Sister Reyna I. Aburto of the Relief Society general presidency on mental and emotional health and the power of turning to the Savior for comfort

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🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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All of God’s children deal with ups and down, happiness and sadness, stormy seas and quiet calm. Some may also deal with depression and anxiety and need to seek help. Sister Reyna Isabel Aburto, second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, joins this episode of the Church News podcast to discuss mental and emotional health and the power of turning to the Savior for comfort, learning from the scriptures and seeking professional help. Born in Nicaragua, Sister Aburto moved to the United States as a young adult and met Latter-day Saint missionaries. The gospel led her to greater happiness and an eternal family. In April 2017, she was sustained to the Relief Society general presidency. In that capacity, she has spoken out about mental and emotional illness — including during her October 2019 general conference talk, “Thru Cloud and Sunshine, Lord, Abide with Me.” Emotions are just part of the soul of all human beings, she said. “They are with us all day, every day. And sometimes for us, it is very hard to really understand them or to manage them.”

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0:18.9	of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with leaders, members, and others on the church news team.
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0:28.8	and the opportunity to answer the very important question.
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0:38.5	I have just been listening to the Church News podcast, and this is what I know now.
0:46.7	In all of our lives, we each deal with ups and downs, happiness and sadness, stormy seas,
0:52.7	and quiet calm. But there are also times for some of us
0:56.7	when those things, including depression and anxiety and other aspects of mental and emotional
1:02.5	health, become something more. Today for the Church News podcast, we are joined by Sister Raina I.
1:09.1	A. A. Alberto, second counselor in the General Release Society Presidency.
1:13.6	She gave a talk in general conference titled, Through clouds and sunshine, Lord abide with me.
1:20.6	In the talk, she discussed the reality of recognizing these different types of mental health illnesses in ourselves and in others and in the power of
1:29.3	turning to the Savior for comfort. Sister Roberto is no stranger to life storms. Born in Nicaragua,
1:36.3	her childhood was rocked by earthquakes and political upheaval. As a young adult, she moved to the
1:41.5	United States and met missionaries of the Church of Jesus
1:44.2	Christ of Latter-day Saints. The gospel letter to greater happiness and an eternal family.
1:50.7	She was sustained in April 2017 to the General Presidency of the Relief Society.
1:57.1	In that capacity, she has given more than one talk about mental and emotional illness.
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