A Prayer for Mental Illness

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There can still be a stigma around treatment for those things. Often people experiencing mental illness have difficulty feeling the spirit or feeling God's love. Emma Lou Thane, she's a Latter-day Saint from now the second half of the 20th century. She wrote this poem to explore all the thoughts that she had gone through. The only way to truly find peace is through the Savior Jesus Christ.

Dr. Joshua Sears continues to examine the relationship between faith, miracles, and how Jesus Christ brings peace to life’s storms. Dr. Sears relates that discipleship involves action and sacrifice.

00:00 Part II– Dr. Joshua Sears
00:08 Jesus calms the sea and Psalm 107
02:53 Cowardice and fear and Jesus orders chaos
05:34 Joseph Smith asked God if He cared when people suffer
06:15 The story behind “Master, the Tempest is Raging”
13:02 Lloyd Newell and “Well With My Soul”
17:38 Come, Follow Me activity
19:41 Jesus is more than moral teacher
20:22 Emma Lou Thayne story about mental illness and “Where Can I Turn for Peace?”
29:03 Matthew 8 and Jesus stilling the storm
35:01 Discipleship parallel to traversing in a boat
40:27 Elder Bednar story regarding faith, healing, and timing
46:37 Depression and faith in Jesus
51:56 End of Part II–Dr. Joshua Sears

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