And again, just like we talked about before, we are going to have negative experiences, it's part of living in a fallen world. Your feelings are bound to happen, no matter what you do. What is Addiction Recovery? And when we're on the path, we're on the covenant path and doing the best we can and striving our best, when we still experienced the significant issues, I think we can confidently say that this is part of Heavenly Father's plan to help us become more like Him. And the Savior, you know, has redeemed me to the point, He's, you know, taken away the rest of my sin and blemish so that I can be here." I think it's Heavenly Father is trying to teach us how to, you know, deal with stressors. English videos are posted here. The Church's " Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience " program is now available in English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. need to develop that confidence in ourselves. It's where we're destined to go again. But if you don't do this, then it's just going to create more fear for the next time. Sure. My Self-Reliance Group And I love what you said, I think it was earlier when you talked about, you know, being appropriately humble, but also feeling like you belong. I mean I guess you'd go back to last pandemic, you know, the Spanish flu, but that's been 100 years ago. News. Were so grateful that an Apostle would address [mental and emotional health], and the fact that the Church has continued to see that as a need and come out with a course like this to help address those needs I think it just makes a great point that the Lord is mindful of us and that Hes putting forth the resources to bless His people, President Valencia said. And they're just beyond hope, and all of those things are just completely satanic, it's his deception, that somehow we've gotten beyond the Savior's grasp, and we aren't. Five different members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles made visits to members of the Church around the world and shared inspiring and hopeful messages. It's going to make you stronger, and it's going to make you more like me in the long run.". Elizabeth Valencia of the Dayton Ohio Stake is one of many who has participated in an Emotional Resilience group. We need to do like Elder Bednar counsels and says, "Teach me how to hit curveballs." Meeting virtually presents special challenges to maintaining full engagement, connection, and belonging. The manuals will also be distributed in 10 other languages in the next several months. Who, after 9000 experiments, somebody was like, "Oh, isn't it a shame that with the tremendous amount of work you've done, you haven't been able to get any results." And so doubting in myself leads me to not want to do that. But then he ended up cutting wood, which is what he went up there for in the first place, and he loads his truck with wood. Because the end destination really, in most cases, is less important than the journey you took to get there. 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Right. So they're very, very frightening experiences. And I think a lot of that started with him facing that fear of doing that. Grateful in Any Circumstance. Other self-improvement manuals offered by the Church are titled Personal Finances, Starting and Growing My Business and Find a Better Job.. He says, "I know what I'm doing. Christ bore all the infirmities of this world not just some or not just the sins but all infirmities, so that He can know how to succor us and help us through our struggles. Of Regrets and Resolutions (My Foundation) Instructions for translating these videos into other languages. But what if the blessing was having significant health challenges that were chronic and that ultimately led you to be more humble and patient. And instead of getting out of the game, and throwing down our bat and getting on our knees and saying, "Heavenly Father, please, no more curveballs." Ten chapters cover topics such as building emotional resilience, developing healthy thinking patterns, managing stress and anxiety, understanding sadness and depression, and overcoming anger. As a reminder of what she learned, she still has a picture on her computer screen of the Savior talking to a woman at the well (John 4). Other self-reliance programs offered by the Church include Personal Finances, Starting and Growing My Business, Find a Better Job and Education for Better Work.. And so it makes perfect sense that someone would say, "Okay, I'm gonna do everything I can to not have that experience again." Right. I know the Lord knew we needed the blessings found in the self-reliance groups at such a time as this., A prepared and thoughtful facilitator and fully engaged participants can create an environment where group members feel valued and cared for and where the Spirit can be present, states the manual. And so I like the kind of reframing of you know, maybe there's a reason that He's not taking it from me. Your car can do that for about, you know, 30 seconds to a minute at a time, if you run that engine at 8000 RPM all day long, that engine is not going to last very long, because it's not designed to run that way. I was like, "No, what are you talking about, we're gonna be done with this by May, we're gonna done this by June." And how do we see Satan attacking identity now, more than ever before? So I love reframing that as you haven't done anything wrong, Heavenly Father's trying to bless you. Meeting virtually presents special challenges to maintaining full engagement, connection, and belonging. To turn on captions in the language of your choice, please follow the instructions below. Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not. And it's amazing, like those little wins, how much they can help build confidence. 