Hello friends and family! This week was very eye opening for me. I spent a lot of time in the ER and at doctor's appointments. As I was going through this horrible pain, Ethan and I came across a verse that struck me very strongly in our daily scripture study. Alma 26:27. I really think this verse is a powerful example of the people going against their enemies even when they are scared and feel like they won't succeed, but the Lord does a wonderful job at comforting his people in times of trial and affliction as long as they will turn to Him as the people in this verse demonstrated with great courage... "Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success."
I love that verse and realized that when I feel like I want to give up during trials, tribulations and afflictions that if we will just turn to the Lord and bear with patience our afflictions then He is going to give us "success". I felt that a lot in this past week as I dealt with this health challenge and tried to figure out what was going on. Sometimes I got a little depressed at times and wanted to "turn back" and wished the problems would just go away. But as we were reminded by this verse and so many general conference talks... that when we are patient and rely on the Lord through hard times and continue with faith in doing the little things, everything will work out in the end however the Lord needs it to in order for us to grow and progress in His timing!
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