When pain brings joy

This morning I was looking into have my blog printed into a book and started reading some of my past posts. I have made several posts over the past three years about struggling with infertility and this morning I was in tears reading some of them again, remembering the pain and sorrow this trial has caused me.

And then we had our family scripture study and when it was my turn this is the verse I read:

Alma 36:21-Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy."

What a perfect scripture for me to read this morning. I know exactly how Alma felt. That trial, for me, was terribly painful and difficult. But the joy that Andrew has brought to our family has been so exquisite and sweet. And Andrew wouldn't be in our family if we hadn't gone through that bitter and exquisite pain.

He was worth it.