Feeling alone
There is one person who already knows exactly what this feels like, and that is much of the point of the Atonement.
In the scriptures
- Old TestamentDeuteronomy 31:6
“He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
- New TestamentJohn 14:18
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
- Book of MormonAlma 7:11–12
“He will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy … that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people.”
- Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 84:88
“I will go before your face … my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”
Where the Church has written about it
- For the Strength of YouthLove God, Love Your Neighbor
- Topical GuideComfort
- General ConferenceTalks on loneliness and belonging
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