Faithful in Tribulation: D&C 58:2-4

These are just a few of my very favorite verses in the Doctrine and Covenants. I haven't posted much on my blog lately and I need to be a bit better. So perhaps I'll just share small things from my reading here. I share many of them on Facebook, so I'll just double post on some of them.
If I remember!
Anyway. This was my Facebook post:

This little boy is a wonderful blessing.

I love the promise in these words from D&C 58:2-4. They have been on my mind for the last several days. I especially love the reminder in verses three and four. We can't see all that God has prepared, but our troubles prepare us for those things. I really believe that.
2 For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that keepeth my commandments, whether in life or in death; and he that is faithful in tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
3 Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation.
4 For after much tribulation come the blessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand.
There is a lot of power in these words. They require faith in our Heavenly Father and in Jesus and their plan for us. I have faith that they are true and I hope to continue living the gospel (and repenting) the best I can to be worthy of the things the Lord has in store for me, specifically, and all of us also.
I know God lives. I know I belong to the Church that has his seal of approval, despite the limitations and imperfections of the people who are members of it. I have felt His power often because of it. It has shaped my life for good.