Elder Brook P. Hales, a General Authority Seventy, emphasized during the Sunday morning session of October 2024 general conference that our trials and challenges in life are part of God’s loving plan.
He reassured listeners that our Heavenly Father, being both wise and loving, has structured the plan of happiness in a way that ensures we are not meant to fail.
Trials are not designed to defeat us, but rather to help us grow and learn. Through faith, perseverance, and reliance on Jesus Christ, we can navigate life’s difficulties and fulfill our divine potential.
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Elder Hales was a home teacher to an older sister in his ward whose life hadn’t been easy. But after she died, her son received a message from her while in the temple, telling him, “Mortality works.”
The Lord’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man (Moses 1:39).
“Mortality works. It is designed to work. Despite the challenges, heartaches and difficulties we all face, our loving, wise and perfect Heavenly Father has designed the plan of happiness such that we are not destined to fail. His plan provides a way for us to rise above our mortal failures.”
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To receive all that Heavenly Father desires for His children, individuals must pass through the refiner’s fire, sometimes to their utter limits. “To completely avoid the problems, challenges and difficulties of this world would be to sidestep the process that is truly necessary for mortality to work.”
Life’s experiences, both good and bad, can help people have greater compassion, kindness and understanding for others. “As we come to rely on the Savior’s grace, and keep our covenants, we can serve as examples of the far-reaching effects of the Savior’s Atonement.”
Some quotes from Elder Brook P. Hales
“Mortality works. It is designed to work. Despite the challenges, heartaches and difficulties we all face, our loving, wise and perfect Heavenly Father has designed the plan of happiness such that we are not destined to fail. His plan provides a way for us to rise above our mortal failures.”
“To completely avoid the problems, challenges and difficulties of this world would be to sidestep the process that is truly necessary for mortality to work.”
“As we come to rely on the Savior’s grace, and keep our covenants, we can serve as examples of the far-reaching effects of the Savior’s Atonement.”
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