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I read this quote the other day while flipping through the Ensign, which really struck me as powerful.  It is from the article about infertility; however, I feel like it really applies to everyone.  This is something a bishopric member told one of the women who was struggling with infertility...
“When someone has an ailment or an illness and they are healed as the result of a blessing, their faith is being strengthened. But for those who aren’t healed but continue faithful, their faith is being perfected. The first is a faith-promoting experience. The second is faith-perfecting.”
Each of us have righteous desires that don't come in the time frame we would like, whether it is marriage, having children, going on a mission, health, financial stability and the list goes on. We all have and will have those times when we must endure.  It seems so often in church we love to hear the faith-promoting experiences and while those are important, how much more important are the faith-perfecting experiences.  Don't get me wrong, I treasure my faith-promoting experiences when prayers were answered in a just-in-the-nick-of-time-fashion.   However, this little lesson opened my eyes to a new perspective on the importance of my faith-perfecting experiences that I've faced in the past and will face in the future.
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  1. KristaApril 15, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Thank you.

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  2. MicheleApril 15, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    thanks for posting this article. i hadn't even seen it yet. :)

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  3. Lee AnnApril 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    I read the article a while ago and was struck by the same quote...important to consider.

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  4. Michael and Christi ClaytonApril 17, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    LOVED the quote. LOVED the article. Thanks for your insight. :)

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  5. Becky ShulerApril 17, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I had never thought about "faith perfecting experiences" like that! I appreciate you sharing this.

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  6. grammawoodApril 29, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Great quote; and yes sometimes we fail to note the faith perfecting experiences. I like Romans 5:1-5. It is a blend of both kinds of experiences that builds our faith.

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