It seems to me that Section 42 addresses THREE types of healing - Faith healing, Priesthood blessings and Herbal/Mild Food healing. I have been blessed with experiences in all three types of healing. I understand this section differently than you do. I believe the Lord is saying that if a person doesn't have faith to be healed, but do believe in Him and the restored gospel, the second step was to lovingly nourish them with herbs and mild foods and to call the Elders, etc.
RaNaeMarch 11, 2013
I am confused by the statement "it is clear that those who don
KentMarch 11, 2013
Your statement that the Smith family observed the Word of Wisdom is incorrect and misleading, although they may have been healthy. Joseph and his father were known to have drunk wine and beer. Observance of this principle was not strictly observed in that era but that still does not diminish the status of the Prophet.
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Jan PennyMarch 25, 2013
It seems to me that Section 42 addresses THREE types of healing - Faith healing, Priesthood blessings and Herbal/Mild Food healing. I have been blessed with experiences in all three types of healing. I understand this section differently than you do. I believe the Lord is saying that if a person doesn't have faith to be healed, but do believe in Him and the restored gospel, the second step was to lovingly nourish them with herbs and mild foods and to call the Elders, etc.
RaNaeMarch 11, 2013
I am confused by the statement "it is clear that those who don
KentMarch 11, 2013
Your statement that the Smith family observed the Word of Wisdom is incorrect and misleading, although they may have been healthy. Joseph and his father were known to have drunk wine and beer. Observance of this principle was not strictly observed in that era but that still does not diminish the status of the Prophet.
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