"For reasons usually unknown, some people are born with physical limitations. Specific parts of the body may be abnormal. Regulatory systems may be out of balance. And all of our bodies are subject to disease and death. Nevertheless, the gift of a physical body is priceless. Without it, we cannot attain a fullness of joy.
"A perfect body is not required to achieve a divine destiny. In fact, some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are challenged. Such individuals are entitled to all the blessings that God has in store for His faithful and obedient children.
"Eventually the time will come when each 'spirit and . . . body shall be reunited again in . . . perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame.' Then thanks to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can become perfected in Him."
Russell M. Nelson, “We are Children of God,” Ensign, Nov. 1998, 85
