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5/29/07
"It is most remarkable to witness one who is deaf made to hear again.
But surely that great blessing is no more startling than the wondrous
combination of bones and skin and nerves that lets our ears receive the
beautiful world of sound. Should we not stand in awe of the blessing of
hearing and give glory to God for that miracle, even as we do when
hearing is restored after it has been lost?
"Is it not the same for the return of ones sight or the utterance of our
speech, or even that greatest miracle of all—the restoration of life?
The original creations of the Father constitute a truly wonder-filled
world. Are not the greatest miracles the fact that we have life and limb
and sight and speech in the first place? Yes, there will always be
plenty of miracles if we have eyes to see and ears to hear.
"Just one other reminder. Once we start to recognize the many miraculous
and blessed manifestations of God and Christ in our lives—the everyday
variety as well as restored sight to the blind and restored hearing to
the deaf—we may be truly bewildered at the unexplainable principles and
processes that bring about such wonders." - Howard W. Hunter, "The
God That Doest Wonders," Ensign (CR), May 1989, p.15
6/14/07
"Wondering or skeptical people often ask, Why are
there not the spiritual manifestations today, including healings, as
in the days of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the days of the Savior?
"The answer is clear: There are infinitely more healings today than in
any age, and they are just as wondrous. The religious history of the
Savior's ministry and the period following is written in a few short
chapters; as John said, 'There are also many other things which Jesus
did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that
even the world itself could not contain the books that should be
written.' (John
21:25.)
"As the history of the years was condensed, it would be expected that
only the most spectacular of the healings would be chronicled, giving
the impression that all miracles were spectacular ones and that all
who asked were healed. Little mention is made of the possibly numerous
times in Christ's and the later apostles' ministries when the
blessings were not so outstanding, when a headache was stopped, when a
recovery was greatly speeded up, or when agonies were relieved. Today
the libraries would bulge their walls if all the miracles of our own
time were recorded." - Spencer W. Kimball, "President Kimball
Speaks Out," p.77-78
8/10/09
“My
brethren of the priesthood, the task is ours. Let us remember and
never forget, however, that such an undertaking is not
insurmountable. Miracles are everywhere to be seen when priesthood
callings are magnified. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless
service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass
His purposes. We are on the Lord's errand. We are entitled to the
Lord's help. But we must try. From the play Shenandoah comes
the spoken line which inspires: ‘If we don't try, then we don't do;
and if we don't do, then why are we here?’” - Thomas
S. Monson, “Anxiously Engaged,” Ensign (CR), November 2004, p. 56
1/25/12
I delight in the
Lord's mercies and miracles (see "Bless
Our Fast, We Pray," Hymns, no. 138). I know that His tender
mercies and His miracles, large and small, are real. They come in His
way and on His timetable. Sometimes it is not until we have reached our
extremity. Jesus's disciples on the Sea of Galilee had to toil in rowing
against a contrary wind all through the night before Jesus finally came
to their aid. He did not come until the "fourth watch," meaning near
dawn. Yet He did come. (See Mark
6:45-51.) My testimony is that miracles do come, though sometimes
not until the fourth watch. - Susan
W.Tanner, "My
Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord," Ensign (CR) April
2008
4/20/12
Miracles are everywhere to be found when the priesthood is understood,
its power is honored and used properly, and faith is exerted. When faith
replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the
power of God brings to pass His purposes. - Thomas S. Monson,
"Willing and Worthy to Serve," Ensign (CR) May 2012
5/5/15
Brothers and sisters, seeing and
believing the Lord’s miracles in establishing His kingdom on earth
can help us see and believe that the Lord’s hand is at work in our
own lives as well. - Neil L.
Andersen, “Thy
Kingdom Come,” Ensign (CR) April 2015
11/12/15
We have much in
common with those faithful men and women in the meridian of time. We
too live in a time when the Lord Jesus Christ works miracles among
us—including healing the sick, cleansing us from sin, changing our
hearts, and opening salvation to God’s children on both sides of the
veil. In our time we also have living prophets and apostles,
priesthood power, spiritual gifts, and the supernal blessings of the
ordinances of salvation. - Kim B.
Clark, “Eyes
to See and Ears to Hear,” Ensign (CR) November 2015