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[Title] (1) When the Waves Come Crashing, (2) Light in the Storm, (3) Dont Let Me Drown

[Kicker] Its silly to ask, but may I just have a little light? Something to rescue me from the
darkness? Because things are hard right nowreally hard.

[Highlights of the source article] (Word Count: 502)

Waves are crashing around memountain waves. I cant do this. I cant breathe. Im
drowning. Panic. Flailing. Cant.
Ether 2:24-25 reads:
For behold, ye shall be as a whale in the midst of the sea; for the mountain waves shall dash
upon you. Nevertheless, I will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea . . .
And behold, I prepare you against these things; for ye cannot cross this great deep save I
prepare you against the waves of the sea, and the winds which have gone forth, and the floods
which shall come. Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you that ye may have light
when ye are swallowed up in the depths of the sea?
I was on my bed stressing the storms of my life when this passage of scripture first became
real to me. The last sentence tossed me a life preserverGod was asking what he could do to
help me. Tears were added to the floods. Immediately I fell to my knees and asked him to
prepare a light for me, because I really needed it.
The exact storm conditions I have since forgotten, but I never have dared forget the comfort
provided by this scripture. And when things get bad, as they often do, my drowning soul calls out
for a little help, just the chance to breathe.
Last year was my year of Job. Though comparing my life to Jobs is admittedly extreme, the
comparison basically sums up how I felt. Trials were crashing around me daily. I didnt think I
could do it, and I was drowning under the waters of loneliness, self-doubt, and anxiety.
At one point, I came to the realization that I needed to move apartments, but such an event
was not in my carefully laid voyage plans. I didnt have the time or the courage, and I didnt
have the money. So I was trapped in a bad situation with no escape. In a depths of the sea
moment, I remembered that sacred question in Ether 2, and I answered. I asked God to prepare
me for my trials.
Then God sent a loving light to me. I was awarded a $1,000 scholarship I never applied for
nor knew of. This money meant I could afford to leave. Yes, I still lacked time and courage, but
those were the trials I could get through now I was confident that God was indeed there.
Money isnt the grand lighthouse of all figurative maritime disasters, but in this case, it was
the tender mercy that saved mea light to get me through my year of Job. God had prepared me
for the stormy waves.
In October 2011, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, At times we may even feel insignificant,
invisible, alone, or forgotten. But always rememberyou matter to Him! That is what Ether
2:24-25 means to me. I matter to God. He is aware of me, and hes there for me.

[Link to the source article] Discover Gods love for you by reading Ether 2:24-25 and You
Matter to Him by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Source: LDS.org

[Byline] Alyssa Nielsen, Weston, Idaho

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Read or watch Elder David A. Bednars The Tender Mercies of the Lord to learn more about
recognizing tender mercies.
Read Ether 3 to learn what the brother of Jared asked for and what else he received for his
faithfulness.

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