"The Savior knows what it feels like to..."

I've been taking a Book of Mormon class at BYU this term and it has honestly been such a blessing. Every time that I go to class I receive answers to prayers that have been on my mind for days or even weeks. I even sometimes receive answers to questions I didn't even know I had. It just testifies to me that Heavenly Father truly is aware of us and of our needs.

Today was no different.

We were studying in Alma 7:11 which states:

"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 the sicknesses of his people. "

From this verse, it tells us that Christ will suffer,

• Pains

• Afflictions

• Temptations

• Pains

• Sicknesses

No where in those verses does it mention Christ suffering for our sins (not yet at least). I feel as if sometimes when we think of the atonement we tend to only remember how it can cleanse us of our sins, which don't get me wrong, it is for that! It definitely cleanses us; but it also does so much more than just that. When Christ suffered for each of us, he felt EVERYTHING.

There was a quote shared in class that said something like this:

"The Savior knows what it feels like to die from cancer"

Our professor made us take that sentence and change it and add something that applied to us.

"The Savior knows what it feels like to..."

It was such a powerful and personal moment where I felt so loved by my Savior Jesus Christ.

Some things that I wrote were,

The Savior knows what it's like to study so hard for your test and not do as well as you thought you would.

The Savior knows what it feels like to be so tired every minute of every day.

The Savior knows what it feels like for me, Zahaia to be confused about school and life right now.

And because the Savior knows what that feels like, He knows how to help me.

The amazing thing about Christ is that because he knows how hard things are or will be, all he wants to do it help me, he won't judge me or anything like that, but instead, he will be that constant support that no one else can provide.

I know that Christ lives. And I also know that the Savior knows what it feels like to be you in this exact moment, going through life. Trust him, and lean on him.

Love, Zahaia