He Felt That Too

I was excited when I opened the Ensign in January to discover that the visiting teaching messages were still focused on the attributes of Christ. I had loved the focus on individual attributes during 2014 and was pleased that it would continue.

January was on how Jesus was an obedient son. As I read through the lesson, in preparation for sharing it with the sisters I visit, I felt the spirit strongly testify that Jesus really did feel everything that I had been feeling and everything that I would feel. He was the only man who had felt what it was like to have a baby. This thought was truly amazing to me. I found myself returning to this realization several times throughout the remainder of my pregnancy and during labor. He had been there, and because of that he would be there to bear me up.

I know that I felt His presence, especially just before my daughter was born, during labor and delivery. I am so grateful for the atonement. I am grateful that Jesus Christ was an obedient son and that He did all that the Father asked of Him. I know that no matter what we may go through in life we can be assured that He experienced it and, because He did, He can help us through it if we let Him.