I especially enjoyed hearing some public health plugs within the messages from our church leaders last weekend. Here are two of my favorite quotes, both in very clear support of disease prevention and public health science! WOOOHOOOOOOO!
"I ask a question to you mothers: “Would you ever do something that would cause pain and bring tears to your children when they have done nothing wrong?” Of course you would! When mothers take young children to the doctor to receive immunizations, almost every child leaves the doctor’s office in tears. Why do you do that? Because you know that a small amount of pain now will protect them from possible pain and suffering in the future. Our Father in Heaven knows the end from the beginning. We need to follow the example of the Savior and trust in Him." - J. B. Martino
"Latter-day Saints believe in applying the best available scientific knowledge and techniques. We use nutrition, exercise, and other practices to preserve health, and we enlist the help of healing practitioners, such as physicians and surgeons, to restore health." - D. H. Oaks
I love it! I thought the same thing when Elder Martino mentioned immunizations! I also thought of how happy Ashley must have been! And I wondered if it was a consciously chosen example to quell the crazies among us who don't immunize their children!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eli for pointing out just how inspiring Public Health is! :)