Elder Bednar shared an experience he had while president of BYU-Idaho,
when he and his wife, Susan, hosted Elder Neal A. Maxwell and his wife
as they visited the university's campus. Earlier in that same year,
Elder Maxwell had gone through debilitating chemotherapy for leukemia,
causing his physical strength and stamina to be limited during the
visit.
"During the course of our conversations that day, I
asked Elder Maxwell what lessons he had learned through his illness,"
Elder Bednar said. "I will remember always the precise and penetrating
answer he gave. 'Dave,' he said, 'I have learned that not shrinking is
more important than surviving.'"
It is through allowing faith in Jesus Christ and a complete submission
to His will that individuals are able to find greater comfort and peace,
he said.
"Even with strong faith, many mountains will not be moved," he said.
"And not all of the sick and infirmed will be healed. If all opposition
were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes
of the Father's plan would be frustrated."
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