Elder Rasband Tells Teachers to be First Responders to Students Considering Suicide
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged teachers to “talk to teens about suicide and love them out of considering suicide as a solution to their pain.” Elder Rasband spoke to 50,000 seminary and institute teachers in a devotional on...
How to Recognize and Cope with Debilitating Anxiety
If you know someone with anxiety and think they blow it out of proportion, try hyperventilating. Stand in front of a clock and breath in and out, as hard and as quick as you can, for one minute. Your throat will go dry, you’ll feel ready to pass out, and you might...
Reaching Out to the One—Elder Ronald A. Rasband
In this video “Reaching Out to the One,” Elder Ronald A. Rasband explains how he is constantly looking for anyone who is depressed, or lonely, or downtrodden. He tries to deliver messages that will touch at least one soul. Learn more: LDS Resources to Help...
LDS Missionaries, Depression, and Anxiety: Finding Answers
The following is excerpted from Mormon Life Hacker. Read the full article here. Missionaries go to the MTC to learn their language, learn the gospel, and then teach the gospel so as to bring people unto Christ. That’s understandable because that is the focus of their...
LDS Video: Facing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD
“Facing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD” is the latest video in the His Grace series on the Mormon Channel. The video explains that Lindsay was excited to be a new mom, but her feelings of joy and love were instantly overshadowed by postpartum anxiety and obsessive...
Video: Living with Depression
The Church video “Living with Depression” addresses trying to live a faithful life while suffering from depression. When Heather first recognized the symptoms of her depression, she felt ashamed. She also felt sure that with faith, prayer, and help from...
LDS Church Publishes Suicide Prevention Website
To coincide with the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September and the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, the LDS Church has published a Preventing Suicide web page. PreventingSuicide.lds.org provides essential information for those who are...
LDS Magazine Articles About Suicide Prevention
The LDS Church has published the following age-appropriate articles about suicide in the September issues of the Church magazines: September Ensign & Liahona: “Choosing to Live” and “How to Create a Suicide-Prevention Safety Plan.” The article is written for...