“In the pain, the agony, and the heroic endeavors of life, we pass through a refiner's fire, and the insignificant and the unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our faith bright, intact, and strong. In this way the divine image can be mirrored from the soul. It is part of the purging toll exacted of some to become acquainted with God. In the agonies of life, we seem to listen better to the faint, godly whisperings of the Divine Shepherd.” -James E. FaustFriday, August 10, 2007
1920 - 2007
“In the pain, the agony, and the heroic endeavors of life, we pass through a refiner's fire, and the insignificant and the unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our faith bright, intact, and strong. In this way the divine image can be mirrored from the soul. It is part of the purging toll exacted of some to become acquainted with God. In the agonies of life, we seem to listen better to the faint, godly whisperings of the Divine Shepherd.” -James E. Faust
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What a beautiful quote! I am so sorry that I didn't know more about President Faust while he was alive--he seems to have been such a humble and extraordinary man. I will say that his talk last conference about forgiveness was quite possibly my favorite talk in a very long time; not only did I need the message at the time, but he worded it and spoke it so powerfully that it has stuck with me.
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