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The Miracle of Physical Therapy

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Neal A Maxwell, a former apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recounted a time when during World War II his unit came under heavy gunfire, but for some reason, after what he calls "a selfish prayer" the shelling stopped and his life was preserved. About the experience of God intervening on his behalf he said, "I had been blessed, and I knew that God knew that I knew’ (“ Becoming a Disciple ,”  Ensign,  June 1996, 19). While I am not on Okinawa I wanted to share an experience where I clearly knew and I knew that God knew I knew he had intervened in my family's behalf. The weeks following my son's emergency surgery in which seven screws were inserted inserted along with a metal plate, were arduous. You can read more about that experience here . A few weeks following we were meeting with the orthopedic surgeon who performed the surgery and discussing rehabilitation so that the kid could walk again. The doctor noting his age, was ...