I turn now to an excerpt from President Brigham Youngs secretarys journal for a choice insight. . .When asked in conversation, Why are men left alone and often sad? Why is not God always at mans side promoting universal happiness at least for His Saints? Why does not God do everything for man? President Young responded concerning how mans divine destiny requires individual experience and practice in learning to act as an independent being—to see what we will do, whether we will be for God or not—and in developing our own resources. Such experiences will teach us to be righteous in the dark—to be a friend of God. This is a sobering and revealing insight about Gods plans for us here, and it underlines with urgency the need for the attribute of meekness, especially when one feels forsaken and forgotten and alone. .. -Neal A. Maxwell
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:50:15 +0000