Overcoming Depression
A young boy lied to his family about possession of cigarettes. He quit using them for fear his dad would discover the lie. After that incident he often suffered from fatigue, which he supposed tobacco had caused. At the age of 12 and 13 he experienced successes that pleased his dad. Criticism from his dad was rare and constructive. As time passed the boy dreamed of owning a large farm, even to the point of defining the boundaries, which included land owned by his dad. When his dad passed away that dream became a sore reminder of how nice it was to have the family all together.
Shortly before his 15th birthday he and his dad were moving cattle, when an accident occurred which dad thought the boy could have avoided. Dad's shoulder injury was a constant reminder of that problem for the few remaining weeks of his life. About 3 weeks after the accident Dad instructed the boy to do a job that was impossible for the boy to do satisfactorily. Dad complained about the pain caused while completing the job. Shortly after this fiasco the weather turned cold. Extremely cold for November.
Dad and the boy attended church together for the last time on the second Tuesday night of November 1940. Dad was thrilled that the boy accepted Jesus as Savior, and offered some wonderful advice.
From my Dads funeral December 1940 to the summer of 1954 the head knowledge of remission of guilt was not sufficient to relieve the pressure caused by that guilt. This was my experience, yours may be different. Fear, unfulfilled or unrealistic expectations, physical weakness or emotional distress may cause the problem.
If you often suffer resentment, anger, fear or depression, there is relief within our Savior's family. Please try the formula or seek qualified help.
Recognition of forgiveness, and our Savior's direction compels me to write these words of encouragement for those suffering from depression.
--Keith Siddens