I’ve heard it said that we’re in the middle of a loneliness pandemic and I certainly see the evidence for that all around me.

Just these past few weeks, I’ve had to ask for a lot of favors and help from friends, and each time I feel a little bit guilty because shouldn’t I be able to be self-sufficient?

For some reason, we think that we need to do everything all on our own.

And this causes us to stay to ourselves more, and then it becomes a self-reinforcing cycle.

I have been blessed with some amazing friends and family who are willing to help me out when needed, and I hope I’m able to offer that in return as much as possible!

But when we go through really tough times, it’s hard to remember that there are more “with us” than those who are “with them”.

We know that there are more on the other side who are supporting us, loving us, and cheering us on.

But there are still a lot of people who are with the “other side”. Or at least not with us.

But I couldn’t help but ponder on the word MORE.

What if MORE wasn’t just referring to quantity, but instead referring to the vastly superior quality?

God will always be MORE than anyone else.

Temple covenants will always be more.

Priesthood power will always be more.

Unshakable faith will always be more.

Love of God and love of others will always be more.

Eternal families will always be more.

Selfless service and sacrifice will always be more.

Obedience to a loving Heavenly Father will always be more.

When we are on God’s side, we will always have more and be more than enough.

The numbers and quantities don’t really matter.

Plus there’s always room for more on God‘s side anyways!

We know what our eternal destiny can be.

And it will always be more than what anyone else has to offer.

“Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” (2 Kings 6:16)

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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But the story of the widow that the prophet Elisha blessed gives me hope!

After her husband died, she owed a lot of money.

It seemed to had gotten to the point that the creditors were coming to take her two sons as payment for the debts.

Elisha went into problem-solving mode to help this widow:

In 2 Kings 4:2, he asks, “What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house?

“And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.” (2 Kings 4:2)

That’s what I feel like!

Like I’ve only got a small pot of oil to offer the Lord.

And yet Elisha made this work.

He had her gather up a whole bunch of other vessels, and pour from the small pot of oil that she had.

And she ended up filling every single vessel that she collected with oil!

Not only was that in and of itself a miracle, but this miracle allowed her to sell these vessels of oil for profit, and pay off her creditors.

No matter how little your offering of faith might seem to the Lord, whether it’s just a small offering of your time, your modest talents, or even a short attention span spent in the scriptures, the Lord can multiply what we have into so much more than we could imagine!

The Lord multiplies our offering.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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