Tonight I attended a small gathering of ward Relief Society sisters to listen to Chenae Duerden talk about her life and the challenges that she has faced. She is one of the young mothers in the ward that seems to have it all together, but she spoke of the period of depression she experienced after several miscarriages and a near miss. Somewhat depleted, she had another child and found that she had a rare metabolic disorder that required nearly constant nursing. She found herself struggling with questions and feeling downhill from the high she had experienced as a young woman, a college student and missionary. One of the illustrations for her slide presentation showed a drawing of a heart with a diagonal, jagged split held together with a band aid titled 'Broken'.
I am grateful for the opportunity to know of the challenges faced by others and how they have found strength.
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