1983
Why Me?
April 1983


“Why Me?” Ensign, Apr. 1983, 66

“Why Me?”

Many times when we are faced with difficult experiences, and prayers seem not to be answered, we have a tendency to wonder, “Why me?”

Recently I found myself in this situation. In the second trimester of pregnancy, even after fervent prayers and blessings, I suffered a miscarriage.

But as I lay in the emergency room with the doctor, suddenly the sadness and fear passed away, replaced by warmth and understanding. I knew that all would be well. I was assured that the body of this spirit hadn’t been developing properly and that the child would have another opportunity for mortal life.

I understood, too, that I needed to love and cherish my three children more completely and to become more concerned with their welfare than with a tidy house. I realized that the most valuable things to me were my life, my husband, and my family.

With these facts once more in their proper perspective, I rejoiced in the Lord’s comforting assurance that “… All things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” (D&C 122:7.) Janice Aubrey, Salt Lake City, Utah

Photography by Eldon Linschoten