The Master Healer: Why Do We Need A Bedrock Understanding of These Principles? Say This
The Master Healer: Why Do We Need A Bedrock Understanding of These Principles? Say This
“You don’t have to experience the sorrow caused by sin, the pain caused by others’ actions, or the painful
realities of mortality—alone”
One of my most rewarding opportunities is to travel—to learn from my sisters throughout the world. There’s nothing like
being arm in arm, face to face, and heart to heart with you.
During one such experience, a Relief Society leader asked, “Is there something specific that women should focus on?”
I answered, “Yes!” as President Russell M. Nelson’s talk “A Plea to My Sisters” entered my mind. President Nelson
taught, “We need women who have a bedrock understanding of the doctrine of Christ.”
“For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by
fire and by the Holy Ghost. …
“And now … I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the
word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
“Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God
and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus
saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
“… This is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom
of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ.”
First, the Savior, the Master Healer, has the power to change our hearts and give us permanent relief from the
sorrow caused by our own sin. When the Savior taught the Samaritan woman at the well, He knew about her serious
sins. However, “the Lord looketh on the heart,” and He knew she had a teachable heart.
Second, the Master Healer can comfort and strengthen us when we experience pain because of the unrighteous
actions of others. I have had many conversations with women weighed down under heavy burdens. Their covenant path
from the temple has become a difficult journey of healing. They suffer from broken covenants, broken hearts, and lost
confidence. Many are victims of adultery and verbal, sexual, and emotional abuse, often as the result of other people’s
addictions.
Third, the Master Healer can comfort and sustain us as we experience painful “realities of mortality,”13 such as
disaster, mental illness, disease, chronic pain, and death.
You don’t have to continue to carry the burden of sorrow caused by sin—alone
You don’t have to carry the pain caused by the unrighteous actions of others—alone.
You don’t have to experience the painful realities of mortality—alone.