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“Being human, we would expel from our lives sorrow, distress, physical pain,…

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Quote by Spencer W. Kimball

Spencer W. Kimball

“Being human, we would expel from our lives sorrow, distress, physical pain, and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort. But if we closed the doors upon such, we might be evicting our greatest friends and benefactors. Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering, and self-mastery. The sufferings of our Savior were part of his education.”

Source: The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball (1982), 168

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