Listening while walking today ...
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, master teacher and Apostle, on healing - http://broadcast.lds.org/general-conference/2010-april/2010-04-3010-elder-dallin-h-oaks-64k-eng.mp3. We believe in following healthful practices of eating, exercise, and disease prevention. We believe in seeking competent medical treatment when healing is needed. We believe in the power of the priesthood to draw on the blessings of heaven to heal. Elder Oaks quoted the prophet Brigham Young saying that asking for priesthood blessings to heal without seeking any other remedies is akin to asking the Lord to bless your crops without tilling the soil or planting seeds.
This is all solid, good counsel. What touched me the most was Elder Oaks' description of a family who exercised much prayer and faith on behalf of one of their own, a teenager stricken with a terminal illness. At the funeral, one of this family affirmed their belief that more than enough faith had been expressed to restore this person to full health, and acknowledged that the will of the Lord had been done. Priesthood blessings are dependent on the faith of the recipient, and even more dependent on the Lord's will.
Elder Oaks expressed this as clearly as I have ever heard it done. I encourage you to click on the link above, listen to it for yourself, and be blessed. The following two songs immediately preceded his talk. Each will pierce your heart. I love the music of General Conference!
Walking Music: God Loved Us So He Sent His Son - http://broadcast.lds.org/general-conference/2010-april/2010-04-3001-god-loved-us-so-he-sent-his-son-256k-eng.mp3
Inspiring, Harmonizing Men: "Choose The Right"- http://broadcast.lds.org/general-conference/2010-april/2010-04-3002-choose-the-right-256k-eng.mp3
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