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So if we can learn to kind of almost embrace failure, like Thomas Edison did, he says "I haven't failed 9000 times, I just learned 9000 times how not to make a light bulb." Emotional Resilience. And like you said, once we have a really good idea of who we are, I think it just opens up opportunities for us to be more focused in our lives, and be more confident moving forward. Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time, A Bigger Truck? And we recited the theme"I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Parents with a divine nature and eternal destiny.". Now, that's not going to cure schizophrenia, but it is going to help that person move forward. Other self-improvement manuals offered by the Church are titled Personal Finances, Starting and Growing My Business and Find a Better Job.. And so he was like, "You just have to give it a little bit of time." And I remember thinking about that when I wrote that I thought you know, we can't bethere's a lot of ways we should be like the Fonz's but not like that. The manual defines emotional resilienceas: The course was rolled out for testing programs at the end of 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and received tremendous feedback and interest. I bet we could do that." W e've had plenty of time to sort this out, each of us. I don't know if I want to do that. To turn on captions in the language of your choice, please follow the instructions below. Recent major natural disasters coupled with the onset of the pandemic has really affected a number of individuals of all ages in my region, added Harding. And that's another deception of Satan as well that all or nothing thinking. And it must run in the name because I've got it too. But then that usually provides some very long term health benefits. For Emotional Resilience class, a Self-Reliance Program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saintshttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/201. I'm not sure if there's ever been an interview as timely as the one you're about to listen to. When he was trying to say he was wrong, he would say, "I was w." And Arthur Fonzarelli was the the coolest guy there. We are desperate to find him some help. The course manuals 10 chapters cover topics such as building emotional resilience, developing healthy thinking patterns, managing stress and anxiety, understanding sadness and depression and overcoming anger. Our True Identity (My Foundation) And then the Young Men's theme is: "I am a beloved Son of God, and he has a work for me to do." I love that question. But now you are Bonnie's toy." You're sayingI'm going to deal with a little bit of this so I learn how to experience it, I learn how to deal with it. And I don't know how all that shakes out. And so I think that's why we keep coming back to that. Please click the link in that emailto complete your free subscription. Participants are encouraged to reach out to their local Church leaders to find out when groups are meeting in their areas. What Matters Most. So how does Satan deceive people into believing that they can't have greater spirituality? Sure. So I think that'sand I know, that's a very kind of general and generic way to describe that, but I think if we can recognize that these things are normal, then that automatically alleviates some of the stress from it. Temple Square is always beautiful in the springtime. And that's where you start. How do we describe this?" And we sometimes wonder if we'll ever feel normal again. So one of those things that you mentioned is anxiety. And our bodies are the same way. Sometimes we don't feel like we can. A new manual and videos are available for a course in emotional resilience offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And so he spends all this energy doing that. I'm Morgan Jones. "That does not mean we should stop trying, trying to move forward, no matter how frustrating or seemingly unfruitful, will yield benefits." The emotional resilience materials are currently available in English and many additional languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French and Russian. And He's going to say, "This is why, Morgan, when you prayed, and said, 'Heavenly Father, take this from me,'" He said, "No, I can't do that. And, and so I think that that's a very natural response is to wonder what somebody has done wrong. And I think yeah, it's very normal to to want to do that. By referring or linking you to this website, we do not endorse or guarantee this content, products, or services offered. This manual is an addition to the family of self-reliance manuals that are used in self-reliance courses. Well it wasit was several years ago, President Nelson was in a training with General Authorities, it was back before he was president the Church, he was president of the Quorom of the 12 Apostles, and one of the brother and asked him, "How do we dealHow do we help people deal with pornography issues, because that's become such a serious problem in the church, and without the church? You're going to fail. In addition to developing healthy thinking patterns, the Emotional Resilience manual includes resources for managing stress and anxiety, understanding sadness and depression, overcoming anger, managing addictive behaviors and building healthy relationships. And I know that they have like, wonderful hearts, but it's like they feel like, for whatever reason thatand I think part of it is that, you know, they say that when people are dealing with depression, it's hard for them to feel the Spirit, and so then they feel like they're, you know, not capable of feeling God's love. I think I used an example in the book, which dates me from Happy Days. I think the biggest thing thats changed is my attitude about life, she said. So, thank you so much for taking the time to be with me and for writing this great book. Sometimes we focus on the things we can't do. It's no longer clearing your field and building a log cabin. You know, and