I was praying one night about my mental illness and current state and the phrase “cheat the asylum of a victim” came to me. This phrase is from a letter written to George Albert Smith, a Latter-day Saint prophet, by his uncle, Dr. Heber Sears. Dr. Sears sent this letter to George when he was…
In our Mormons with OCD chat community, one member recommended that I check out one of President Uchtdorf’s talks from this most recent conference about fear. I remember listening to this talk, but I’m grateful for the push to read it again, this time looking at it from the perspective of how OCD works and functions.…
I was listening to Elder Sabin’s talk, “Stand Up Inside and Be All In,” this past General Conference while in the car, and I have to say that honestly, it made me worried for all of the members of the Church out there with scrupulosity. I worried for everyone who has this religious form of…
General Conference has once again come and gone, providing us with ample talks to read and reread, analyze, and discuss. It was an interesting General Conference—one that I loved a lot more than others in recent years—but also shockingly lacking female voices (only one female speaker in the 4 general sessions). Still, the talks were…
Earlier this year, we had Sacrament Meeting talks based on a General Conference address entitled, “God Shall Wipe Away All Tears,” by Elder Evan A. Schmutz. It was one of those Sundays where the talks were really spot on, honest, and hit home. One of my friends spoke and talked about her experience with depression.…