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LDS therapists' workload expected to rise
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Pretty simple.
We sometimes forget that we are saved by His grace and mercy. The LDS culture of perfectionism is very different from the Prophetic doctrine that Christ's Modern-Day Prophets teach.
Sometimes we forget this, and instead of listening to the still, small, voice that beckons us with love to live to our full potential -- we instead listen to our pride and try to keep up with the Jones's in terms of how spiritual we are or how rich we are or how much we weigh or how well we speak.
I try to remember that Christ will not judge us for not being as good as the others -- only for what we did with the gifts we were given. And he will send legions of angels to help us to use our talents to bless others if we just ask.
Helping at this crucial stage of a person's life can only be a good thing.
Members of our faith tend to forget that there is a difference between clinical problems and just being sad or stressed. Clinical anxiety and depression are not something that can be simply prayed away or willed away by belief in the atonement.
I am glad to hear that the church is accepting the reality that it is not realistic to simply bar any with a history of problems from missionary service. Having clinical problems is not connected with worthiness. My understanding is that most pre-mission evaluations done by LDS Family Services result in permission to serve anyway.
Recently however, the "higher bar" has brought new concerns. Asthma has the same potential to impact a missionary as mental illness that is recognized and in treatment. Why do we not apply similar concerns about the ability of the asthmatic missionary to serve as the somewhat rigorous measures that were most recently applied to mental illness -- Has the candidate been treated for depression? If yes then limit service to the States. If more than once consider recommending "alternative service".
I hope that as was described in the article, the criteria have become more enlightened and the candidates with stable mental illnesses are considered for "full" fellowship.
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The source cited said to expect continued increases in the numbers needing help but did not state why the numbers would go up. So why?