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Learning to Trust the Lord Together By Elder Hans T. Boom and Sister Marjan Boom · Words of the Living Prophets

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  Learning to Trust the Lord Together by Elder Hans T Boom
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  and Sister Marjan Bohm. Elder Boom is a general
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  authority 70 When our eldest son Joshua was 18 months old, he
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  became sick. We did not know what the problem
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  was, but his digestive system did not work properly.
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  He would not eat. It was a constant battle just to
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  feed him. We took Joshua to the hospital
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  several times and tried medication for more than a year.
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  We did not see any improvements during this time.
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  We continually pleaded with the Lord, asking will you heal our
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  little boy? At a certain point we thought we
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  were going to lose him. We wanted Joshua to be healed,
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  but we started to think as the scriptures say, but if not, if
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  Joshua was not going to be healed and we needed to prepare
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  for another outcome, what were we going to do?
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  We decided that the Lord knew what was best.
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  Our pleading changed from will you heal our son to Lord if this
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  is what is needed, If you need Joshua back, we accept it.
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  After some time, Joshua began to improve.
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  Thankfully, we did not lose him. This experience helped us early
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  in our marriage to set our priorities straight.
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  We decided that our faith would not be shaken.
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  When the challenges of life come, no matter what, we will
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  trust the Lord and rely on Him. It begins with faith.
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  Now, when challenges come, we think back to our experience
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  with Joshua and know we can make it through as long as we have
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  faith in Jesus Christ, even if what we hope and pray for does
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  not happen. For each of us, faith is a
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  choice. Elder Neal L Anderson of the
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  Quorum of the 12 Apostles has taught.
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  Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we
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  choose to believe and as we seek it and hold onto it.
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  At a certain point in each of our lives, we have to decide if
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  we will rely only on our own strength, let doubt and fear
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  take over, or go forward with faith in Him.
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  We have learned that faith should not be based on outcomes,
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  but on trust. As we stay close to the Lord and
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  rely on Him, He will bless us with what we need.
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  It may not always be what we want in the moment, but we can
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  always trust Him. As we do, our faith and trust
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  are strengthened. Patience and trust.
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  Years ago, Elder Boom served as a branch president.
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  Our boys were little, and we had just moved from a noisy
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  apartment that was not in the best part of town to a place
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  that needed major renovation. We certainly had a lot on our
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  plate. In his calling, Elderbone wanted
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  to visit everyone in the branch. During one visit, someone
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  threatened him. After that, he experienced a lot
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  of anxiety and it affected his health.
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  Elderbone visited a Doctor Who told him you need to slow down,
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  you need to rest. We learned from this experience
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  that it is important to balance our time and strength.
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  There is only so much we can do at one time.
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  The Lord will help us accomplish what is needed if we trust Him.
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  An important part of trusting Him is having patience,
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  especially when things do not happen, when or how we think
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  they should. Even when we have done our best,
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  we do not always know how the Lord will build our faith and
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  strengthen us for the next step in our lives.
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  That is where trust comes in. If we trust that the Lord knows
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  and wants what is best for us, we should allow Him to guide us.
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  He will help us as we move forward.
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  Keeping a proper perspective, in Elder Bones April 2025 General
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  Conference address, he spoke of his father's experience in a
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  concentration prison camp as a young man during World War Two.
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  He suffered immensely there. For years he worked hard so he
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  would not have to think about that experience.
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  But when Elder Boom was on his mission, the day came when
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  memories flooded his father's mind.
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  He suffered post traumatic stress and could not function
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  for several years. This was a terrible time in his
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  life. Thankfully, he overcame that
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  trial with the Lord's help. Years later, this experience
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  gave him the strength and perspective to endure the loss
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  of his sweetheart to Alzheimer's disease after 65 years of
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  marriage. For us, this experience with
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  Elder Boehm's mother was a challenge because we were far
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  from home. On church assignments, his
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  siblings visited and cared for her, but we felt that we were
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  unable to do our part. When we visited her every
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  summer, it was difficult to see that mentally she was gone.
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  Before she passed away in February 2025, we prayed and
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  asked the Lord why she had to suffer for six long years.
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  We still do not know why, but we have learned to leave these
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  kinds of matters in the hands of the Lord.
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  We are here to experience both joy and sorrow so we can learn
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  and progress. We shouted for joy in the pre
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  mortal life at this opportunity. If we were protected from
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  everything, we would learn nothing.
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  We have to rely on the Lord if we are to receive the greatest
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  blessings He has in store for us.
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  We can keep a proper perspective as we continually trust and
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  follow Him. Look forward with peace and joy
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  through all things. The Lord Jesus Christ is our
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  Saviour and our friend. With Him we can feel peace amid
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  life's challenges. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He
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  paid the price for our sins, sorrows and struggles.
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  He prayed 3 times for His Father to let this cup pass from him,
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  but said nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt, Thy will
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  be done. He paid the price willingly for
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  us. We will never be asked to pay
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  the price the Saviour paid. Because of him we will live
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  again if we look to Him and follow Him.
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  We have the promise of eternal life with him, our Heavenly
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  Father and our loved ones. This brings peace.
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  This also brings us joy throughout our lives, even in
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  times of pain and uncertainty. President Russell M Nelson
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  taught. When the focus of our lives is
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  on Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy regardless of
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  what is happening or not happening in our lives.
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  Joy comes from and because of Him.
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  He is the source of all joy for Latter Day Saints.
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  Jesus Christ is joy. Trusting in the Lord is a
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  wonderful way of life. Choosing faith over fear and
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  embracing patience, peace and joy can provide hope in the face
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  of adversity. With our trust in Jesus Christ,
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  He can shape us into all that He knows we can become.
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