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Readers' Forum March 6, 2018

March 06, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU students cheer on the Cougars at the men's volleyball game against Stanford on Feb. 24. (Photo by Josh Ellis)
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8 ways the LDS Church addresses mental illnesses

December 07, 2017 12:00 AM
Oct. 2017 General Conference attenders walk out of the Conference Center. One of the ways the Church addresses mental illnesses is through a recent increase in highlights of the topic during General Conference. (Dani Jardine)
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Mormon culture contributes to early-returned missionaries' feelings of failure

May 02, 2017 12:00 AM
Two Mormon missionaries walk past a large map of the world in a hallway at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. A study by UVU associate professor Kristine Doty-Yells shows 73 percent of early-returned missionaries feel shame and failure. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
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Cultural judgments involving missionaries persist

February 07, 2017 12:00 AM
LDS Church members who returned early, left late or didn't serve can feel judged by family and ward members. (Maddi Driggs illustration)
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2016 Women's Conference: An Antidote for Early Returned and Returned Missionaries

April 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Conference goers arrive at Brigham Young University for the 2016 Women's Conference. (Maddi Dayton)
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