I loved every minute of General Conference. Since then I have almost listened to all the messages again. I really did not have a favorite because each talk was so different, however, the one that has been on my mind is by Elder Oaks from the Priesthood session. It is entitled "Healing the sick." A lot of the message focuses on faith. One of the lines I liked was towards the end of his talk and is the title of this post. Here is another great part of his message:
"Faith is essential for healing by the powers of heaven. The Book of Mormon even teaches that “if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them” (Ether 12:12).10 In a notable talk on administering to the sick, President Spencer W. Kimball said: “The need of faith is often underestimated. The ill one and the family often seem to depend wholly on the power of the priesthood and the gift of healing that they hope the administering brethren may have, whereas the greater responsibility is with him who is blessed. . . . The major element is the faith of the individual when that person is conscious and accountable. ‘Thy faith hath made thee whole’ [Matthew 9:22] was repeated so often by the Master that it almost became a chorus.” President Kimball even suggested that “too frequent administrations may be an indication of lack of faith or of the ill one trying to pass the responsibility for faith development to the elders rather than self.”
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