How a prayer led this Latter-day Saint to build a support group for men

The following was originally published by Jared Halverson on his personal Facebook page. It is republished here with permission.

Perhaps one of the most discouraging struggles women endure is that never-ending battle with our own bodies. A woman’s attitude toward her own body is fraught with misconceptions fueled by a world that celebrates an almost prepubescent female body as the ideal norm. Unfortunately for most of us, time moves on. We are no longer seventeen, a number of children have made their way through our birth canals, and gravity is exerting its inexorable pull. Whenever we look in the mirror, we are reminded of what we are not. Satan would have it just that way. He would have us think that because our bodies do not look a certain, supposedly desirable, way, they are not worth having at all. Thus, we enter into a war with our bodies, hating the very tabernacle our Father has given us, despising the flesh. If Satan can get us to fixate on our bodies, either in vanity or self-loathing, then he has caused us to misunderstand completely the role our bodies play in our salvation.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Office of Argentina, recently helped repatriate nearly 100 Argentine citizens who were stranded in Mexico because of COVID-19 imposed travel restrictions.

As part of the Deseret Book Live! series, psychologist and author Wendy Ulrich offered valuable, frank tips on how to stay mentally healthy during COVID-19.

To say the summer of 1842 was a busy season in the life of Joseph Smith would likely be an understatement. During the time, his responsibilities included overseeing missionary work, encouraging the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, editing the Times and Seasons, gathering converts, serving as mayor, and dealing with his bankruptcy application.

Even though I’m in the banking industry, I’ve always had a deep-seated interest in real estate—the thrill of hunting for just the right property, imagining how my family will look inside, and, yes, even the mortgage process! If you choose to build a custom home, you can add the exhilarating opportunity to add all the features you’ve been dreaming of into the design.

The warm weather is finally here to stay! If you’re anything like me, that means more projects around the house. Just when we think we’re done for a while something comes up and we need to remodel the basement or an upstairs bedroom. Depending on how large your project is, you may want to think about getting a home equity line of credit (HELOC). It’s a great way to add value to your home.

Have you ever become known for something even though it was only a small part of what you've done in your lifetime? After watching the latest Book of Mormon video, I wonder if that is how Ammon the missionary would feel about being known as “the guy who cut off the arms."

Members of the Church in Papua New Guinea were thrilled in October 2019 to hear President Russell M. Nelson announce a temple in their country. Elder K. Brett Nattress, a member of the Pacific Area Presidency, recently used footage of their reactions in illustrating the importance of keeping a current temple recommend even when temples are closed, something Latter-day Saints around the world are experiencing as their temples are closed due to COVID-19.