We can do hard things

 I went to the temple today to pray about a trail that only a select few know about. I am in a waiting period of my life and it has been hard. There are times I don't understand how or why this thing is the will of the Lord but I know it is. 

As I went to the temple to pray about this trail this thought came into my mind that there's hope even in hard times. There's hope in the savior. Hope in a bright future because of the temple and the covenants we can make in there. Hope that no matter what happens in this life one day it will be made right. Hope in the trails no matter how hard they might seem today. 

The savior has nor never will abandon us and so long as we have him we can do all things. I look at the pioneers and all they went through. Why would a loving father have them go through so much? What did they learn? Their faith became unstoppable. They saw miracles happen when all things seemed lost. They learned how to help those around them even when they were struggling. The Lord strength came into not only their lives but in the church and all those who would come into the kingdom. We still to this day gain faith, courage, and strength from them. 

Why did Joseph of Egypt have to be taken away from his family and sold into slavery? All he had done is tell his brothers a dream he had, what was wrong with being honest? As we are told Joseph was put into a situation though many trails to save not only Egypt but many people from starving. He was taken from his family so that at a later date he could save them. Joseph was so successful even as a slave that he became second in command with the Savior's help and power. The Lord had a larger picture than Joseph could have ever had imagined. If our father saw the bigger picture with Joseph why not with the trails we go through? I promise just like God never left Joseph he will never leave us to go through our trails alone so long as we do what we need to.