Tragedy or Destiny? | Spencer W. Kimball | December 1955

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of suffering and tragedy in God's plan and encourages trust in Him.

Suffering, death, and tragedy are sometimes part of God's plan and sometimes the result of human agency. Trust Him instead of blaming Him. Click here to see the speech page. Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: BYU Speeches

Topics covered

• suffering
• death
• tragedy
• God's plan
• human agency
• trust

Keywords

• suffering
• tragedy
• destiny
• God
• trust
• human agency
• Spencer W. Kimball

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