When we have to go through trials and tragities God isn't saying He doesn't love us or that He want's to watch us suffer, He has a greater purpose behind the suffering. I often times have to remind myself of this and that God does love me even when I suffer and seem like I am in an endless trial but this too shall pass.

 Well, it is not God who is being tested here. It is men who are being tested here. We say he has failed to pass our test. We are not giving tests to him. That's after we have refused again and again all his pleas. He has pleaded with us to do this, but we wouldn't have anything to do with it...He [Alma] should not save them, but he is certainly wrestling here. " (Teachings of the Book of Mormon, 2:345)*

This is an interesting point from the manual I use when reading my scriptures. When we ask God to do things and he doesn't in our eyes he failed a test. We are the ones that are being tested and need to realize that if it's not God's will it won't happen, no matter how bad we want something too.

-The Lord does things in His own timetable. Alma cried unto God, "How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord?"
In D&C 121 Joseph Smith says a similar thing in his prayer and pleadings to God; "O God, where art thou?...How long shall thy hand be stayed..."

Then Alma asks for strength to endure this trial according to the faith he has. That is amazing to me. He knows His faith can do miracles and yet also is humble enough to know where the strength comes from to do such things.

Blessing: Families can be sealed in the temple for all eternity. (Derik and Andrea are haveing their two babies they adopted sealed to them today. :)

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