The scriptures are full of examples where Heavenly Father flexes his miraculous power and saves righteous individuals from total destruction. But, for every story of power and healing and safety, there is also a story of martyrdom.

Some may ask, ” Where is God then?” I recently heard it asked this way, “Can God be trusted.”

Well, I believe that God not only loves us enough to allow us the experiences we fought for in the pre-existence, but he also gave us some incredible tools so that we could access light in the darkness. He does not always take away the struggles in our life. But, he did give us an amazing brain, equipped to CHOOSE light and joy even when the world would tell us that we cannot feel better until life changes.