Eyes to See the Good

Illustration by Briana Kranz

In January 2025, my wife, Kayla, began struggling with her eyesight. She was getting constant headaches and pain in her left eye. She couldn’t see well, and we were starting to worry.

When we went to an optometrist, he found that her left eye had high pressure. He referred us to an ophthalmologist to check for glaucoma. Kayla’s eyesight was at high risk. We called several doctors, but many offices were still closed for the holidays. All we could do was wait.

Worry pressed deeply on our minds. We turned to Heavenly Father in prayer for help, pleading that everything would go according to His plan. We yearned for support, and we felt His love. We knew that everything would turn out OK.

Eventually, we got an appointment just four days out with a specialist who usually had a waiting list several months long. The ophthalmologist found that Kayla’s eye pressure had gone down. He prescribed some eyedrops, and we went on our way.

Nothing life-changing had happened with my wife’s eyes, but we learned to see the good by turning to the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The Savior helps us be positive and joyful despite trials. We know that He can heal us in His own time and in His own way.

Jesus Christ didn’t just pay for our sins—He also suffered all our “pains and afflictions … of every kind; … that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities” (Alma 7:11–12).

We felt comforted because we knew that Jesus Christ understood our grief. Because we yoked ourselves to Him, we found “rest unto [our] souls” (see Matthew 11:28–30).

President Camille N. Johnson, Relief Society General President, taught:

“Jesus Christ can lighten our load.

“Jesus Christ can lift our burdens. …

“Jesus Christ is our relief.”