"The answer of faith is a powerful one, even in the most difficult of circumstances, because it does not depend on us—on our strength to endure, on our willpower, on the depth of our intellectual understanding, or on the resources we can accumulate. No, it depends on God, whose strength is omnipotence, whose understanding is that of eternity, and who has the will to walk beside us in love, sharing our burden. He could part the Red Sea before us or calm the angry storm that besets us, but these would be small miracles for the God of nature. Instead, he chooses to do something harder: He wants to transform human nature into divine nature. And thus, when our Red Sea blocks our way and when the storm threatens to overwhelm us, he enters the water with us, holding us in the hands of love, supporting us with the arms of mercy. When we emerge from the valley of the shadow, we will see that he was there with us all the time."
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Chieko N. Okazaki
Chieko Nishimura Okazaki (21 October 1926 – 1 August 2011) was an author, educator, and religious leader. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Okazaki was also the first person of color to serve on one of the church's general organization boards. She was also the first counselor to Elaine L. Jack in the church's General Relief Society Presidency from 1990 to 1997, a well-regarded speaker, and a best-selling author.
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