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Monte Deere: Receiving the Savior’s Healing Balm

Apr 9, 2025

Monte Deere, a former attorney and mission leader in Spain, shares his profound journey of loss and healing after the tragic suicide of his brother. He discusses how grief shaped his faith and the importance of addressing stigma around such sensitive topics. Monte reflects on unexpected health challenges that tested his resilience and highlights the transformative power of faith during trials. He emphasizes the Savior’s ability to provide comfort, urging listeners to create space for divine healing in their lives.

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Monte Deere emphasizes the importance of unconditional love and communication in supporting loved ones facing mental health challenges.

His journey through grief after his brother's suicide highlights the significance of finding solace in faith and understanding the complexities of loss.

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Understanding Suicide and Its Misconceptions

There is a common misconception that suicide is a sin, leading to stigma and fear, particularly surrounding its aftermath. A comforting perspective shared by Elder Dale G. Renlund reassures that many who succumb to suicide have lived heroic lives and should not be defined by this act. This viewpoint offers solace to individuals like Monty Deer, who has experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide, allowing them to find peace in the notion that their loved ones may still have meaningful qualities and contributions to their eternal existence. Engaging openly in conversations about these misconceptions can help dismantle the stigma and encourage a more compassionate understanding of mental health struggles.

Intro

2min

Lessons from a Father's Work Ethic

10min

Facing Trials and Transformations

25min

Transforming Lives Through Innovative Footwear

3min

Embracing the Healing Power of Faith

3min

Finding Balance Through Early Morning Spirituality

2min

Monte Deere and his brother Michael were born just 14 months apart—the kind of brothers who shared a bedroom—and a paper route—even when they didn’t have to. So, when Michael took his own life while Monte and his wife were serving as mission leaders in the Spain Malaga Mission, Monte found himself grieving in a foreign country far away from his family. Since returning home, Monte has dealt with health challenges that have disrupted his own quality of life—even causing him to be released from a church calling he loved. On this week’s episode, Monte shares how he has been a recipient of the balm that only the Savior can provide.

“I think being all in for Him is creating a little space for Him, listening to Him say, ‘Come, let me pick you up. Let me brush you off. Let me apply a little salve, a little balm. And let me give you some bread and some spiritual water. Let me clean you from the inside out and then you can be back being all in on the things that you choose but give me room, give me space. Let me love you. Let me do for you what you can’t do for yourself, what only I can do.’”

1:43- A Father’s Example of Hard Work 5:01- Watching an Adult Sibling Struggle 12:29- A Family Called to Serve 17:54- Devastating News 21:51- Salve From the Spirit 24:48- Unexpected Health Challenges 35:34- A Wake Up Call 37:56- Lifting the Hands Which Hang Down 41:42- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Links:

Elder Renlund on suicide - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYgY8SPtEWH5oAfQlfGFyKk77nf-S-tH

President Ballard on suicide -https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1987/10/suicide-some-things-we-know-and-some-we-do-not?lang=eng