Elder Dallin H. Oak:
“As children of God,
knowing of His great love and His ultimate knowledge of what is best for our
eternal welfare, we trust in Him. The first principle of the gospel is faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ, and faith means trust. I felt that trust in a talk my cousin
gave at the funeral of a teenage girl who had died of a serious illness. He
spoke these words, which first astonished me and then edified me: ‘I know it
was the will of the Lord that she die. She had good medical care. She was given
priesthood blessings. Her name was on the prayer roll in the temple. She was
the subject of hundreds of prayers for her restoration to health. And I know
that there is enough faith in this family that she would have been healed
unless it was the will of the Lord to take her home at this time.’ I felt that
same trust in the words of the father of another choice girl whose life was
taken by cancer in her teen years. He declared, ‘Our family’s faith is in Jesus
Christ and is not dependent on outcomes’” (“Healing the Sick,” Ensign or
Liahona, May 2010, 50).
Elder Dennis E. Simmons of the Seventy
“Our scriptures and our history are replete with accounts of
God’s great men and women who believed that He would deliver them, but if not,
they demonstrated that they would trust and be true.
“He
has the power, but it’s our test.
“What does the Lord expect of us with respect to our
challenges? He expects us to do all we can do. …
“We must have the same faith as Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego.
“Our God will deliver us from ridicule and persecution, but
if not. … Our God will deliver us from sickness and disease, but if not. … He
will deliver us from loneliness, depression, or fear, but if not. … Our God
will deliver us from threats, accusations, and insecurity, but if not. … He
will deliver us from death or impairment of loved ones, but if not, … we will
trust in the Lord.
“… We will have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, knowing that
if we do all we can do, we will, in His time and in His way, be delivered and
receive all that He has” (“But If Not …” Ensign or Liahona, May 2004, 74–75).
