Category: Mental Health

Many Diseases Result From Mental Depression—A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul. Nothing is so fruitful a cause of disease as depression, gloominess, and sadness.—Testimonies for the Church 1:702 (1868). 2MCP 482.1

Many of the diseases from which men suffer are the result of mental depression.—The Ministry of Healing, 241 (1905). 2MCP 482.2

Removing Depression Hastens Recovery—Because God’s love is so great and so unfailing, the sick should be encouraged to trust in Him and be cheerful. To be anxious about themselves tends to cause weakness and disease. If they will rise above depression and gloom, their prospect of recovery will be better; for “the eye of the Lord is upon them … that hope in His mercy” (Psalm 33:18).—The Ministry of Healing, 229 (1905). 2MCP 482.3