What is the value of character? How can the formation of the Grand Canyon help us to understand that every process in the formation of our character has a lasting and amazing purpose?

On a field trip to the Grand Canyon with my son, as I listened to our guide explain the formation of the Grand Canyon, I saw so many similarities to the formation of my life. At that time, we were going through a character-building season ourselves. Can difficulty create something beautiful in our lives, as it has the Grand Canyon?