And I Will Make Thee Whole tells us that mental illness can strike anyone. It addresses the stigma among Latter-day Saints that mental illness is due to sin or character weakness. This book erases the blame and shame that has existed for decades surrounding mental illness. the good news is that mental illness is biological it is a disease, it is treatable, and most of the time, treatment works. Mental illness can affect us regardless of our status. Many thanks to the authors for bringing these stories of real life, real illness, to all of us. There is nothing quite so comforting as to know that we are not alone and we are not to blame.-Vicki CottrellExecutive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (Utah)Benefits will come from these readings both to those who suffer from mental illness and to those who love them. Mental illnesses are not the temporary emotional struggles everyone experiences as part of normal living. They are not the feelings of guilt and remorse that are associated with breaking commandments. Mental illnesses are brain disorders caused by altered biological factors, including abnormal brain chemistry, brain physiology, or microanatomy. a person taking a prescribed medicine for mental disease is no more likely to be off the straight and narrow gospel path than the diabetic taking insulin. Those who may suffer with mental illness should be referred with encouragement and blessing to appropriate medical care.-James O. Mason, MD, DrPHFormer Director CDC and Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesI urge all to read the personal accounts contained in this publication. from this reading, benefits can come to those who suffer from mental illness, and to those who provide support, hope, and love to the afflicted. Additionally, benefits can come to all of us who need to be reminded of our responsibility to be less judgmental and more sensitive, empathic, and helpful to those around us who suffer the difficulties associated with mental illness. This volume reminds us that mental illness and its effects can strike individuals regardless of position, economic level, gender, or age.-Joe J. ChristensenEmeritus Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy