Called Sister: “If You Have Enough Faith, You’ll Be Healed?” The Truth About Trials & Faith

Welcome to Called Sister. Today I’m back with my friend Shannon Cox for a conversation that gently corrects one of the most common (and most painful) misunderstandings we hear in faith spaces: that if we just had “enough” faith, our problems would disappear. Together, we talk about missions, miracles, mental health, chronic trials, and the kind of faith that doesn’t demand a quick fix — it trusts God through the process.

What do you do when someone says, “If you just have enough faith, you’ll get better”… but you’re doing everything you know to do — and the trial stays?

In this episode of Called Sister, Sarah and her friend Shannon Cox (who served in San Antonio, Texas) talk openly about the difference between faith that insists on an outcome and faith that stays with God through the outcome.

They share personal stories of illness, alopecia, depression, missionary life, and the quiet miracles that don’t always look like instant healing. Together, they explore Mosiah 24 and the meaning of “ease” — not as “make it easy,” but as “make it possible to carry.”

This conversation is for the sister who has been trying, praying, serving, showing up… and still feels heavy.

Because your trial is not proof that you’re failing. Your humanity is not a lack of faith. And God often “eases” us through people, help, medicine, therapy, and real connection — not isolation.

If you’re a returned sister missionary, preparing to serve, or a woman who needs permission to breathe and keep going, this episode is for you.

You are stronger than you think — and we’re walking with you.

Episode Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome Back with Shannon Cox
02:10 – Funny Mission Language Moments (Pregnant vs Embarrassed)
05:05 – The Harmful Myth: “If You Have Enough Faith, It Will Go Away”
08:30 – COVID Illness Story & Why That Phrase Hurts
12:40 – Shannon’s Alopecia & Living With a Trial That Remains
16:40 – Depression, Medication, and Missionary “Happiest Two Years” Pressure
21:40 – Mosiah 24: The Lord Eases Burdens (What “Ease” Really Means)
26:10 – Faith Isn’t Isolation: God Often Helps Us Through People
29:40 – Perfectionism, D&C 4, and Why Desire Is Enough
33:10 – Faith vs Anticipation: When Answers Don’t Mean What We Assume
37:00 – Unexpected Blessings: Language, Work, and Being a “Useful Engine”
41:10 – Temple & Everyday Miracles (God Uses What You’ve Been Given)
44:30 – Wrap-Up: Your Trial Isn’t a Measure of Your Faith
46:10 – Closing Love, Invitation to Share, and “Stronger Than You Think”

✨ Faith & Trials

“Having enough faith doesn’t necessarily mean everything will go away.”

“Your eventual outcome is not a direct result of the amount of faith you have.”

“Your trial is not proof that you don’t have enough faith.”

🕊️ Mosiah 24 & ‘Ease’

“Ease doesn’t always mean ‘easy.’ Sometimes it means ‘less intense’ — enough to keep going.”

“I’ve never had a time He didn’t ease it enough for me to gently keep going.”

💛 Mental Health & Humanity

“It was the most amazing two years of my life — and it was still hard.”

“Faith doesn’t mean you can’t have feelings.”

🤝 God Helps Through People

“God often gets you through things because of other people.”

“Having faith doesn’t mean isolating yourself.”

🌸 Calling & Desire

“If you have desire, you are called to the work — and that is enough.”

“You were called because of what you have to offer.”

🌍 Unexpected Blessings

“It came easier when I just put in the dang work.”

“I love being a very useful engine.”