Over time God has balanced evil with good. The Israelites were running for their lives from the Egyptians and witnessed miracles in their deliverance. The Latter-day Saints were forced to walk barefoot across snow but saw angels on the temple during its dedication.

At other times where evil is less direct, urgent or severe, the signs and forces of good similarly step back. Why?

I think it is to preserve agency. The Lord will have a faithful people who choose to follow Him because the love Him and His teachings. Being overpowered by evil would destroy the people, and being overpowered by good would take away the people’s faith and gain followers who like the excitement of signs and wonders.

As evil mounts in our day, I believe good will similarly retake some of its former glory to compensate. As the tribulation we are called to pass through grows more trying, so too will the Lord’s blessings to compensate for them.

Elder Neil L. Andersen gave a speech at BYU on August 18, 2015 entitled “A Compensatory Spiritual Power for the Righteous”, in which he said:

As evil increases in the world, there is a compensatory spiritual power for the righteous. As the world slides from its spiritual moorings, the Lord prepares the way for those who seek Him, offering them greater assurance, greater confirmation, and greater confidence in the spiritual direction they are traveling. The gift of the Holy Ghost becomes a brighter light in the emerging twilight.

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But as with all spiritual gifts, it requires our desiring it, pursuing it, and living worthy of receiving it.

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I emphasize once again: As evil increases in the world, the Lord does not leave us on the same footing. In a world that would diminish or discard or impair belief, there is an added spiritual power for those who are willing to set their course on increasing their faith in Jesus Christ.