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The following is an excerpt from Gone Too Soon: The Life and Loss of Infants and Unborn Children.
A series of remarkable promptings and experiences led a world-class cellist back to the faith she’d decidedly left more than 20 years earlier.
At age 21, Allison was disowned by her father. Then, only two years later, she was stranded by her first husband in an unfamiliar country. 
INTRODUCTION: Over the past several years I have witnessed the dedication of several temples. I suspect that many of you have also. I have a painting in my office that shows fifty-five temples. And we are not done yet. Brigham Young expressed an interesting insight about this in a talk given many years ago.
In a world where a constant—and we mean constant—flow of media images far exceeds the number of women we could ever see face to face, this abnormally thin and digitally-enhanced feminine ideal has become the norm in our minds. A counterfeit, dangerous, unattainable norm.
Every month, about 2,800 LDS missionaries come home. The returning missionary or couple appears at the airport, at the front door, or in the chapel. Loved ones and old friends offer joyful congratulations and comment on changes they see: a brighter glow of faith, a more confident demeanor, a deeper tan, or a newly acquired accent.
Every Latter-day Saint absolutely needs daily personal revelation to stay steadfast on the path of discipleship. Our spiritual survival depends on it. Personal revelation need not be dramatic or life-changing. It simply needs to be consistent. Some of the most helpful revelations are overlooked because of their frequency and simplicity. A college student shared this entry from her personal journal following a class discussion on personal revelation:
How can we lighten the burden of our brothers and sisters who deal with celiac disease or food allergies?
Congregations of various Christian faiths are coming together for an incredibly unique performance of Rob Gardner’s magnificent oratorio, “Lamb of God.”
Acting on revelation doesn’t mean we will feel inspired all the time. The experiences of two women foundational to the history of the Church teach us this in a profound way.