You make an important point about pain and suffering, and I should have added: there are reasons it happens, and it might be summarized as: 1) we are in a "fall

You make an important point about pain and suffering, and I should have added: there are reasons it happens, and it might be summarized as: 1) we are in a "fallen" or very imperfect world, and things happen that are hard, even evil sometimes. 2) Part of the purpose of life is to learn from our choices, and also to grow from going through and doing hard things. 3) We sometimes make choices that hurt others, and all will be judged according to their knowledge, and will have an opportunity to choose better, at some point. 4) We knew at least some of this before we came to mortality, and we chose to come here. 5) Direction in general and personally are available to each of us, if we seek it. And one can know for oneself if this is true, or not--not just having to believe what another mortal tells you, with no real/good corroboration and testing/verification (with which I am satisfied). Everyone will be healed and have opportunities to choose right from wrong along their path, and rewards/punishments correspond to our choices. Forgiveness is available to those who choose that path. (Edits: minor clarification.)