Online Elders Quorum
The lesson was based on "Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life" By Elder Ricardo P. Giménez. The link to the talk can be found here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/53gimenez?lang=eng
“Faith is the antidote for fear.” (Elder Russell M. Nelson, “Let Your Faith Show”, April 2014 General Conference)
“Suffering is universal; how we react to suffering is individual. Suffering can take us one of two ways. It can be a strengthening and purifying experience combined with faith, or it can be a destructive force in our lives if we do not have the faith in the Lord’s atoning sacrifice” (“Your Sorrow Shall Be Turned to Joy,” Ensign, Nov. 1983, 66).
Do our challenges make us stronger or do we wallow in them?
“The Lord has said, ‘If ye are prepared ye shall not fear’ (D&C 38:30).
“The primary preparation is also set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants, wherein it says, ‘Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come’ (D&C 87:8).”
Alma 28
13 And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men.
“To one who has faith no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–8
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
God is not a celestial butler.
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