Adversity

"'Learning is not childs's play;' wrote Aristotle, 'we cannot learn without pain.' Who among us has not cried, as did the prophet Joseph, 'O God, where art thou?' and perhaps heard the tender whisperings of the Spirit, 'All these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good'? As difficult as it is to understand, we recognize that it is through our deepest trials that we gain strength; it is after much tribulation that we are blessed. This book is about trials and sorrows, but it is also about happiness, blessings, and perspective. Using personal experiences, stories, scriptural references and other examples, Elaine Cannon here discusses why adversity is necessary and how we benefit from it. She explains how to stop crying, how to feel hopeful again, how to cope with things that cannot be changed, how to understand the uses of adversity and how to flourish despite trials. When we suffer and turn to Heavenly Father in prayer, we will witness his caring, says the author. 'The price we pay to become acquainted with God and his will and is ways inevitably proves to be a price well worth it.' To be mortal is to experience trials and sorrows - some we bring upon ourselves, others just happen in the course of life. ADVERSITY does not promise a life free of problems, but it does help put things into perspective and it offers sound guidelines for understanding and dealing with them.