- Alma 7:12…Christ will take upon him our infirmities so that he can understand us.
- Alma 7:11…Christ shall suffer pains and affliction and temptations of every kind so that the word is fulfilled that says he’ll take upon Him the pains and sicknesses of his people.
- Alma 15: 3…Sins cause sickness (Zeezrom)
- “He didn’t want to tell the university yet, because there were still some key details to work out about the new position. You can probably appreciate the bind he was in. Dr. Smith was happier and more excited than he had been in a long time, but he didn’t want to talk about it yet. Instead, in his presentation he had to appear enthusiastic about research he didn’t want to be doing at a university where he no longer wanted to work. He didn’t relish the idea of lying and faking it, but he couldn’t figure out how to handle the situation any other way. This is the kind of double bind that freezes up the conscious mind’s rational thought processes. It’s in these moments that the unconscious mind goes to work on a solution. The solutions it comes up with are often inelegant and primitive, but they are direct and effective (and usually involve pain of some kind). The solution Dr. Smith’s unconscious mind came up with was laryngitis. Prevention and protection came to the rescue. His croaky voice prevented him from having to give the presentation and protected him from the embarrassment of being a phony. An illness with prominent, audible symptoms like laryngitis is a socially acceptable way of getting out of almost any activity.” The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (Gay Hendricks) Page 95
- “The next time you find yourself with a stomachache, a throbbing head, or a stubbed toe, ask yourself if you might be Upper-Limiting. Sometimes a headache’s just a headache, but often if you look a little deeper you’ll find that it’s an expression of your Upper Limit Problem. Then, it’s a signal that you need to expand instead of contract. It’s telling you that it’s time to open up and embrace a new high-water mark of positive energy that’s trying to establish itself in you. Underneath the headache might be an insight that is as powerfully positive as the pain is negative. The surface pain is often caused by resisting the underlying positive message. Sometimes the positive message is a message we’re afraid to hear, such as “It’s time to quit my job and do something else.”” The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (Gay Hendricks) Page 96
- “October 19th, 1994 – Wednesday. Puyo Ecuador...Hermana Alexandra Velin Teran called us and asked us to give a blessing to Bonita Velin (3 anos – 3 Years Old). This 3 year old girl asked for the Elders to bless her. We went there, and performed the blessing (She was pretty dang sick) In 10 minutes she was up and running. That little girl has faith! The night before a doctor came to look at her. She told her mom that the Doctor wasn’t what she wanted, it was the Elders. That’s such an example of faith for me.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal
- “We know not what lies ahead of us. We know not what the coming days will bring. We live in a world of uncertainty. For some, there will be great accomplishment. For others, disappointment. For some, much of rejoicing and gladness, good health, and gracious living. For others, perhaps sickness and a measure of sorrow. We do not know. But one thing we do know. Like the polar star in the heavens, regardless of what the future holds, there stands the Redeemer of the world, the Son of God, certain and sure as the anchor of our immortal lives. He is the rock of our salvation, our strength, our comfort, the very focus of our faith” Manual, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B Hinckley, Chapter 8, We Look to Christ