Helaman 12:3

And thus we see, that except the Lord doth chasten his people with many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with death, and with terror, and with famine, and with all manner of pestilences, they will not remember him.

We can see that people won’t remember God unless he teaches them hard lessons. He has to visit them with death, fear, hunger, and sickness. If he doesn’t, they won’t remember him.

So we see it clearly: unless the Lord corrects his people with hardships—unless he allows death, terror, famine, and all kinds of plagues—they won’t remember him.