"Later, Phelps wrote to Joseph asking for forgiveness. “I know my situation, you know it, and God knows it, and I want to be saved if my friends will help me.”
In his reply the Prophet stated: “It is true that we have suffered much in consequence of your behavior. … However, the cup has been drunk, the will of our Heavenly Father has been done, and we are yet alive. … Come on, dear brother, since the war is past, for friends at first are friends again at last.”
Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion
By Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Oct 2024
"The cup has been drunk" sounds like the 1840 version of, "It is what it is". The response is tender. People have suffered real hardships but it's time to move forward.
Matt Haig said something in one of his books that has stuck with me, "You are not the only one with sorrows in this world. Don't hoard them like they are precious."
It's a call to recognize that there is life outside of your problems. It's also a reminder to not clutch those worries so tightly that they become your focus.
In the immortal words of President Monson, “It is better to look up!”
It Is Better to Look Up
By Elder Carl B. Cook
Oct 2011
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