First of all, if you didn’t see all the recent blog announcements, go check them out.
We did it! This is the last talk we’ll study for this round of general conference. The conference countdown has begun.
That picture up there will make a lot more sense after you study this talk. It’s a classic analysis of the age-old question: why do bad things happen to good people?, and then it’s followed up with counsel of how to navigate those trials and testimony about the justice of God’s Plan. The answers, of course, are found in the Savior.
| The Songs They Could Not Sing by Elder Quentin L. Cook |
” There are many kinds of challenges. Some give us necessary experiences. Adverse results in this mortal life are not evidence of lack of faith or of an imperfection in our Father in Heaven’s overall plan. The refiner’s fire is real, and qualities of character and righteousness that are forged in the furnace of affliction perfect and purify us and prepare us to meet God.”
Update: I had forgotten that we did this talk already back in December. I paired it up with another talk. Sorry about that. If this is a repeat for you, study Pres. Monson’s closing remarks from conference this week or Pres. Uchtdort’s awesome talk from the General RS meeting.
What are some of your favorite insights from this talk? Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.
The next round of General Conference Book Club will be hosted from a different home. Go here to read the announcement (skip down to number 3).
To anyone who is checking out GCBC for the first time, the goal is to read one General Conference talk a week and discuss it together as an on-line “book club.” If you want to learn more, go here.
Diapers and Divinity 