Experience

As I have been reflecting upon the past couple of months, and my job hunting experiences, parts of Doctrine and Covenenant 122: 5-8 came to my mind...

 5If thou art called to pass through ^atribulation; if thou art in perils among false brethren; if thou art in ^bperils among robbers; if thou art in perils by land or by sea;

 6If thou art ^aaccused with all manner of false accusations; if thine enemies fall upon thee; if they tear thee from the society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters; and if with a drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can’t you stay with us? O, my father, what are the men going to do with you? and if then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to ^bprison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like ^cwolves for the blood of the lamb;

 7And if thou shouldst be cast into the ^apit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the ^bdeep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to ^chedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of ^dhell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee ^eexperience, and shall be for thy good.

 8The ^aSon of Man hath ^bdescended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

The yellow sections were things that came to my mind, and then the green section is what came to my heart. 

I know that we must pass through certain experiences to strengthen us, and bring us closer to those around us.  I am thankful for the knowledge I have of the atonement, and I know that Christ knows every feeling I have felt, even the feeling of inadequacy and the "BIG L" feeling.  Glad for the tender mercies of the spirit to make us feel better and remind us of the never ending love and mercy of our loving Heavnly Father.