Elder Richards spoke of two kinds of pains- those we inflict on ourselves because of sin, and pain and suffering not necessarily our fault- unexpected events, contradicting or disappointing circumstances, interrupting illness, and even death. My kids actually got this concept! It was amazing to see them making sense of it. We've always talked of true repentance/sorrow and the difference sorrow of the damned is, and we were never really convinced they fully comprehended, until now.
Elder Grow's talk was equally good. His nephew served with Gabriel as one of his counselors in the Bishopric in Baltimore. They look a lot alike!
"Not only did He pay the price for the sins of all men, but He also took "upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people." And He took "upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, … that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."
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