D. Kelly Ogden

“Lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities . . . [and] in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak [in the things of the world], then am I strong [in the things of the Spirit]” (2 Corinthians 12:7–10). All of us have”
― D. Kelly Ogden, Verse by Verse: The Book of Mormon, Volume Two: Alma 30 through Moroni 10