Good Enough For Now: How to Live the Gospel with Chronic Illness
Good Enough For Now: How to Live the Gospel with Chronic Illness
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Section 1: What Is Enough?
1 Gibbons, Terryl and Fiona. The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith. 2014.
2 Woodger, Mary Jane, Ph.D. “Cheat the Asylum of a Victim: George Albert Smith’s Illness 1909-1912. BYU HBLL Lecture, 15 Mar. 2012. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=DNw57OLUy1E
3 “Profiles of the Prophets.” Religious Educator. Series of Articles. 2000-2019. rsc.byu.edu/tre/volumes
4 Fiquet, Liahona. “He Won’t Forget Your Work.” Ensign, July 2019.
5 Doddridge, Philip. “Oh Happy Day.” Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, 368. Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=xdzoeCuVs7w
6 Turning Point. BYU TV. Watch: www.byutv.org/turningpoint
7 “Letterboxing (hobby).” wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_(hobby)
8 Brown, Hugh B. “The Currant Bush.” New Era, 1973.
9 Hayward, Allyson. @SilentlySurvivingSouls.
10 Hayward, Allyson. Silently Surviving Souls. linktr.ee/silentlysurvivingsouls
11 Packer, Emme. “Another Night.” Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=2xmVj0Jpm7M
12 Yarbro, Destiny. “Catching the Vision: All Missions Bring Souls to Christ.” Ensign, 2015.
13 BYU Speeches. Explore: speeches.byu.edu/
14 Holland, Jeffrey R. “Like a Broken Vessel.” Oct. 2013.
Section 2: Intimate Healing
1 Hartmann, Christina. “What Does a Deaf Person with a Cochlear Implant Hear?” Newsweek. 13 June 2014. newsweek.com/how-would-you-describe-what-deaf-person-hears-cochlear-implant-254422
2 “Leper.” Bible Dictionary. churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ bd/leper
3 Sexton, Christopher. “The Seventh Washing.” Facebook, 3 May 2018.
4 Hafen, Bruce C. A Disciple’s Life: The Biography of Neal A. Maxwell, 15.
5 Sturm, Dale. “Faith is a Decision.” BYU Idaho Devotional. 31 Jan. 2012. Watch: video.byui.edu/media/Dale+Sturm+"Faith+is+a+Decision"/0_g3yr0ise/11779462
6 Mercy Me. “Even If.” 2017. Song. Listen here >>
7 Law, Jeannie. “MercyMe’s Frontman Bart Millard Pens ‘Even If’ Song on Heartbreak Over Son’s Chronic Illness,” 27 April 2017. christianpost.com/news/mercymes-frontman-Bart-Millard-pens-even-if-song-on-heartbreak-over-sons-chronic-illness.html
8 Millard, Bart. “Even If - MercyMe,” 2017. The Heart Behind the Song
9 Parsons, Lynn, Ph.D. Amazon. Books by Author.
10 Packer, Boyd K. “The Key to Spiritual Protection.” Oct. 2013.
11 Erekson, Alexa. Amazon. Books by Author.
12 Christofferson, D. Todd. “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread,” 9 Jan 2011. speeches.byu.edu/talks/d-todd-christofferson/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread/
13 Bednar, David A. “Bearing Our Burdens with Hope.” Mormon Message. Watch: churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/video/2015-04-001-bearing-our-burdens-with-hope
14 Holland, Jeffrey R. “Be Ye Therefore Perfect - Eventually.” Oct. 1999.
15 Holland, Jeffrey R. “The Bitter Cup and the Blood Baptism.” BYU Devotional. 13 Jan. 1987. speeches.byu.edu/talks/jeffrey-r-holland/bitter-cup-bloody-baptism/
16 Wilcox, Brad. “His Grace is Sufficient.” BYU Devotional. 12 July 2011. speeches.byu.edu/talks/brad-wilcox/his-grace-is-sufficient/
Section 3: Wounded Healers
1 Nouwen, Henri. The Wounded Healer. 2 Feb. 1979.
2 In my mind, something similar to the following statement was said by Neal A. Maxwell: “How do we learn how to be long-suffering, if we haven’t suffered for a long time?” However, try as I might, I am unable to find it in his writings. I cite him, nonetheless, just in case.
