A Quote by James E. Faust

There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus they bless.

James E. Faust

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James E. Faust
American - Priest
July 31, 1920 - August 10, 2007

If there were no night, we would not appreciate the day, nor could we see the stars and the vastness of the heavens. We must partake of the bitter with the sweet. There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, they purify, and thus they bless.

James E. Faust

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