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Bear
Up T
heir B
urde
ns w
ith E
ase
By E
lder D
avid
A. B
edna
r
Of th
e Qua
rum
of the
Twelv
e Apo
stles
The u
nique
burd
ens i
n eac
h of o
ur liv
es he
lp us
to re
ly up
on th
e mer
its, m
ercy
, and
grac
e of
the H
oly M
essia
h.
I hav
e a de
ar fr
iend w
ho, in
the e
arly
year
s of h
is ma
rriag
e, wa
s con
vince
d he a
nd hi
s fam
ily ne
eded
a fou
r-whe
el-dr
ive pi
ckup
truc
k. Hi
s wife
was
sure
that
he di
d not
need
but
mere
ly wa
nted t
he ne
w ve
hicle.
A pla
yful c
onve
rsatio
n betw
een t
his hu
sban
d and
wife
ini
tiated
their
cons
idera
tion o
f the a
dvan
tages
and d
isadv
antag
es of
such
a pu
rchas
e.
“Swe
ethea
rt, w
e nee
d a fo
ur-w
heel-
drive
truc
k.”
She a
sked
, “W
hy do
you t
hink w
e nee
d a ne
w tru
ck?”
He an
swer
ed he
r que
stion
with
wha
t he b
eliev
ed w
as th
e per
fect r
espo
nse:
“Wha
t if w
e ne
eded
milk
for o
ur ch
ildre
n in a
terri
ble st
orm,
and t
he on
ly wa
y I co
uld ge
t to th
e gro
-ce
ry sto
re w
as in
a pic
kup?
”
His w
ife re
plied
with
a sm
ile, “
If we b
uy a
new
truck
, we w
ill no
t hav
e mon
ey fo
r milk
—so
wh
y wor
ry ab
out g
etting
to th
e stor
e in a
n eme
rgen
cy!”
Over
time t
hey c
ontin
ued t
o cou
nsel
togeth
er an
d ultim
ately
decid
ed to
acqu
ire th
e tru
ck.
Shor
tly af
ter ta
king p
osse
ssion
of th
e new
vehic
le, m
y frie
nd w
anted
to de
mons
trate
the
utility
of th
e tru
ck an
d vali
date
his re
ason
s for
wan
ting t
o pur
chas
e it. S
o he d
ecide
d he
would
cut a
nd ha
ul a s
upply
of fir
ewoo
d for
their
home
. It w
as in
the a
utumn
of th
e yea
r, an
d sno
w alr
eady
had f
allen
in th
e mou
ntains
whe
re he
inten
ded t
o find
woo
d. As
he
drov
e up t
he m
ounta
inside
, the s
now
grad
ually
beca
me de
eper
and d
eepe
r. My f
riend
re
cogn
ized t
he sl
ick ro
ad co
nditio
ns pr
esen
ted a
risk,
but w
ith gr
eat c
onfid
ence
in th
e ne
w tru
ck, h
e kep
t goin
g.
The u
nique
burde
ns in
each
of ou
r live
s help
us to
rely u
pon
the m
erits,
merc
y, and
grac
e of th
e Holy
Mes
siah.
I hav
e a d
ear f
riend
who
, in
the e
arly
year
s of h
is m
arria
ge, w
as co
nvin
ced
he an
d hi
s fam
ily n
eede
d a f
our-
whee
l-driv
e pick
up tr
uck.
His
wife
was
sure
that
he d
id n
ot
need
but m
erely
wan
ted th
e new
vehi
cle. A
play
ful c
onve
rsatio
n be
twee
n th
is hu
sban
d an
d wi
fe in
itiate
d th
eir co
nsid
erati
on o
f the
adva
ntag
es an
d di
sadva
ntag
es o
f suc
h a p
urch
ase.
“Swe
ethea
rt, w
e nee
d a f
our-
whee
l-driv
e tru
ck.”
She a
sked
, “W
hy d
o yo
u th
ink w
e nee
d a n
ew tr
uck?
”
He a
nswe
red
her q
uesti
on w
ith w
hat h
e beli
eved
was
the p
erfe
ct re
spon
se: “
Wha
t if w
e ne
eded
milk
for o
ur ch
ildre
n in
a ter
rible
storm
, and
the o
nly w
ay I
coul
d ge
t to
the
groc
ery s
tore
was
in a
pick
up?”
His
wife
repl
ied w
ith a
smile
, “If
we bu
y a n
ew tr
uck,
we w
ill n
ot h
ave m
oney
for m
ilk—
so w
hy w
orry
abou
t gett
ing t
o th
e sto
re in
an em
erge
ncy!”
