Do you have any loved ones who have emotional, physical, or mental challenges? Perhaps you help take care of a family member at home.
Caring for loved ones can be hard, especially when you’re still at an age where someone needs to be caring for you. Remember—even if it feels lonely, you are never truly alone. There is help and support for you. For example:
- Community support groups can help your family learn strategies for coping with challenges.
- Reach out to healthcare and counseling professionals for advice.
- Share your burdens with trusted family members and friends.
- Tell your bishop or other members of your Church family how they can best help you.
- And remember that the Savior understands perfectly what you are going through! He will strengthen you as you turn to Him.
While taking care of others, don’t forget to take care of yourself, too. As Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, “In your devoted effort to assist with another’s health, do not destroy your own. In all these things be wise. Do not run faster than you have strength [Mosiah 4:27].”1
Extra Love
Notes
This is part of an ongoing series about emotional resilience, adapted from this manual.
1. From “Like a Broken Vessel,” general conference, Nov. 2013.