“Years ago, I drove to Salt Lake to be with my cousin the day after her husband underwent open heart surgery. It was a tenuous time and after seeing her husband, I realised why she was so concerned. He was not recovering well, and his doctors decided that he needed a transfusion…

“I had never seen a blood transfusion before and was surprised as the blood dripped drop by drop slowly down a narrow tube into his vein. As I watched, I thought of our Saviour and wondered how many drops of blood He had shed for me…

“In a matter of hours, I witnessed the new life, energy, and strength the transfusion provided…

“Somehow, and in a way that I do not fully comprehend or understand, Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice gives us strength and helps us to do hard things…

“We are blessed to do things we don’t think we can do.”

-Susan Bednar

Susan Kae Robinson Bednar was born and raised in Afton, Wyoming. She attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a degree in elementary education. She is the spouse of David E. Bednar, and they share three sons.

These quotes are from the November 2004 Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults. The quote for this talk can be found here.