Lessons from my Father

I look forward to those random moments when something my father would said to us girls over and over again and then within a matter of time~ what he says actually makes sense.

My father would always say, "Pain in good, it lets you know that you are alive."

Who in their right mind would want more pain?

My father was talking more a the lines of physical pain. Working on the farm and living in a household with 10 girls, you are lucky if you don't break a nail~ let alone get 5 new bruises from something or someone.

I got thinking about this statement and the different aspects of pain. Spiritual pain.

The Savior suffered the Atonement for us.

For the most part, we can't comprehend the actually pain the Savior went through.

ALMA 7:11-13

And He shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith He will take upon Him the pains and sicknesses of His people.

And He will take upon Him death, that He may loose the bands of death which binds his people; and He will take upon Him their infirmities, that His bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that He may know according to the flesh how to succor His people according to their infirmities.

Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that He might take upon Him the sins of His people, that He might blot out their transgressions according to the power of His deliverance; and now behold, this is that testimony which is in me.

LOVE & PAIN

What if there is LOVE that we can't comprehend ?

The Savior was willing and able to perform the Atonement for us.

He loves us more than we will ever know so He suffered beyond our understanding.

"Pain is good, it lets you know you are alive. "

The pain our Savior went through was "good" and because of it we are able to "live" with our Father in Heaven and our Savior once again

This I know more than I know anything else.

At what point in His mortal life can you see an instance when it was easy for Him?