God is Incredibly Good to Us

God is infinitely better to us that we deserve.

As ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith. (Mosiah 4:11)

Mormon wrote that it was “impossible for the tongue to describe, or for man to write a perfect description of the horrible scene of the blood and carnage which was among the people” (Mormon 4:11). When he saw his people die in wickedness, he said, “my soul was rent with anguish, because of the slain of my people” (Mormon 6:16). Yet he also wrote, “I have reason to bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ . . . . Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath been merciful unto the seed of Joseph” (3 Nephi 5:20–21). He was sad, but he was not bitter against God. He understood that in spite of all the bad that happens, we should recognize that God “is good; for his mercy endureth for ever” (1 Chronicles 16:34). As Ezra said, “thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve” (Ezra 9:13).