Comments on: Carried by Faith

By: misty

misty — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:04:38 +0000

“Along the way I learned to separate the gospel from the cultural expectations of my religion.”

Thank you for that. I wish more would do the same.

By: Tess H.

Tess H. — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:03:58 +0000

I am not a frequent commenter, but this post really touched me. I’m uplifted by your quest to believe and not give up. So many others give up in the face of hardship, which is so heartbreaking to see happen since it’s that hope in the Savior that will truly heal all wounds. Of course, there’s not a set time or place as to when the healing takes place. You really hit the nail on the head: it’s all about progression. Thank you so very much for your words.

By: Andrea R.

Andrea R. — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:35 +0000

Thank you for this beautiful post. It brought me a lot of peace.

By: Karen M.

Karen M. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:29:39 +0000

I love that sentence, too.

“faith will carry me to the end, and in the end I will know.”

It gives me hope to know that, someday, I will know. That my faith will be replaced with knowledge.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:49:46 +0000

Marivic, I am so moved by your words and experience. I loved this sentence best.

“faith will carry me to the end, and in the end I will know.”

I was just telling my husband how I needed more faith. Or maybe I need to learn how to exercise my faith better. Or maybe I need to stop trying to have faith in myself when all I really need is faith in God. I don’t know, but that sentence gave me hope that the faith I have may be sufficient.

Thank you.

By: Tiffany W.

Tiffany W. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:41:31 +0000

So well-written and very poignant. I think we are all mormon women in progress. There are times when the faith we have doesn’t seem to measure up to what we must bear. I know that my faith is a work in progress. There was a time when I worried about that, but now, I take one day at a time, content in where I am going.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:17:51 +0000

Thank you for sharing such a tender story and such a strong testimony.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:45:56 +0000

Your experience has always been one of my greatest fears. I’m so sorry that yours was such an abrupt and unexplained loss. May you continue to seek for your answers, and see progress along the way. A virtual HUG for you.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:04:58 +0000

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. So often I struggle with the not being perfect, not being strong enough, and just forget that it is a daily process. We are all a work in progress. We progress at different rates and in many areas but we are getting there. Thank you again.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:47:43 +0000

What a neat post. Imagine how many people you have helped with these five or six paragraphs. I thank you for my daughter, who lost her first child. She still grieves.