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After Divorce, LDS Father Shares Ways Others Were Ministering Angels to Him (+ How We Can Be Too)

What a powerful testament of how even small acts of kindness can bolster those who most need to feel the love of the Lord in their lives: "On one particularly difficult Sunday, I was feeling invisible and unimportant. I felt that I didn’t belong in a ward with so many “normal” families. So as soon as I led my children to their Primary classes, I found myself walking toward the exit. I didn’t know where I would go; I just wanted to disappear. But before I could slip away, a kind brother in my ward put his arm around me. . . ."

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.

Birth and Rebirth through Divorce

From what I remember, (it has been almost 8 years since I pushed another life out of my body) birth is painful, messy, exhausting, and frightening. I can understand why Nicodemus might have been a little incredulous when he was questioning the need to be reborn, i.e. “You want me to do what???” However, there are times in life when a rebirth is absolutely necessary. Not because we weren’t right when we started, but because we have strayed from the person we were meant to be when we began.

Latter-day Saint Life

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."

Podcasts

How the answers to 2 prayers helped one woman find joy after her 42-year marriage ended in divorce

Life after divorce—it’s not something we talk about very often within the Church. But what do you do when your marriage falls apart? Specifically, what do you do when your marriage ends because of the agency of another person?

Hope and Healing after Divorce

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

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?

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.

Latter-day Saint Life

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."

Famous Latter-day Saints

LDS Author Shares Stories of Coping with Divorce, Suicide

When Darla Isackson began working in the publishing industry in the 1970s, she didn't know it would help her prepare for the turns her life would later take.