Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander
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Often, there is one among a crowd who reacts individually and reaps blessings.
The biblical account of the woman who touched the Savior in the midst of a crowd, with faith that she could be healed of a long-standing illness, was "set apart from the crowd. The crowd came to see, but the woman came to be healed."
In the Book of Mormon, Alma stood in a crowd of King Noah's priests, but "Alma alone took to heart what Abinidi had taught. With courage, he stepped away from the crowd to follow the Lord."
These and other stories are not about crowds, "but individuals among those crowds. They are really about you and me. All of us are among the crowds of this world. My experience has taught me that almost all of us are like the woman who, despite the crowd, comes to the Savior. We all have faith that just a touch will bring healing to our aching souls and relief to our innermost needs. ...
"Struggling through the crowds of the world can be lonely and hard. ... Who can reach, support and ultimately rescue the one among the crowd better than the Savior? He understands what it is to persevere among a disrespectful crowd and still remain true."
He will emerge from the crowd as the Anointed One, the Savior and Redeemer.
