Famine

I like the analogy in Amos 8:11-12 that essentially the apostasy started a famine: a famine from hearing the Lord's words.

What occured to me from this is that famines eventually end and then much better, even wonderful and prosperous times follow it.

This is true of the famine the Lord sent. There was a famine of His words for a season where people were lost and confused about the truth and many walked their own ways.

Then, with Joseph Smith and the restoration of the church, that famine ended. (See D&C 128:20-21 to get a sense of how exciting the end of this famine is.) And there have been many great and wonderful things that followed. Most notably, all the keys of the dispensations have been restored such as the power to seal families together for eternity and the priesthood which allows for many personal blessings and special ordinances like baptism and the sacrament.

But also, the fact that the famine is over means that the Lord once again has his hand in the things of the world. He once again is directing His church and He again speaks to us and works miracles among us. He is not gone from us anymore.