Mormonism and the nature of God/Theodicy

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Theodicy: The Problem of Evil

Summary: This page discusses the problem of evil—can one believe in a good, just, loving God when one considers all the suffering and evil in the world?

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• Why would a loving God allow the death of innocents?

Why would a loving God allow the death of innocents?

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• Question: Why would a loving God would kill innocent children in the flood of Noah's day?
• Question: Why would a loving God kill the firstborn of Egypt? (Exodus 12:12)
• Joseph Fielding Smith: "This was also in the similitude of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ"