Sat, 00 May 0000 00:00:00 +0000http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=0000#comment-00000I would be happy to answer your questions based on my experience as a parent of several children, none of whom are perfect, plus my own life. God lets us have physical trials. We take medicine to manage or cure our diseases. My husband took chemo to cure his cancer. We didn't feel we were circumventing his will by avoiding his death. I didn't ever feel like God preferred I became a widow to give me spiritual challenges. In fact, even though I didn't become a widow, I have had plenty of other challenges!!! So I have spiritually grown in other ways instead. I have had many other challenges related to my children. Sometimes I have wondered why God "let" something happen to my child. The great thing is when you see that he consecrates all challenges for our good. However, when a challenge is avoided life isn't some sort of walk in the park. There are always ways to live and grow. Whether we are given one talent or ten, he expects us to work with what we have. If we have a mental challenge, we should do the best with what we have. If we have an abundance of intellect, we should do the best with what we have. We will all have opportunities for growth.I would be happy to answer your questions based on my experience as a parent of several children, none of whom are perfect, plus my own life. God lets us have physical trials. We take medicine to manage or cure our diseases. My husband took chemo to cure his cancer. We didn't feel we were circumventing his will by avoiding his death. I didn't ever feel like God preferred I became a widow to give me spiritual challenges. In fact, even though I didn't become a widow, I have had plenty of other challenges!!! So I have spiritually grown in other ways instead. I have had many other challenges related to my children. Sometimes I have wondered why God "let" something happen to my child. The great thing is when you see that he consecrates all challenges for our good. However, when a challenge is avoided life isn't some sort of walk in the park. There are always ways to live and grow. Whether we are given one talent or ten, he expects us to work with what we have. If we have a mental challenge, we should do the best with what we have. If we have an abundance of intellect, we should do the best with what we have. We will all have opportunities for growth. ]]>By: David T.http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=0000&cpage=0#comment-00000 David T.Sat, 00 May 0000 00:00:00 +0000http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=0000#comment-00000I can't say how much participation Heavenly Father has in our imperfections and handicaps, I truly can't. Personally, I don't believe He creates them, but I do believe He allows the natural anomalies that come with mortality. I also agree with what Logan said: "In the eternal perspective, handicaps and imperfections might not turn out to be the disadvantages we thought they were." We naturally tend to think with mortal perspectives, and that casts shadows on the way we see our challenges. I'll say it one more time: I was just posing a question. I thought it, so I asked it. But I certainly don't agree that synthetic genetic engineering or man-made DNA-