of good health come to an end, and misfortunes arrive. Particularly when the comfortable times have gone on for a while, the arrival of suffering or the loss of material security can bring fear and sometimes even anger." (Adversity, General Conference 2009, Henry B. Eyring)
- "My purpose today is to assure you that our Heavenly Father and the Savior live and that They love all humanity. The very opportunity for us to face adversity and affliction is part of the evidence of Their infinite love. God gave us the gift of living in mortality so that we could be prepared to receive the greatest of all the gifts of God, which is eternal life. Then our spirits will be changed. We will become able to want what God wants, to think as He thinks, and thus be prepared for the trust of an endless posterity to teach and to lead through tests to be raised up to qualify to live forever in eternal life." (Adversity, General Conference 2009, Henry B. Eyring)
- "The Lord always suits the relief to the person in need to best strengthen and purify him or her. Often it will come in the inspiration to do what might seem especially hard for the person who needs help himself." (Adversity, General Conference 2009, Henry B. Eyring)
Summary:
I have had many trials in my life and just in the recent semester. From reading these talks I found that when going through a trial I can have a better attitude and come out of the trial knowing that I will have a better understanding of why I went through that trial and be grateful for how it helped me. I have learned many lessons in my life from trials I have gone through and I can honestly say that I am grateful for the opportunity to go through those trials. I know that trials are hard and it can seem like the whole world is coming down on you but at those times in my life I found myself closer to god and closer to the gospel.
