He Can Heal

"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which he will take upon him the pains and sickness of his people." 

Alma 7:11

A few years ago I had an experience which would change the way I viewed the suffering of Jesus Christ and changed my relationship with him. After a serious accident on a horse I was left with a Traumatic Brain Injury. During the following months I lost a lot of my memory and my ability to do a lot of the things that I loved to do. During this time I had no control over my thoughts. I felt utterly alone with no one to turn to. A few weeks after the hospital I began to read from the Book of Mormon and study the scriptures because that was the only place I could find peace with what was going on. I spent a lot of time on my knees, pleading with my Heavenly Father to help me push the negative, destructive thoughts out of my mind, and replace them with ones that would uplift and help me. Multiple times I thought of the Savior in Gethsemane suffering "the pains and sicknesses of his people." This was the only thing that brought peace to me. I began to understand and realized what the scriptures mean when they talk about him taking upon him the pains of the world. There is no limit to the atonement. It covers all suffering we may have! There is a lot that Jesus Christ can help us to overcome through continual faith and trusting in his divine role as our Savior. What ever it may be he has felt it! The greatest thing we can do as humans is turn to him  in our times of trial and sickness. Let him heal us spiritually! The power of his suffering is infinite, without end, everlasting! I know that he truly does love us! He wants to heal us! May we each come to Christ! He can heal and he will heal if we will come to him!