What parent would say to a child, “Learning to walk is such a painful and difficult experience, you will stumble, you will most likely hurt yourself, you will cry many times when you fall. I will protect you from the struggle”? …"Out of my love for you, I will save you from this[.]”
If so, because [a parent could] not bear to
see [their child] take a tumble at times, he may have never learned to walk. That is
unthinkable for a loving parent or grandparent.
The child, if he or she is
ever to walk, must pass through the stumbling and often painful process of
learning. We encouraged [children] to learn through … experience.
Yes, even knowing
that the process would be difficult, we kn[o]w that the freedom and joy of
walking would outweigh any temporary pain or adversity.
My brothers and sisters,
what is mortality if not a long process like learning to walk? We must learn to
walk in the ways of the Lord.
You are stronger than you
think. Your Heavenly Father, the Lord and Master of the universe, is your
Creator. When I think of it, it makes my heart leap for joy. Our spirits are
eternal, and eternal spirits have immeasurable capacity!
Our Father in Heaven does
not wish us to cower. He does not want us to wallow in our misery. He expects
us to square our shoulders, roll up our sleeves, and overcome our challenges.
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