Me Thinks

 

Sometimes we speak about the first word of the Restoration being the name Joseph, showing the intimate nature of God—that He knows each of us personally. But perhaps the first and most sacred lesson of the Restoration is that when we kneel in sincerity and call upon God, He delivers.

Each of us will face moments when life feels overwhelming, when we feel burdened by responsibilities and expectations—when the noise and the chaos and the complexity of the world threaten to drown out what matters most.

In those moments, Jesus Christ invites us to come unto Him in prayer, wherein He delivers us—not always by removing the burden but by strengthening us and giving us clarity, peace, and power to move forward with the simplicity found in Him.

I bear witness that Jesus Christ is the source of the abundant life. He is the strength of our roots, the One who brings order and peace and meaning out of complexity.
(“Simplicity that is in Christ,” Steven Shumway, Feb. 3, 2026 BYU Devotional)

I would like to add my testimony to that of Elder Shumway's. Since arriving in the Philippines, I have often felt overwhelmed and burdened, but I have found deliverance and strengthening power through earnest prayer.  The burden is not always lifted, but I am able to deal with the issue or task, and figure it out. Sometimes it is not until a later date that I look back and realize how much I was helped.