Every iteration through a faith cycle will bring an individual closer to God than they were before. Every faith cycle enables a greater faith cycle.
It is a misconception to think that people who are mighty in faith arrived at that point all at once. It is a misconception to think that people with mighty faith were born in some way that makes it easier for them:
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. (James 5:17)
They all began no different than you. “In the first place they were on the same standing with their brethren.” (Alma 13:5)
The only difference between them and you is “their exceeding faith and good works.” (Alma 13:10) These people are only different than you in what they came to think about God. They believed that God was great enough to make them like him, if they obeyed him. Do you?
Every servant of God begins their faith journey in humble, almost imperceptible circumstances. It is through successive faith cycles that they come up to the mighty faith they are renown for. You can be just like them as soon as you submit to the same frequency and intensity of faith cycles that they have.
Melchizedek provides an example of this iterative process. As a child, he completed sufficient faith cycles to work several considerable miracles. He then was approved by God, and only after all of this was ordained a high priest and enabled—through more faith—to perform even more miracles in the Lord’s name—from breaking mountains to dividing seas to quenching fire, etc.:
26 Now Melchizedek was a man of faith, who wrought righteousness; and when a child he feared God, and stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire.
27 And thus, having been approved of God, he was ordained an high priest after the order of the covenant which God made with Enoch,
28 It being after the order of the Son of God; which order came, not by man, nor the will of man; neither by father nor mother; neither by beginning of days nor end of years; but of God;
29 And it was delivered unto men by the calling of his own voice, according to his own will, unto as many as believed on his name.
30 For God having sworn unto Enoch and unto his seed with an oath by himself; that every one being ordained after this order and calling should have power, by faith, to break mountains, to divide the seas, to dry up waters, to turn them out of their course;
31 To put at defiance the armies of nations, to divide the earth, to break every band, to stand in the presence of God; to do all things according to his will, according to his command, subdue principalities and powers; and this by the will of the Son of God which was from before the foundation of the world.
32 And men having this faith, coming up unto this order of God, were translated and taken up into heaven.
33 And now, Melchizedek was a priest of this order; therefore he obtained peace in Salem, and was called the Prince of peace. (Genesis 14, JST)
Enoch provides another example of this iterative process. Having left his home after living a modern lifetime worth of unremarkable faith to fulfill some nondescript yearning of his heart, Enoch:
2 ... cried unto the Lord, there came a voice out of heaven, saying—Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount Simeon.
3 And it came to pass that I turned and went up on the mount; and as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with glory;
4 And I saw the Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a man talketh one with another, face to face; and he said unto me: Look, and I will show unto thee the world for the space of many generations.
5 And it came to pass that I beheld in the valley of Shum, and lo, a great people which dwelt in tents, which were the people of Shum.
6 And again the Lord said unto me: Look; and I looked towards the north, and I beheld the people of Canaan, which dwelt in tents.
7 And the Lord said unto me: Prophesy; and I prophesied, saying: Behold the people of Canaan, which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum, and shall slay them that they shall utterly be destroyed; and the people of Canaan shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful, and none other people shall dwell there but the people of Canaan;
8 For behold, the Lord shall curse the land with much heat, and the barrenness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people.
9 And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: Look; and I looked, and I beheld the land of Sharon, and the land of Enoch, and the land of Omner, and the land of Heni, and the land of Shem, and the land of Haner, and the land of Hanannihah, and all the inhabitants thereof;
10 And the Lord said unto me: Go to this people, and say unto them—Repent, lest I come out and smite them with a curse, and they die.
11 And he gave unto me a commandment that I should baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, which is full of grace and truth, and of the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son.
12 And it came to pass that Enoch continued to call upon all the people, save it were the people of Canaan, to repent;
13 And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him. (Moses 7)
Enoch left his home in faith. He was given powerful language, but not until after his faith, believing that there was something the Lord could use him for, for the benefit of the people who did not live with Adam.
It is important to realize that these accounts are radically condensed. Faith is a long journey.
Jesus is the end of faith. Through multiple faith cycles, you will be sanctified. Those who continuously submit to faith cycle after faith cycle will eventually find themselves like he is. They “see as they are seen, and know as they are known.” (D&C 76:94) You will draw closer to God while becoming more like him. You will realize that Jesus Christ is the outcome of faith: knowing him, being like him, having all faith converted to knowledge, and all belief converted into being.