"Because of their goodness and their obedience to their baptismal covenants, [the people of Alma] were delivered in stages."

L. Whitney Clayton, "That Your Burden May Be Light"

"Joseph Smith was told that the terrible things he suffered for years at the hands of his enemies would 'give [him] experience, and...be for [his] good.'  The suffering we experience through offenses of others is a valuable, though painful, school for improving our own behavior."

L. Whitney Clayton, "That Your Burdens May Be Light," Ensign, Nov 2009

"Through it all, the Savior offers us sustaining strength and support, and in His own time and way, He offers deliverance."

L. Whitney Clayton, "That Your Burdens May Be Light," Ensign, Nov 2009