3 “There is a need right now for members to serve from home assisting patrons with their FamilySearch questions.” Learn more: familysearch.org/blog/en/serve-family-history-mission/ [See also “Church-Service Missions” below.]
4 “Lift.” Mormon Channel. Watch:. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAuqdPWTGLI
5 Sandberg, Jonathan G. “Healing = Courage + Action + Grace.” BYU Devotional, 21 Jan. 2014. speeches.byu.edu/talks/ jonathan-g-sandberg/healing-courage-action-grace/
6 Unless specified otherwise, the authors of these quotes are unknown.
Resources by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Disability (recently updated): churchofjesuschrist.org/life/disability
Resources on Audio: churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/audio
Church-Service Missions: churchofjesuschrist.org/service-missionary and churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/missionary/church-service-missionary
Mental Health: churchofjesuschrist.org/mentalhealth
I was blessed to help with a member interview project by the Church: churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/video/mental-health
Other Resources:
BYU Speeches: speeches.byu.edu/collections/overcoming-adversity
Early-Returned Missionaries: www.earlyrm.com/books/early-rm-resources
Guides
Guides
The following downloadable guides are from Good Enough For Now, a book written by and for members with chronic illness
Story Index
Story Index
Page: Scripture Story:
72 Sign Language with the Deaf Man
75 Touching the Leper
76 Woman Bowed by “Spirit of Infirmity”
77 Blind Man’s Layered Healing
78 Naaman: “The Seventh Washing”
79 Pool of Bethesda: “Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?”
81 Israelite King Asa Who “Sought Not the Lord”
82 Neal A. Maxwell: “Let This Cup Pass from Me”
84 Two Blind Men Asking Along the Way
85 Father’s Plea: “Help Thou Mine Unbelief”
86 Jairus’ Long Journey Home
87 Peter’s Washed and Empty Nets
91 Friends Acting in Behalf of the Man with Palsy
91 Centurion: “Speak the Word Only”
91 Woman with the Issue of Blood: A Public Healing
95 Lame Man Waiting on Temple Grounds
97 Nine Lepers Cured; Only One Leper Made Whole
98 Wild Man’s Mission Call
99 Blind Man Interrogated by the Pharisees
149 Peter’s 3 Denials and 3 Affirmations
29 Jesus Napped, Ate, and Retreated to Nature
147 Jesus’ Scars: Our Shared Experience in Mortality
148 Jesus Serving While Grieving John the Baptist
149 Jesus Comforting While Pharisees Scrutinize
149 Jesus Recognizing His Friends’ “Flesh is Weak”
149 Jesus Loving His Mother and the Soldiers
Other Stories
9, 211 Writing In Survival Mode
17 Emma’s Relief Society Lesson
26 Prophets Have Chronic Illness Too
28 Dad’s Epiphany as an Overwhelmed Bishop
30 Serving as an Atypical Relief Society President
Liahona Articles
Liahona Articles
Interview Questions Used for Member Experience Sections
Interview Questions Used for Member Experience Sections
1. What do your Sundays look like? What adjustments / adaptations have you made because of your chronic condition?
2. What has the Lord taught you about what is ‘good enough for now’ in His eyes?
3. What is your personal motto that helps you move forward in faith?
4. How do you navigate Fast Sundays, last minute requests, Church meetings held at difficult times of the day, or temple service? What adjustments / adaptations have helped you?
5. What was the moment when you realized your offerings to the Lord may be different than others’ offerings? What was going on at that time? What did you learn?
6. What activities, methods or routines help you move forward in faith even when life becomes difficult?
7. How do you approach self-improvement without comparing yourself to others? Or, what has helped you compare yourself less to others and their contributions to the Kingdom of God?
8. How do you explain your situation to local Church leaders or help fellow ward members understand both your needs and the ways you can contribute? (Feel free to share an example of what that conversation would look like.)
9. What helps you keep the Sabbath day holy even when you cannot go to Church?
10. If you have children, how do you explain to them why you might not be able to do everything other ward members can do? (Feel free to share an example of what that conversation would look like.)
11. What creative accommodations have you been able to work out with your local leaders to be able to hold a calling? (Please share an example of a calling and the creative adaptations or adjustments.)
12. What verses, talks, books, or quotes, have brought you comfort and reassurance?
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