the same thing with mental health. It reminds me when our oldest son was in Boy Scouts, back when the Church was doing Boy Scouts, and he had to pass his first class swim test, which I think was like he had to swim 50 yards or 100 yards or something. And I could say, "Well, clearly diet and exercise don't work because it's been a whole five minutes and five push ups later and I'm still the same." But I wondered, what difference would you say spirituality can make in somebody's emotional resilience? Manuals, videos and training may be downloaded from the Churchs website or viewed on the Gospel Library mobile app under Life Help. It's fine. And my wife who really should be the psychologist, she's a genius, and she goes up there and she talked to him and she said, "Look, I don't care if you write it down, I don't care if you just get up there, say your name, and walk down," she says, "But you're gonna go, you're gonna do it, I want you to do this. Style Guide Note:When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. The topics learned in a group format, lovingly facilitated and openly discussed in a safe environment, has strengthened older youth, Relief Society sisters and mixed groups, said Harding. Because it's funny that you said, you know, when you prayed and asked Heavenly Father to take this thing from you, because like I said, I've had these like health challenges. And then He's got these lines that are drawn over to the right hand side, and on the right hand side are these Christlike characteristics, things like patience and tolerance and understanding and diligence. Two Rooms Refurbished at Beehive House in Salt Lake City, When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. You can read more from David on LDSpsychologist.com, and in his new book Enduring the Refiners Fire: Emotional Resilience for Latter-day Trials, which you can find on DeseretBook.com now. Download a photo or video by clicking or tapping on it. So being all in is, it's an actionable word on my part, it's saying, this is my opportunity to be the best I can to do the best with what Heavenly Father has given me, and then to return to Him confidently and saying, "Here's what I did. Oh, great last name, I really appreciate yours. Sometimes I think we have this idea that"If I can't fix it all, then why fix any of it." I've dealt with so many people over the course of my career, and even people with very, very significant mental health issues like schizophrenia, where you know, people that are actively hallucinating and actively delusionalthere's always something you can do. Teach me how to do this." And we certainly know people who are kind of stuck in that situation where they just feel like . I was kind of struggling with finding a purpose and dealing with my emotions in a healthy way, said Becca Ekberg, a young adult from Sandy, Utah, who recently completed a new emotional resilience course offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. unless you can have parades in the rain, right? Ekberg and other members of her congregation were encouraged to take the 10-week course by her bishop, and she felt inspired to participate. And so I wondered how you would respond in terms of, is that normal? And Elder Bednar, I'll misquote him here, but he said something like, "Sometimes we mistakenly believe that the absence of a load is kind of the preferred way through life," he said, "but that's not the case. In the picture, shes looking at Him, and Hes looking back at her, Valencia said. Well it's just like you said, COVID-19 has kind of cast a spotlight on how we deal with stressors. Absolutely not. "That makes Heavenly Father like do this to me, or this to happen to me." We have another son, not the one who was scared of drowning, this one was scared of public speaking. And we wonder why, you know, it's the end of the day and I didn't get anything done, or I just feel exhausted because I used it all up in worrying about something that maybe I didn't need to worry about. Another thing that you talk about kind of being an initial way that Satan tries to attack us is to make us feel like we can't change, and you write this, "Often I hear people lament that they cannot change certain negative personality characteristics, claiming, 'That's just the way I am.' And so I think that's why Satan is really trying to get us to doubt who we are and what we're about. The request to develop the manual came prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hagey said. Lets develop that mindset of hope.. You are about to access Constant Contacts (http://visitor.constantcontact.com). Download PDF. What is Addiction? Satan would love to have us believe that we cannot change. The program taught me so much about myself, how to process my emotions in healthy ways, and how to create intentional habits that lead to better wellness, participant Alyssa Free told Newsroom. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's in counseling and guidance and a PhD in counseling psychology, all from Brigham Young University. Like a Broken Vessel (part 1) "It'll probably be over in four weeks" because it significantly impacted my business as well. Right, that makes complete sense. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles recently sat down with Ekberg to discuss her experience with the new emotional resilience course. I think, you know, the example of the Rainy Day Parade, it's like, that could be something that brings somebody in a role that's in charge of parades, a lot of stress, and I think all of us have had these things come up over the last couple of years that invites stress into our lives. And he gets asked to speak in Church when he's like 12 or 13, right, his first talk, and he probably had a panic attack, he's freaking out the night before. So it's really kind of a magical moment that we're sharing here. 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