"Call upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant which he made unto your fathers."
"Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel's end-no dawn to break the night's darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea "Is there no balm in Gilead?" We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face." {Thomas S. Monson}
I testify that God truly loves broken things. It brings Him so much joy when we, as His children, come to Him with a broken heart. A broken heart, a willing heart, a heart that is ready to change. Only when we are broken in this way will we be able to fully use the Atonement of Jesus Christ to repent and change to become more like Him.
It is in our weakest moments, when we feel we are in pieces that our Savior comes to our rescue to mend us, to heal us, and to make us whole.
"Praise His name, my God loves broken things."
- Kenneth Cope
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