Ove
r tim
e the
y con
tinue
d to
coun
sel t
ogeth
er an
d ul
timate
ly de
cided
to ac
quire
th
e tru
ck. S
hortl
y afte
r tak
ing p
osse
ssion
of t
he n
ew ve
hicle
, my f
riend
wan
ted to
de
mon
strate
the u
tility
of t
he tr
uck a
nd va
lidate
his
reaso
ns fo
r wan
ting t
o pu
rcha
se it
. So
he d
ecid
ed h
e wou
ld cu
t and
hau
l a su
pply
of fi
rewo
od fo
r the
ir ho
me.
It w
as in
the
autu
mn
of th
e yea
r, an
d sn
ow al
read
y had
falle
n in
the m
ount
ains w
here
he i
nten
ded
to fi
nd w
ood.
As h
e dro
ve u
p th
e mou
ntain
side,
the s
now
grad
ually
beca
me d
eepe
r and
de
eper
. My f
riend
reco
gnize
d th
e slic
k roa
d co
nditi
ons p
rese
nted
a ris
k, bu
t with
grea
t co
nfid
ence
in th
e new
truc
k, h
e kep
t goi
ng.
Sadl
y, m
y frie
nd w
ent t
oo fa
r alo
ng th
e sno
wy ro
ad. A
s he s
teere
d th
e tru
ck o
ff of
the
road
at th
e plac
e he h
ad d
eterm
ined
to cu
t woo
d, h
e got
stuc
k. A
ll fo
ur o
f the
whe
els o
n th
e new
truc
k spu
n in
the s
now.
He r
eadi
ly re
cogn
ized
that
he d
id n
ot kn
ow w
hat t
o do
to
extri
cate
him
self
from
this
dang
erou
s situ
ation
. He w
as em
barr
assed
and
worr
ied.
My f
riend
dec
ided
, “W
ell, I
will
not
just
sit h
ere.
” He c
limbe
d ou
t of t
he ve
hicle
and
starte
d cu
tting
woo
d. H
e com
plete
ly fil
led th
e bac
k of t
he tr
uck w
ith th
e hea
vy lo
ad.
And
then
my f
riend
dete
rmin
ed h
e wou
ld tr
y driv
ing o
ut o
f the
snow
one
mor
e tim
e.
As h
e put
the p
ickup
into
gear
and
appl
ied p
ower
, he s
tarted
to in
ch fo
rwar
d. S
lowl
y th
e tru
ck m
oved
out
of t
he sn
ow an
d ba
ck o
nto
the r
oad.
He f
inall
y was
free t
o go
ho
me,
a ha
ppy a
nd h
umbl
ed m
an.
Our I
ndivi
dual
Load
I pra
y for
the a
ssista
nce o
f the
Hol
y Gho
st as
I em
phasi
ze vi
tal le
ssons
that
can
be
learn
ed fr
om th
is sto
ry ab
out m
y frie
nd, t
he tr
uck,
and
the w
ood.
It w
as th
e loa
d. It
was
the l
oad
of w
ood
that
prov
ided
the t
racti
on n
eces
sary f
or h
im to
get o
ut o
f the
snow
, to
get b
ack o
n th
e roa
d, an
d to
mov
e for
ward
. It w
as th
e loa
d th
at en
abled
him
to re
turn
to
his
family
and
his h
ome.
Each
of u
s also
carr
ies a
load
. Our
indi
vidua
l loa
d is
com
prise
d of
dem
ands
and
oppo
rtuni
ties,
oblig
ation
s and
priv
ilege
s, aff
lictio
ns an
d bl
essin
gs, a
nd o
ptio
ns an
d co
nstra
ints.
Two
guid
ing q
uesti
ons c
an be
help
ful a
s we p
erio
dica
lly an
d pr
ayer
fully
ass
ess o
ur lo
ad: “
Is th
e loa
d I a
m ca
rryin
g pro
ducin
g the
spiri
tual
tracti
on th
at wi
ll en
able
me t
o pr
ess f
orwa
rd w
ith fa
ith in
Chr
ist o
n th
e stra
it an
d na
rrow
path
and
avoi
d ge
tting
stuc
k? Is
the l
oad
I am
carr
ying c
reati
ng su
fficie
nt sp
iritu
al tra
ction
so I
ultim
ately
can
retu
rn h
ome t
o H
eave
nly F
ather
?”
Som
etim
es w
e mist
aken
ly m
ay be
lieve
that
happ
ines
s is t
he ab
senc
e of a
load
. But
be
arin
g a lo
ad is
a ne
cessa
ry an
d es
sent
ial p
art o
f the
plan
of h
appi
ness.
