A Blessing Fulfilled

When I got pregnant, we were very much aware that due to my history with pregnancy, there was a good chance that I would be on bedrest for an extended period of time.  I tried to do things to minimize this likelihood, but I was still pretty convinced that bedrest was in my future.

At the very beginning of the pregnancy (before we told anyone we were expecting), I was released from my calling as Young Women Secretary and called as Boy Scout Committee Chair.  I figured this was a blessing in that the Young Women's calling would take much more time, and really, without a Boy Scout Committee Chair, life would go on.  There hadn't been an active chair for a while, anyway.

When I was set apart for my new calling, I was told that my health would not impact my ability to perform my calling.  My first thought was not faith-filled, unfortunately.  I thought about how the bishopric member didn't know my circumstance.  The main thing I do is hold a meeting once a month-- how would I do that on bedrest???

Throughout the pregnancy, I had several powerful experiences where the Lord taught me about faith and his power to heal.  I progressed from being convinced that bedrest and complications were inevitable, to understanding that bedrest and medication could be ways that the Lord uses to heal me, to believing that the Lord could even take away my problems.  As I gained faith, I found my pregnancy complications diminishing.

This past Wednesday, I went to my Boy Scout Committee Meeting.  I have had the promise that the Lord made through a bishopric member that didn't know my circumstances fulfilled.  I have been strengthened and healed through these past months.  I know that the Lord knows me and will help me.