5:38 PM
So the
results of the tests are in: the MRI results are normal, and the electroencephalogram (EEG or brain-wave) show normal brain activity. This is all good news as any visit to the
emergency room beginning in the dead of night rarely ends well. After a few
hours she is back at home, extremely drained from all the hustle and bustle of
the day on only a few hours’ sleep. I do not know what else to write about – my
feelings are strained and I wonder sometimes if we are going to make it out of
this mess. Clearly, it has a far greater impact on Cassie’s life than it does
mine. I see my companion and how she is not
herself. I see her make huge strides and have much progress, to only hit another wall. I know I need to be faithful and learn what the Lord has in store for my
wife and I. It is difficult to do so. I think of Job in the New Testament, and
the horrible things that happened to him: slain family, human frailty and
illnesses, and the derision of his friends. As I think of that, my mind is
immediately taken to the opening verses of Doctrine and Covenants 121. Here is
the story of Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail, hallowed scripture where multiple
insights are given through the dialogue between the Prophet Joseph and the Almighty. Here is the text of that scripture:
O God,
where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place? How long
shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the
eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be
penetrated with their cries? Yea, O Lord, how long shall they suffer these
wrongs and unlawful oppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward
them, and thy bowels be moved with compassion
toward them? O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven, earth, and seas, and of all
things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the
dark and benighted dominion of Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye
pierce; let thy pavilion be taken up; let thy hiding place no longer be
covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine heart be softened, and thy bowels
moved with compassion toward us ... Remember thy suffering saints, O our God;
and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever.
My son, peace be unto thy
soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And
then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph
over all thy foes. Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again
with warm hearts and friendly hands. Thou art not yet as Job ... (Doctrine and
Covenants 121:1-4,6-10)
We are not alone.
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