These important skills will help teens and young adults prepare emotionally to serve.
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“This psychiatry unit is a tangible representation of the Church’s commitment to exemplify the Saviour’s love.”
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“This practice helps me feel the Savior’s grace on a more tangible level.”
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This divine gift is a powerful way to navigate anything that comes our way.
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To better understand how religion impacts mental health, a BYU professor set up a yearslong study.
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This verse is one of the best hidden gems in the Bible.
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You’ll love this depiction of how Christ joins us in our trials.
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If it feels like you’re just going through the motions in your spiritual habits, read this.
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Singer Brandon Pak found newfound peace coming back to church after years away. Read his story and hopeful advice for supporting loved ones who leave.
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Bite-sized efforts to be spiritually nourished can add up to a fulfilling relationship with God.
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When I listened to the hymn performed in Spanish, I discovered an interesting lyric translation.
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“I was recently studying how to feel more peace in the temple, and I came across an idea that sparked an encouraging realization.”
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Challenges like depression can make it difficult to feel joy, but Elder Uchtdorf shared some comforting (and easy!) suggestions.
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Manti Te’o was targeted in a high-profile catfishing scam in 2012. The experience brought him to a dark place, but he found light again through Christ.
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How do we reconcile the promise of peace in Christ when mental illness or other difficult circumstances prevent us from feeling peaceful?
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I asked questions I’ve long held but didn't know who to ask about. I hope these answers will help your ministering efforts and fill you with hope.
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There may be days or seasons when we feel like we’re not getting much out of church. Here are a few ideas to improve our Sunday worship experiences.
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If for whatever reason your Christmas doesn’t look like everyone else’s, don’t worry. Own it. You are unique, which means you can “keep Christmas” your way.
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There is a certain invisible pressure to feel happy around the holidays, which can be difficult for those who are in the midst of loss, depression, or anxiety.
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Whether you’re managing depression or struggling to find joy this season, the First Presidency Christmas devotional invites us to remember the light.
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While missionaries’ challenges are many, our support from home can make a big difference! Here are a few practical ways parents and friends can help.
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Rather than hiding our mistakes, Kathryn Davis of the Magnify podcast shares how we can celebrate failure as a essential part of God's plan for us.
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In my early thirties, I watched general conference for the first time and experienced a long-awaited message from Heavenly Father that began to heal some deep-seated wounds.
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When you feel pressure to make perfect choices, remember that our missteps can teach us about ourselves and strengthen our faith in Christ.
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We are a church that believes in repentance, and confession is one of the steps of repentance. However, do we understand the purposes of confession and a priesthood representative’s role in the repentance process?
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OCD attacks the things you care about most. So, what does it look like when it attacks someone of deep faith?
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“What’s the Spirit and what’s my anxiety?” These insights will help you see the difference and help you draw closer to God’s light.
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God will always love His children—that's the message Abraham Thomas hopes to share in his song “Love Me Today.”
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Nathan Pacheco strives to lift his listeners to a place where believing everything will be OK becomes possible, even natural. After all, that’s what music has done for him—provide relief from darkness by inviting in God’s warm light.
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“How often do we miss the joy all around us because we have a fear, duty, or disappointment facing us and we can’t see past it?”
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For some, the biannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a joyful time. ... But for others, general conference can be a time of stress and has the potential to induce guilt.
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Church leaders today are not naive to the exponential growth in the number of individuals around the world struggling with their mental health.
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When I find myself longing to feel comfortable in my own skin again, I have found a perhaps unusual source to be one of the best remedies: the Book of Mormon.
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“This was a special project for us to be a part of,” Leavitt says. “It was a way to honor those people who have lost their lives to mental illness.”
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If you have experienced feelings of anxiety about gospel questions, you are not alone—and you can learn to diminish your anxiety and find peace.
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If your 8-year-old had just a few minutes to sit down with NFL star and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, what do you think they would talk about?
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“There is hope in purposeful action. It provides us a measure of control, meaning, and determination that is very different from the feelings that come from passively waiting.”
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The word “anxiety” is mentioned only eight times in the Book of Mormon. Four of these times it is used by the prophet Jacob. Looking at his life, it makes sense that he probably experienced anxiety.
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“As you look into the many excellent options available for mental health improvement, please don’t leave the Savior out of this process.”
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Are mental health challenges part of divine design for our growth? Are they effects of choices made by others that afflict our development?
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In talking with friends who are wrestling with their testimonies, I’ve noticed a common concern: They’re not feeling the joy of the gospel.
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In a new video, Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham talks about emotional resilience.
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When Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks, one question frequently comes up: How should one care for their own mental health and emotional well-being?
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“Mental health challenges can impact anyone, regardless of education, geography, faith, calling, or family,” the Church’s website reads.
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A wise therapist once told me that life isn’t really about being happy. It’s about finding peace. This lesson struck me with renewed force when I learned the story behind our beloved Latter-day Saint hymn “Where Can I Turn for Peace?”
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There was a time when Jane Clayson Johnson felt so depressed that she planned her own funeral and secretly searched for a woman to replace her as the wife and mother in her family.
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"Getting the help you need is not a sign of weakness or failure. Heavenly Father wants us to be healthy, mentally and physically, and has given us many 'marvelous gifts' to help us cope with the mental and emotional challenges of mortality," writes Dave Clarke.
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Early in my career as a psychologist, I worked with a client who suffered from depression. Knowing that depression is primarily fueled by inaccurate, negative thoughts, I set out to help him change his thinking. Each week he would come in with a very pessimistic view of life. I’d tell him to try to focus on the positive. One particular time, he responded by providing a long list of negatives in the world, including widespread poverty, school shootings, dread health crises, pollution, domestic violence, hatred, ethnic genocide, social inequality, etc. He said, “How can I focus on the positive when there is so much negative all around us?” His answer gave me pause. I didn’t know how to respond. Was he actually correct? Were my attempts to get him to “think positive” simply a naïve overlooking of all the drama, death, and injustice that seem to plague the world every day?
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The following is part of a transcript for the Deseret News podcast "Therefor, what?" Listen to the podcast below or view the full transcript on deseretnews.com.
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Depression is a difficult reality for many people. Maybe you experience it yourself or you know someone who does. Whatever the case may be, we've gathered an assortment of resources with the hope that one or more will be useful to you or those around you who could benefit from further understanding on this important topic.
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As we begin gearing up for general conference, we will be highlighting past conference talks to help us review, remember, and grow closer to the Spirit so that we can better recognize the Lord's voice and direction this coming October. The following is a small portion of a talk given by Sister Carole M. Stephens in October 2016. (Read the full talk here.)
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