"I wish to speak to those who suffer from some form of mental illness or emotional disorder, whether those afflictions be slight or severe, of brief duration or persistent over a lifetime. We sense the complexity of such matters when we hear professionals speak of neuroses and psychoses, of genetic predispositions and chromosome defects, of bipolarity, paranoia, and schizophrenia. However bewildering this all may be, these afflictions are some of the realities of mortal life, and there should be no more shame in acknowledging them than in acknowledging a battle with high blood pressure or the sudden appearance of a malignant tumor."
Just as Elder Holland Said: "There is no shame in acknowledging mental illnesses". This is what I wish to address today. People who come home early from their missions due to a mental illness need much more support than those of us who come for a physical reason. My heart goes out to those missionaries who battle this illness. Several of my companions dealt with this illness. One companion once said "I just cannot get happy, whatever I do." When that wonderful Elder told me that I wanted to cry for him. My heart goes out to these missionaries; they have to endure this illness daily. It effects how they work, eat and sleep. These emotional illnesses need to be recognized more in society than they now are.
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| "All that seems unfair In life and be made right, Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ." -The Plan of Salvation Pamphlet |
Now, I didn't come home for an emotional disorder, but emotional and physical illness both need to be recognized. I've felt to a small degree what these dear missionaries felt. I cannot imagine what it would be like to have to go deal with it daily. I'm going to share somethings I've noticed, read, and have been told. But, I do recognize I do not completely and totally understand or even know what they are going through, so please bear with me.
Please give more attention to Missionaries with a mental illness than someone with a physical illness. They need pure Christ-Like love. Please avoid judging these missionaries, most people have no clue what these missionaries are going though. Please keep them in your prayers.
No matter how hard life gets or whatever seems unfair it will all be made right though the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Please never loose faith and hope in the Savior.
Now with that being said I would like everyone to watch this little clip from Elder Hollands talk. This is going to set the stage for the next few posts
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Now with that being said I would like everyone to watch this little clip from Elder Hollands talk. This is going to set the stage for the next few posts
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I love how he said to NEVER loose faith your Heavenly Father. He Loves each and everyone of us more than we can comprehend. The Savior Knows what we are going though. We need to trust him and pray to him. Please Always look towards the Savior he is the source of true peace and comfort. He is the Light of the world!
Elder Holland mentioned a number of Different things that can help deal with Emotional Disorders. My next few posts I will talk about some of the different points he mentioned. For instance he talked about the power of the Sacrament. On Saturday, February 14th I will be sharing some of my thoughts and insights about the wonderful blessing the Sacrament is to each and everyone of us.
I apologize, this article has been really jumbled. But the bottom line is if you come home for an emotional disorder or a physical illness, it's still hard coming home. Sometimes emotional issues are a lot harder to deal with. So Love these dear missionaries. Please avoid judging and ridiculing them. They some of the strongest and best missionaries around!
One last thing. My Friend, Jason F. Wright wrote an amazing article a few weeks ago about returning home for a mental illness. Much better than this little post. I would love it if you would talk time to read it (and share it on Social Media). It is titled "Returned LDS missionary talks about mental illness and early release" By Jason F. Wright. I Think he hits everything right on the spot! Please take some time to read it. It is defiantly worth your time!
The Next blog post will be Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 12:00 A.M. MST.
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