I was just studying the SS lesson for tomorrow and saw this quote. It is so profound. So many people are facing terrible challenges. My prayer for my family members today is that each one of us can develop the God-like characteristic of turning bad experiences into good ones.
Elder Hartman Rector Jr. explained: “[The] ability to turn everything into something good appears to be a godly characteristic. Our Heavenly Father always seems able to do this. Everything, no matter how dire, becomes a victory to the Lord. Joseph, although a slave and wholly undeserving of this fate, nevertheless remained faithful to the Lord and continued to live the commandments and made something very good of his degrading circumstances. People like this cannot be defeated” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1972, 170; or Ensign, Jan. 1973, 130).
Just keep reminding yourselves that, like Joseph, you cannot be defeated!
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