- “He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings that [we] shall pass through in his fellowship; and [we] shall learn by [our] own experience who He is. We will discover He is more than the Babe in Bethlehem, more than the Carpenter’s Son, more than the greatest teacher ever to live. We will come to know Him as the Son of God, our Savior and our Redeemer.” (Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, May 1986, 39)
- “With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.” (Russell M. Nelson, Ensign, May 1988, 35)
- “…There are those golden moments of success that make all of the hardships worthwhile.” (Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov. 2003, 41)
- “The sacrifices you have made, the hardships you have endured and the privations you have suffered will … sink into insignificance, and you will rejoice that you have obtained the experience which they have furnished. … Some things we have to learn by that which we suffer, and knowledge secured in that way, though the process may be painful, will be of great value to us in the other life. …” Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow. Chapter 7: Faithfulness in Times of Trial: “From the Shadows into the Glorious Sunshine”
- “Every man and woman who serves the Lord, no matter how faithful they may be, have their dark hours; but if they have lived faithfully, light will burst upon them and relief will be furnished.” From the Life of Lorenzo Snow (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, Chapter 7: Faithfulness in Times of Trial: “From the Shadows into the Glorious Sunshine”)
- John Taylor, the third President of the Church,said: “I heard the Prophet Joseph say, in speaking to the Twelve on one occasion: ‘You will have all kinds of trials to pass through.And it is quite as necessary for you to be tried as it was for Abraham and other men of God, and (said he) God will feel after you, and He will take hold of you and wrench your very heartstrings, and if you cannot stand it you will not be fit for an inheritance in the Celestial Kingdom of God.”