Most of Elder Christopherson’s talk during the Saturday Afternoon Session of October Conference was uplifting. He talked about belonging and how we should recognize that many people are at different stages of...
Belief / Culture / Gospel / Relationships
by Nicole · Published September 23, 2022 · Last modified September 25, 2022
One of the most sacred commandments in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to “endure to the end.” This directive appears explicitly in our canonized Scriptures at least 18 times (Matthew...
As my anxiety grew worse, I began to self-destruct like a bomb with an overeager timer set for detonation. Each day was spent with the same routine of tears before breakfast followed by tears with sprinkles of anger for lunch and an emotional meltdown (panic attack) with a side dish of tears for dinner.
Content warning: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, mental illness This is in response to the Liahona Article “New Hope for Deeper Healing from Depression and Anxiety” by Jacob Hess, PhD Since my teen years I...
Healing the Whole Soul Christ heals a man who is paralyzed In Matthew, chapter 9, Jesus arrives in Capernaum, and almost as soon as he gets off the boat, a group of disciples bring...
Guest Post by Ash Rowan (they/them, he/him) is an autistic artist-poet, and a culturally Mormon Unitarian Universalist. Birds To Bones (mentioned in the essay) is coming soon—hopefully in 2023. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD? Yes?...
Content Warning: Suicide Guest post by Green “Several parents have said they no longer want to send their children here or donate to the school.” – Jeffery R. Holland, speech from the 2021 University...
Body / Gospel / Relationships
by April Young-Bennett · Published July 15, 2021 · Last modified July 13, 2021
After a year of pandemic quarantines, I was feeling emotionally drained. So when my stake of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (LDS) announced that they would be hosting emotional resilience groups, I...
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