My current Old Testament progress:
I did finish it in 2006!
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When my three-year-old says her prayers, she always wants help. I know she knows how to say a complete prayer, but she doesn't know, or won't admit to herself, that she can do it. I adopted a strategy: when she asks for my help, I tell her, "You start, and do all that you can. When you need help, I will step in and help you finish."
It struck me that this is what the Savior does. When we are facing trials and challenges and ask for Him to please take them from us, his response is, "You start. Do all that you can. Learn and grow. Stretch yourself and learn how much more you can do than you realize. When you truly need the help, I will step in and carry you the rest of the way."
