Moms Minute: Lessons in Faith
My thoughts from today's lesson at church: Through faith all things are possible... Mountains can be moved... The dead will rise... The lame will walk... This is what the scriptures teach us about the extraordinary power of faith, but when we misunderstand these scriptures they can lead us to despair in the face of persistent trials and infirmities. We can begin to doubt our faith and the pureness of our hearts and desires. Satan will whisper that we are not good enough, not strong enough, and therefore we cannot overcome our infirmities. Many of you know that I have struggled in this life to bear children and that it has been a great heartache over the years. One day someone very close to me asked me, "Don't you think if you had enough faith you would have the righteous desires of your heart? Don’t you believe that through faith you can be healed?" This question would have hurt me if I had not already spent years asking myself the same question. I replied by asking i...