Quote from a wonderful talk on depression and mental health issues from Jeffrey R HollandRepentance and Faith are the only things that can save us. (Helaman 13:6) It's important to gain a testimony of our own of the Gospel and to live it. If we try to rely on the testimony of others it won't get US through the hard times. We don't like to listen to those who are going to tell us that we are doing something wrong.  As soon as the leaders of the church start telling us we need to do something we assume they aren't of Go because they don't agree with what I am doing.  We can't go on living like this. We have to realize that the leaders of the church are servants of God and that if they are teaching a doctrine then we need to change and that message isn't coming from the person speaking it's coming from our Father in Heaven who loves us enough to correct and rebuke us. 
Blessing: Heavenly Father has blessed us with many examples to follow in this life, expecially a perfect example of our SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.  

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