The gospel can bring the ultimate comfort — "the peace . . . which passeth all understanding" — during a turbulent mortal existence.
      "There seems to be an unending supply of trouble for one and all. Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required."
      Whenever church members are burdened, they should remember that others have passed the same way, have endured and then have overcome.
      "You can't run away from trouble; there's no place that far."
      And yet, "From the bed of pain, from the pillow wet with tears, we are lifted heavenward by the divine assurance and precious promise, 'I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.' "
      The assurance is rarely communicated loudly, but rather by the Spirit which is gentle and quiet.
      "Lest we question the Lord concerning our troubles, let us remember that the wisdom of God may appear as foolishness to men; but the greatest single blessing we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right."