As we concluded our time together, John asked if I would give him a priesthood blessing.

I responded that I would gladly give such a blessing, but I first needed to ask some questions.

I then posed questions I had not planned to ask and had

never previously considered. John, do you have the faith not to be healed? Oh, Testing one two three testing one two three. This is radio free Mormon on the air

broadcasting behind enemy lines.

Tonight's episode, Faith Not to be healed.

Or A Wish for Blessings that Work.

The first part of that title Faith Not to Be for blessings that work.

The first part of that title,

Faith not to be healed, you may have thought you heard incorrectly,

or that I said it wrong.

Shouldn't I have said faith to be healed

isn't that the scriptural injunction given by a priesthood holder to someone

who is about to be healed?

If they have faith to be healed, then they will be healed?

No, actually I meant to say faith not to be healed because I am not quoting from the New

Testament instead I am quoting from Elder Bednar four years ago in a worldwide

devotional that he gave we'll get to that talk by Elder Bednar and why it is that he should say

faith not to be healed instead of faith to be healed in the second part of

this podcast. The first part of this podcast will deal with the alternate title

to this episode A Wish for Blessings That Work.

Now that title may be a bit obscure to some of my listeners, so let me take a minute to

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