Proved and Strengthened in Christ

With love, we are being proved

And strengthened in our trials

Fears and doubts are removed

As experience compiles

The list grows: illness and suffering

Disappointment, loss and grief

Abuse from a loved one, injuring

Weight on your shoulders grown weak

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Proving and strengthening comes

Quietly, you don't want to miss this

It is while soul searching, one becomes

God's living shining witness

When the walls come closing in

And your options have run out

Fear not, seek Christ's light, within

Good comes when you've faith about

All the while being refined

And polished for glorious light

Christ's countenance we find

Through the trials of forming in life

[Chorus]

Proving and strengthening comes

Quietly, you don't want to miss this

It is while soul searching, one becomes

God's living shining witness

“Brothers and sisters, your proving and strengthening may not look like Moroni’s or Jacob’s or the Prophet Joseph’s. But it will come. It may come quietly, through the trials of family life. It may come through illness or disappointment or grief or loneliness.

“I bear witness that these moments are not evidence that the Lord has abandoned you. Rather, they are evidence that He loves you enough to refine and strengthen you. He is making you strong enough to carry the weight of eternal life.”

President Henry B. Eyring “Proved and Strengthened in Christ,” general conference, Oct. 2025, Gospel Library