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How divorce affects young adults' religiosity

Elizabeth Marquardt still hasn't found a congregation where she fits in. The 42-year-old married mother of two, whose parents divorced when she was a toddler, could be ministering over a congregation. She holds a divinity degree, reads the Bible every day, believes in God and as a researcher, has surveyed thousands of youth and adults whose faith was either shaken or steeled by their parents splitting up.

Help for Life Challenges

What I’ve learned about discipleship from my friends and family who have experienced divorce

By Kristen Howey Dimick

“In one way or another, divorce touches most families in the church,” said President Oaks, and isn’t that the hard truth?

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Watch: Church Creates Emotional Video About Divorce

By LDS Living

In a new "His Grace" Mormon Channel video, Meggan discusses the pressures she felt within her family and Church culture to make her marriage work, even when everything was falling apart. But then, when divorce became inevitable, she found a way to find healing through our Savior.

Hope and Healing after Divorce

At age 25, I was divorced. How would I heal from the pain?

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8 Things Every Divorced Mormon Needs to Know

For more on this topic, see "Survey Reveals What It's Really Like to Be Divorced in the LDS Church."

Dr. A. Dean Byrd adapted from "Finding Wholeness and Happiness After Divorce"

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Family Counselor Shares Honest Conversation About Divorce in the Church: "I Feel More Unwanted and Unneeded Than Ever"

By Christy Kane PsyD, CMHC

Several years ago, I decided to leave the banking executive world to pursue a career as a mental health professional. I did this for two reasons: 1) I wanted to feel like I was doing more with my life than managing home loans and 2) I was inspired by the wise counsel of a dear friend who, when I asked her why she chose to be a psychologist, said, “There are many difficult things individuals have to go through in life, but they should not have to do it alone.”

6 Tips for Surviving the Holidays After Divorce

By Jessica Carter

The holidays can be an especially difficult time if you are recently divorced. If you’re facing the holidays for the first time as a divorced person, try the following tips to brighten the season.

Young divorced sister missionary shares unique story

About a month ago, I checked in on the influx of sister missionaries and spotlighted blogs that described the process from decision to return. This sparked a reader, Julianne Hatton, to drop me a note: “My daughter is also serving a mission. What makes her story interesting is that she is divorced.” Now I don’t have numbers, but would imagine this scenario to be somewhat unique and so dug a little deeper into Hermana Grace Hatton’s story and on a preparation day she wrote me her story.

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The Almost Universal Answer to the Question “How Did You Overcome Thoughts of Divorce?”

For more on this topic, see "Elder Robbins: How to Build a Love That Lasts Forever."