The Book of Mormon prophet Mormon asked the question, “Has the day of miracles ceased?” President Oaks answered in our day, “Many miracles happen every day in the work of our Church and in the lives of our members. Many of you have witnessed miracles, perhaps more than you realize.” If miracles are happening today then maybe in order to see them, we need to seek the faith that Elisha had when he prayed on behalf of his fearful young servant: “Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see”
Segment 1
Scriptures:
Moroni 7:35 (The day of miracles)
2 Kings 6:17 (Eyes to see)
2 Kings 3:13-15 (The hand of the Lord through music)
Galatians 6:7 (Reap what you sow)
Words of the General Authorities:
Many miracles happen every day in the work of our Church and in the lives of our members. Many of you have witnessed miracles, perhaps more than you realize. (Dallin, H. Oaks, “Miracles”, CES fireside delivered on May 7, 2000 as recorded in June 2001 Ensign)
Hosea of the Old Testament, warned all of us to be careful lest we learn personally something that I think my friends at the state institution understood more fully than I had: “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind” (Hosea 8:7). They got back more of a kind than ever they had planned on. (Jeffrey R. Holland, “Borne upon Eagles’ Wings”, BYU Speeches delivered on June 2, 1974)
Segment 2
Scriptures:
2 Kings 4:1-7 (A miracle of abundance)
1 Kings 18:3-4 (Obadiah hides the sons of the prophets)
Segment 3
Scriptures:
2 Kings 4:8-17 (A great woman conceives)
Genesis 18:14 (The time of life)
2 Kings 4:18-26 (It is well)
2 Kings 4:27-30 (I will not leave thee)
2 Kings 4:37 (Gratitude)
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll—
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
(“It Is Well with My Soul”, Hymns for Home and Church #1003)
Translations:
And it fell on a day - way-hi hayom = and it came to pass, it happened (Hebrew)
Perceive - yada = I know, I understand (Hebrew)
It is well - shalom = peace, wellbeing, to restore a lost thing (Hebrew)
Segment 4
Scriptures:
Numbers 31:9,25-32 (Law for the spoils of war)
2 Kings 5:1-15 (Naaman washes in Jordan)
2 Kings 6:16 (Fear not)
Segment 5
Scriptures:
2 Kings 7:1 (Thus saith the Lord)
2 Kings 7:6 (The Syrians are spooked)
2 Kings 7:17-20 (Fulfillment of prophecy)
Words of the General Authorities:
There may be times when you, like the servant, find yourself struggling to see how God is working in your life—times when you feel under siege—when the trials of mortality bring you to your knees. Wait and trust in God and in His timing, because you can trust His heart with all of yours. But there is a second lesson here. My dear sisters and brothers, you too can pray for the Lord to open your eyes to see things you would not normally see. (Michelle Craig, “Eyes to See”, October 2020 General Conference)
Segment 6
Scriptures:
2 Kings 6:16 (They that are with us are more than they that be with them)
Words of the General Authorities:
Although we are generally counseled not to speak of sacred things like the miracles we have witnessed, there are times when the Spirit prompts us to share these experiences, sometimes even in a setting where our account will be published. (Daniel H. Ludlow, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, as relayed by Dallin, H. Oaks, “Miracles”, CES fireside delivered on May 7, 2000 as recorded in June 2001 Ensign)
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