“It is said that ‘to one who has faith, no explanation is
necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.’ (This is often
attributed to Thomas Aquinas but it’s more likely a loose paraphrase of many things
he taught. And, of course, Aquinas would have said it in 13th century Italian.)
However, we have limited understanding of the things that happen here on earth,
and often we do not have answers to the question of why. Why is this happening?
Why is this happening to me? What am I supposed to learn? When answers evade
us, that is when the words expressed by our Savior to the Prophet Joseph Smith
in Liberty Jail are completely applicable: ‘My son, peace be unto thy soul;
thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if
thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.” - Elder Ricardo P. Giménez
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