"The call came---to Kirtland. Revelations followed. The call came---to Missouri. Persecution prevailed. The call came---to Nauvoo. Prophets died. The call came---to the basin of the Great Salt Lake. Hardship beckoned.
“That long journey, made under such difficult circumstances, was a trial of faith. But faith forged in the furnace of trials and tears is marked by trust and testimony. Only God can count the sacrifice; only God can measure the sorrow; only God can know the hearts of those who serve Him---then and now” (“Tears, Trials, Trust, Testimony,” Ensign, May 1987).