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> [I don't understand how people of intelligence can reconcile what I see as constant proof of divine indifference to human outcomes with a reverence for God. To me it's a mystery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-mac-donald/i-don-t-understand-how-people-of-intelligence-can-reconcile-what-i/)

[Heather Mac Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-mac-donald/)

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> [To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the deliberate, divine tutorials which God gives to us—because He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/to-be-cheerful-when-others-are-in-despair-to-keep-the-faith-when-2/)

[Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/)

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