"And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:
Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you."
Alma 8:14-15
I like here how God knew that Alma was sad and wanted him to rejoice. There were other reasons for sending an angel as well at this point, but the first message was effectively telling him that it was going to be okay, and why. We can perhaps learn something from this about basing our happiness in God and in the state of our souls rather than in other people's reactions to us, or their choices.
Defintitely not saying that such a thing is simple, but with God's support and help, we can cheer up our hearts and realize what a great cause we have to rejoice.
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