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Old-Timer wrote:

I wish we could be more open about our own cracks and scars. I believe the concept of repentance (simply “change”) is not meant to hide or cover our “brokenness” but rather to highlight it in such a way that everyone can “value” the repair work. I believe if we can be open about being healed, others will be able to embrace and accept their own brokenness and also seek healing – rather than judgment and condemnation.

I think the way to start this is to be willing to be vulnerable yourself with your own brokenness. I frequently talk about mine in Relief Society and Sunday School. I talk about how I have dealt with depression, anxiety, the struggle I had when my daughter left the church and came out as pan-sexual. I have talked to the youth about the 20 years I stayed away from the temple due to anxiety, didn’t have a temple recommend, didn’t pay tithing, but eventually made it back and became an ordinance worker.

I can’t count the number of people who have thanked me for my willingness to share. The more open we are, the more open others will be when they realize they aren’t the only ones.

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