God’s Love
Lately I have been feeling more and more depressed. I feel as if God does not love me anymore. I try my best to be a good person but I have done some bad things. If I were Heavenly Father, I would not love me either. I feel like even though I have repented that I...
When would it be necessary to go talk to my bishop about “making out”?
Dear Blake, When is it necessary to go talk to my bishop about “making out” or necking with my girlfriend. I don’t know the boundary line of going to far. Blake, from Utah Dear Blake, Questions such as the one you pose I find to be very intriguing. Perhaps one should...
How does one “give their burdens to the Lord”?
Dear Gramps, How does one “give their burdens to the Lord”? My husband had a nervous breakdown in April and lost his job in July due to behavior resulting from the severe depression that lead up to the breakdown. He has not worked since April and we have not received...
What is the first step to take to return to activity in the Mormon Church?
Gramps, I was sealed to my husband and children in 1999. Shortly thereafter, we moved to a rural area with a small church membership. We slipped away from the church due to frustration of driving so far to meetings. I became lonely and depressed and violated my...
How can I help my friend who is depressed because of the problems she is facing?
Dear Gramps, I find myself needing a little bit of help. I’m here in Iraq and I have just gotten an email from a good friend of mine who is going through a hard time. She has really been down lately–doesn’t even feel like she wants to go back to school (BYU-Idaho) One...
Wouldn’t Christ’s atonement and spirit be a better substitute for curing depression than relying on a daily chemical?
Question Dear Gramps, What you wrote about depression doesn’t seem to make sense to me. First off we didn’t have medication for depression until our present day. Doesn’t that show you people who existed before this medication dealt with it in another way?...
Do people who commit suicide go to hell?
Question Dear Gramps, My 24 year old son suffered for years with severe depression and finally took his own life. I feel that God forgave him and that he is in heaven. A woman that knows me keeps blogging about people who commit suicide and says that they all...
When I am depressed I feel unworthy. What can I do about it?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a couple of comments/questions. I know as a good LDS I should be able to overcome depression. But I don’t seem to be able to with any consistency. When I am deeply depressed I just seem to not care about the church, doctrines or...
How can I keep my testimony when I feel so depressed all the time?
Depression is not a sin, it is an illness. A testimony is not a feeling, it is the revealed knowledge of the truth.
