To Be Healed ~ Part One

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this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

I know everyone would have their own opinions and sometimes similar opinions about their definitions of the word, "healing." I often think about healing is the process of getting well. What does it mean "to be healed" to you? 

What does it mean "to be healed" to a immediate relative? What does it mean "to be healed" to a extended relative?

What does it mean "to be healed" to a friend? 

This post focuses on a April 1994 General Conference talk, and it is called "To Be Healed" by Elder Richard G. Scott. This post is part one. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk, and I hope that you would be able to learn something new while you are reading throughout this post. 

Elder Scott mentioned the following; 

"Easter brings thoughts of the Savior, His life, His atonement, His resurrection, His love. ... how we all need the healing the Redeemer can provide. Mine is a message of hope for you who yearn for relief from heavy burdens that have come through no conscious act of your own while you have lived a worthy life. 

It is based on principles embodied in the teachings of the Savior. Your challenge may be a serious physical disability, a struggle with lingering illness, or a daily wrestle with a life-threatening disease. It may have roots in the death of a loved one, the anguish caused by another bound by sin, or come from abuse in any of its evil forms. Whatever the cause, I testify that lasting relief is available on conditions established by the Lord.

Help from the Lord always follows eternal law. The better you understand that law, the easier it is to receive His help. ... It is important to understand that His healing can mean being cured, or having your burdens eased, or even coming to realize that it is worth it to endure to the end patiently ...

Recognize that some challenges in life will not be resolved here on earth. ... The Lord simply answered, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” He gave Paul strength to compensate so he could live a most meaningful life. 

"HEALING comes when we 
CHOOSE to walk away from darkness
and move towards a Brighter Light."
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf. 

He wants you to learn how to be cured when that is His will and how to obtain strength to live with your challenge when He intends it to be an instrument for growth. In either case the Redeemer will support you. ... When you feel you can do no more, temporarily lay your challenges at His feet. The scriptures tell you how. 

For example, when the oppressed people of Alma “did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts,” the Lord blessed them, saying: “I will … ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that … you cannot feel them, … that ye may know … that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions. 

“And … the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.” Submitting “cheerfully and with patience” to all His will lets you learn precious if difficult lessons and eternal truths that will yield blessings. 

... The Lord will give relief with divine power when you seek deliverance in humility and faith in Jesus Christ. Don’t say, “No one understands me; I can’t sort it out, or get the help I need.” ... No one can help you without faith and effort on your part. 

Your personal growth requires that. Don’t look for a life virtually free from discomfort, pain, pressure, challenge, or grief, for those are the tools a loving Father uses to stimulate our personal growth and understanding. As the scriptures repeatedly affirm, you will be helped as you exercise faith in Jesus Christ.

That faith is demonstrated by a willingness to trust His promises given through His prophets and in His scriptures, which contain His own words. You may not fully understand how to do this yet, but trust that He will help you use your agency to open the doors for His healing to occur."

Stay Tuned until next time.