In my scripture study this morning I was on the very last chapter of the Book of Mormon. I have been struggling with knowing how to proceed with my son. His behavior last week was way out of control and I didn't know what had caused it or if anything had caused it. I have a list of factors and had absolutely no idea which one, if any was to blame. In addition, I'm at a crossroads with the program he's been doing and just feel tired and need help but organizing and scheduling the help is overwhelming. Factors:
Prednisone from asthma ER visit?
My subconcious attitude?
Risperdal dosage?
Taking him off lamictal?
Apples?
Avocadoes?
The weather?
Feeling very unworthy because I lost my temper with him yesterday, but knowing that the best thing to do was to pray and read my scriptures, I did it. Here I came to Moroni 10:3-5, Moroni's promise, the most famous scripture about how to know if the Book of Mormon is true. But what jumped out at me instead?
"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." Moroni 10:5
What jumped out at me, as if was highlighted, was the word ALL. God cares about every aspect of my life and if I study things out in my mind, ponder, and pray D&C 9:8-9, the Holy Ghost will let me know the truth of ALL things.
But that wasn't all. I'm doing an Eastern medicine therapy with him and our third appointment is today. The first visit was absolutely amazing, I felt really good about it, and the second visit was nice but not as amazing....and then we had a horrible week. I'm feeling more ambivalent about today's visit, but am having faith that what happened the first week was truly good, inspirational, and God-sent. The scriptures that followed confirmed that every good thing comes from God:
6 And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is.
7 And ye may a that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, b to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever.
8 And again, I exhort you, my brethren, that ye deny not thea of God, for they are many; and they come from the same God. And there are b ways that these gifts are administered; but it is the same God who worketh all in all; and they are given by the manifestations of the c of God unto men, to profit them.
9 a behold, to one is given by the Spirit of God, that he mayb the word of wisdom;
10 And to another, that he may a the word of b by the same Spirit;
11 And to another, exceedingly great a; and to another, the gifts of b by the same Spirit;
12 And again, to another, that he may work mighty a;
13 And again, to another, that he may prophesy concerning all things;
14 And again, to another, the beholding of angels and ministering spirits;
15 And again, to another, all kinds of tongues;
16 And again, to another, the interpretation of a and of divers kinds of tongues.
17 And all these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will.
18 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that a good b cometh of Christ.
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