For a long time, Alma 36:3 was one of my favorite scriptures: "And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day."
The prophet Alma speaks to each of his sons individually, and I love his reassurance to his eldest son Helaman that God will be with His people during their trials. For some reason, it wasn't until a few years later that I paid attention to what Alma says to his second son, Shiblon, in Alma 38:5: "And now my son, Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day." Not only will God support us in our trials, He will also deliver us from them. Sometimes it doesn't come when or how we expected, but God didn't send us here to be miserable, and if we will trust in Him, He will deliver us, in His own time and in His own way. And even if it takes longer than we'd like, He will support us and help us to endure them and to grow and learn from them if we will let Him.
