The problem of evil is question that arises in philosophy/theology that basically says, “If God loves us and is all-powerful, why is there evil in the world?” This is the same thinking that leads people to ask, “Why do bad things happen to good people?”
A couple weeks ago, I taught the lesson in Elder’s Quorum from Elder Anderson’s talk, “Wounded.” I think Latter-day Saints in general have a pretty good idea why bad things happen, so I did not focus on that and instead was more about how we react to pain and suffering-- by looking to Jesus Christ. But this is something I’ve thought of over the last several years, and I was thinking about this again this week, and so wanted to put it into writing.
