All things are possible to him that believeth

We had a returned missionary speaking together with the High Councilor today. The young man's name was Nymeyer. He said when he returned from his mission, he did not know what to do with himself, what path to take for his future. He said to his bishop,"Bishop, life is hard. I don't know if you know that or not".  The bishop told him to work hard and be believing all would work out.

In Sunday School we studied the father who had a convulsive, spasmodic boy who would throw himself into the water and the fire and generally thrashed about uncontrollably. The father came to have his son healed by the Savior saying, “If thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.”

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”

We also studied the parable of the unjust judge who was continually petitioned by a widow for help and finally granted it because he was tired of her troubling him. The Lord teaches that if an unjust judge will grant the pleading of a persistant widow, how much more will our Father in Heaven grant according with our persistent pleadings.

Elder Scott says, "Often He withholds an answer, not for lack of concern, but because He loves us—perfectly. He wants us to apply truths He has given us. For us to grow, we need to trust our ability to make correct decisions. We need to do what we feel is right. In time, He will answer. He will not fail us”

So as Eric and Gordon seek employment opportunities, let us all be persistent and faithful in our prayers.