How Can We Become Roasted Starbursts?

Have you ever tried a Starburst roasted over a fire?  It's amazing!  I would go camping as a kid and I came to love these more than marshmallows (probably because my mallows would always spontaniously combust...).  They're hard work sometimes and they're easy to mess up.  You have to make sure you poke them through correctly so they don't fall in the fire, leave them in for the right amount of time so it doesn't all melt away, restrain yourself from eating them too fast or it'll burn off all your taste buds, and, of course, be sure to savor them when they've made it to their final destination (AKA your mouth). 

 The gospel is the same way sometimes.  There are a lot of steps we take to progress along the path back to Heavenly Father, and it's not always easy.  Sometimes when we're not holding to the word of God tight enough we slip away and fall into trouble.  Other times we get distracted and let the most important things in our lives drip away.  Often we get anxious to get out of hard times, but Heavenly Father knows that sometimes we need to go through the fire in order to taste the best. He will usually help us get through it rather than immediately remove us from it.  It's not an easy road: there's a lot of steps and there will be fires we have to endure. In the end it will all be for our good.

Just as Joseph Smith was at one of the hardest points in his life. He received this answer to his prayer:

• 7 My son, ^apeace be unto thy soul; thine ^badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a ^csmall moment;  
• 8 And then, if thou ^aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; (D&C 121:7-8)

So lets strive to endure the "refiner's fire" well so we can enjoy the glorious blessings that come as a result.