“Thine Adversity and Thine Afflictions Shall Be But a Small Moment”
Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–10
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.
9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.
10 Thou art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.
President Marion G. Romney said:
“All . . . who are being tried in the crucible of adversity and affliction: Take courage; revive your spirits and strengthen your faith. In these lessons so impressively taught in precept and example by our great exemplar, Jesus Christ, and His Prophet of the Restoration, Joseph Smith, we have ample inspiration for comfort and for hope.
“If we can bear our afflictions with the understanding, faith, and courage, and in the spirit in which they bore theirs, we shall be strengthened and comforted in many ways. We shall be spared the torment which accompanies the mistaken idea that all suffering comes as chastisement for transgression. . . .
“We can draw assurance from the Lord’s promise that ‘he that is faithful in tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
“‘Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, [He said,] the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow much tribulation.
“‘For after much tribulation come the blessings’ (D&C 58:2–4).”
(In Conference Report, Oct. 1969, 59.)
