March 2006 Disability Articles

Articles in the March Church Magazines on disability:

The New Era

• Looking up to Jake by Jed Layton
  Article about Jake Cram from the Riverton Utah South Stake who was born with dextrocardia. In the article Jake states, "It makes a difference if you are positive instead of negative. I always try to be positive. Even with everything I've had to go through and all of my circumstances, I am still a happy kid because of my attitude."

The Ensign

• A Talent for Touching Lives by Emily Metheny
  Article about 28-year old Jamie Gibson Hartley, "one of approximately 100,000 Americans who suffer from epidermolysis bullosa (EB)". From the article, "although Jamie's suffering is constant, she is quick to express gratitude for her blessings. She says she realized that many people with her disease do not have the light of the gospel to help them cope with the pain, and she asks herself, 'Why am I the lucky one?'"
• Lessons from the Old Testament: Blessed in My Affliction by Bonnie D. Parkin
  Bonnie D. Parkin shares an personal experience of losing her hearing in one ear, she states, "Partially losing my hearing has helped me develop patience for others, especially those with disabilities. It has helped me find faith to accept affliction. It has given me clarity to realize that instant, miraculous cures are not always the Lord’s will. In fact, sometimes just the opposite is true."
• Kirsten's Challenge by Angela Diener
  From the article, "two of our children have physical impairments. You do not with it, but if it happens, you have to accept it wholeheartedly, learn, and fight through the difficulties."

Please let us know if you saw any that we missed!