Bec
ause
our
in
divid
ual l
oad
need
s to
gene
rate
spiri
tual
tracti
on, w
e sho
uld
be ca
refu
l to
not h
aul
arou
nd in
our
live
s so
man
y nice
but u
nnec
essar
y thi
ngs t
hat w
e are
dist
racte
d an
d di
verte
d fro
m th
e thi
ngs t
hat t
ruly
matt
er m
ost.
The S
treng
then
ing Po
wer o
f the
Aton
emen
tTh
e Sav
ior s
aid: “
Com
e unt
o m
e, al
l ye t
hat l
abou
r and
are h
eavy
lade
n, an
d I w
ill gi
ve
you
rest.
Tak
e my y
oke u
pon
you,
and
learn
of m
e; fo
r I am
mee
k and
lowl
y in
hear
t: an
d ye
shall
find
rest
unto
your
soul
s. Fo
r my y
oke i
s easy
, and
my b
urde
n is
light
” (M
atthe
w 11:
28–3
0).
A yo
ke is
a wo
oden
beam
, nor
mall
y use
d be
twee
n a p
air o
f oxe
n or
oth
er an
imals
that
enab
les th
em to
pul
l tog
ether
on
a loa
d. A
yoke
plac
es an
imals
side
-by-
side s
o th
ey ca
n m
ove t
ogeth
er in
ord
er to
acco
mpl
ish a
task.
Cons
ider
the L
ord’
s uni
quely
indi
vidua
l inv
itatio
n to
“tak
e my y
oke u
pon
you.
” M
akin
g and
keep
ing s
acre
d co
vena
nts y
okes
us t
o an
d wi
th th
e Lor
d Je
sus C
hrist
. In
esse
nce,
the S
avio
r is b
ecko
ning
us t
o re
ly up
on an
d pu
ll to
geth
er w
ith H
im, e
ven
thou
gh o
ur be
st ef
forts
are n
ot eq
ual t
o an
d ca
nnot
be co
mpa
red
with
His.
As w
e tru
st in
and
pull
our l
oad
with
Him
dur
ing t
he jo
urne
y of m
ortal
ity, t
ruly
His
yoke
is ea
sy an
d H
is bu
rden
is li
ght.
We a
re n
ot an
d ne
ver n
eed
be al
one.
We c
an p
ress
forw
ard
in o
ur d
aily l
ives w
ith
heav
enly
help
. Thr
ough
the S
avio
r’s A
tone
men
t we c
an re
ceive
capa
city a
nd “s
treng
th
beyo
nd [o
ur] o
wn” (
“Lor
d, I
Wou
ld F
ollo
w Th
ee,”
Hym
ns, n
o. 2
20).
As th
e Lor
d de
clare
d, “T
here
fore
, con
tinue
your
jour
ney a
nd le
t you
r hea
rts re
joice
; for
beho
ld,
and
lo, I
am w
ith yo
u ev
en u
nto
the e
nd” (
D&C
100:
12).
Cons
ider
the e
xam
ple i
n th
e Boo
k of M
orm
on as
Am
ulon
per
secu
ted A
lma a
nd h
is pe
ople.
The
voice
of t
he L
ord
cam
e to
thes
e disc
iples
in th
eir af
flicti
ons:
“Lift
up
your
he
ads a
nd be
of g
ood
com
fort,
for I
know
of t
he co
vena
nt w
hich
ye h
ave m
ade u
nto
me;
an
d I w
ill co
vena
nt w
ith m
y peo
ple a
nd d
elive
r the
m o
ut o
f bon
dage
” (M
osiah
24:
13).
Note
the c
entra
lity o
f cov
enan
ts to
the p
rom
ise o
f deli
vera
nce.
Cov
enan
ts re
ceive
d an
d ho
nore
d wi
th in
tegrit
y and
ord
inan
ces p
erfo
rmed
by p
rope
r prie
sthoo
d au
thor
ity ar
e ne
cessa
ry to
rece
ive al
l of t
he bl
essin
gs m
ade a
vaila
ble t
hrou
gh th
e Ato
nem
ent o
f Jes
us
Chris
t. Fo
r in
the o
rdin
ance
s of t
he p
riesth
ood,
the p
ower
of g
odlin
ess i
s man
ifest
unto
men
and
wom
en in
the f
lesh,
inclu
ding
the b
lessin
gs o
f the
Ato
nem
ent (
see D
&C
84:2
0–21
).
Bear
Up Th
eir Bu
rden
s with
Ease
By El
der D
avid
A. Be
dnar
Of th
e Qua
rum of
the T
welve
Apost
les
Sister Kunz’s
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