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...
Although I do not have depression, how can I deal with both the physical and emotional pain that I suffer?
Question Dear Gramps, I need inspiration! What words of encouragement might you have for me? I have a chronic illness, for which at this time there is no cure. It causes me a great deal of physical and emotional pain. Most days, I am in a survival mode. I used...
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.
What is the accountability of those who commit suicide?
People under the age of eight and the mentally incompetent are not held accountable at the judgment bar of God. All others are solely responsible for their actions, including suicide.
