| Question |
I have always
thought I had strong faith, but now I am questioning my faith. I am
Catholic. My dad died when I was 13 and somehow managed those teenage
years without getting into trouble. I was no angel, but learned to do
what was right. I was in one bad relationship after another. I finally
met the man of my life, married him and had a baby the next year. My
daughter was born premature and now she suffers from cerebral palsy and
is deaf. (Now age 13).
When she was 6 months old, my mom passed away. I
again questioned God and somehow pulled through it. I went on to have
another baby who died the day after she was born, followed by miscarriage
after that. I am not here to have anyone to feel sorry for me. I
believe it was my road I must travel.
My husband never played a big part in his
daughter's life and that always bothered me but he just couldn't handle
everything. We adopted a baby from South Africa seven years ago. She
is so beautiful and smart. Now seven years later, my husband doesn't
believe all of this and wants a new life. We are about to separate.
Here I am again questioning God. I know that
everything in life has a reason.
According to the Mormon faith, what
would you say and how do I keep believing that this is my road. Honestly,
I don't know how much more one person can be tested. I always believed
that God only gives you as much as you can handle, but who makes that
decision? The Catholic faith has not given me much help or hope on this
subject. I am just interested as to what the Mormon faith
would tell someone to do in this situation.
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| Response |
The Prophet Joseph Smith experienced countless trials during his life.
At one point when he was imprisoned unjustly he prayed to our Father in
Heaven asking him why he was not taking away his burdens and the
burdens of the Church. He recorded his prayer and the subsequent revelation
he received during his tribulation.
You may find it helpful to read
Doctrine and Covenants 121:1-11 and 122:5-9. Many people of our faith
have been touched and lifted by the Lord's beautiful response to
his discouraged children.
If you remain faithful and prayerful and diligently seek to
draw ever closer to God our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ,
the peace and comfort which you seek and the reassurance that God knows
you perfectly well and allows you to experience these trials will
become not only a reality to you, but you will understand exactly why you
have been called upon to suffer these things.
Its end is glorious and
your enduring faithfulness in the face of it will bless you not only in
this life, but throughout the eternities. I promise you that is true.
Sincerely,
Donny Osmond
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