Neal A. Maxwell

Have you ever heard someone say or even thought in your head "If there was a God, why would he let this happen to me?"  Neal A. Maxwell, an Apostle, said it very clear and simply. Think of our Savior Jesus Christ and all he went through as you read this quote-   

"How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come 
and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy Joy!' "

-Neal A. Maxwell 

We are given trials and experiences for a reason... it is part of this life. If we never knew sadness we would never know joy. Unfortunately, you don't get to choose your trials... nor do you usually see how much these trials are making you grow and become stronger, to become the type of person our Heavenly Father wants you to become and KNOWS you CAN become.