Challenging Lessons

Elder Bednar spoke of how challenging 2020 has been and then said "I pray that we as individuals and families are learning the valuable lessons that only challenging experiences can teach us."

In Dungeons & Dragons, characters gain Experience, which helps then grow in skill and ability, only by overcoming challenges. Without challenges, they don't gain experience, and they don't grow.

In both D&D and real life, people need to face challenges in order to grow. It is only by facing challenges that we can learn those lessons and become more capable in those ways.

There are lessons that we need to learn in life, and some of those lessons can only be learned by facing challenges. That part of the reason why there are so many challenges built into mortal life. My hope is that we will be wise enough to learn from those challenges and not resent having to face them.