The Works of God Made Manifest
In 2012, Elder Ronald A. Rasband spoke about the birth of his grandchild. He related, “For the past 20 months, our family has been blessed with the privilege of having a very special baby. Little Paxton, our grandson, was born with a very rare chromosomal deletion, a genetic disorder that distinguishes him, literally, as one in hundreds of millions. For our daughter and her husband, an uncharted, life-changing journey began when Paxton was born. This experience has become a crucible for learning special lessons tied to the eternities.” He continued, “Shortly after precious Paxton was born, we knew Heavenly Father would bless us and teach us special lessons. As his father and I put our fingers on his tiny head in the first of many priesthood blessings, the words came into my mind from the ninth chapter of John: ‘That the works of God should be made manifest in him.’” Jesus spoke those words about “a man which was blind from his birth.” He taught that neither the man or his parents ...