From the book ‘Blessed from on High’ Ed J, Pinegar and Richard J Allen teach:
In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, in the day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me. (Doctrine and Covenants 101:8)
The Lord helps those who sought him early. (See Doctrine and Covenants 54:10.) But those who haven’t begun early in their religious life may resolve to seek the Lord more diligently. Through adversity we learn to recognize the Lord’s hand in helping us. In hard times we have a chance to reevaluate and reorder our priorities in life. We learn what is most important to us. The way is open to strengthen faith and testimony. (James E. Faust, Reach Up for the Light [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book 1990],80)
Daily Living
Always Seek the Lord in Times of Joy and Trial
℘ Our Hearts and minds should always be on things of the Lord in the sense that we seek to do His will and follow His counsels—Jacob 4:10
℘ When things are going well, we praise God with prayers of gratitude, but like Nephi of old we should continually pray and plead for the Lord’s help in all things and at all times—2 Nephi 4:17-35
℘ If we are constant in our prayers the Lord will be swift to hear our cries rather than slow—Mosiah 11:24
℘ If we fail to call upon the Lord we stand in jeopardy before the Lord—Ether 2:14
‘Blessed from on High’ Ed J. Pinegar and Richard J. Allen (American Fork, UT 84003), p.294
