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Posted in Adversity, Deliverance, Endure to the End, Patience, Purpose of Life on Feb 20th, 2010
During our thirty-eight years of marriage, we have experienced long seasons of distress when no sign of relief was in sight. Looking back, we have wondered how we ever survived such times. My wife and I adopted a standing joke that we told each other on Thursdays, as we wheeled the garbage cans to the [...]
Posted in Endure to the End, Rescuing Wayward Children on Jan 25th, 2010
Elder Neal A. Maxwell wrote, “Apparently it is necessary for us on occasion to be brought to a white-knuckles point of anxiety so as to be reminded, when rescued, of who our Rescuer is!”[i]
Posted in Endure to the End, Faith, Gratitude, Miracles, Misc Articles, Sickness, Testimony on Apr 20th, 2009
A few weeks ago, our hopes were dashed with the last-minute news of the cancellation of our long-awaited transplant. Today, we received our miracle: a new kidney!
Posted in Covenants, Endure to the End, Faith, Miracles, Misc Articles, Safety, Sickness, Testimony on Mar 7th, 2009
Today, I witnessed possibly the greatest act of faith I have ever seen. After dodging HIV, kidney failure, hepatitis C, cancer, seizures, West Nile Virus, seven failed attempts to receive a donated kidney, my son, Matt, was finally scheduled for a kidney transplant tomorrow. Then disappointment, our old friend, struck again. Only hours before the [...]
Posted in Doubts, Endure to the End, Faith, Gospel Definitions, Misc Articles, Testimony on Jan 10th, 2009
A friend recounted an experience in which he was buffeted by an evil influence for nearly a year. Despite numerous prayers, frequent fasts and priesthood blessings, he could not shake the relentless and violent onslaught. One morning, having been driven to his knees with the feeling of hopelessness, he pled for help, and this [...]
Posted in Covenants, Doubts, Endure to the End, Faith, Misc Articles, Testimony on Jan 10th, 2009
Do we allow unanswered questions fell our tree of testimony or grow it? Just how much are we willing to risk or obsess on a question when weighty matters are at stake? Deciding what matters is one of the first steps to leaving Babylon and becoming a Zion person.