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I am ordained by God and I hold his Priesthood. That is the doctrine of my church.

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I was baptized as an infant, but officially chose to be baptized when I was 17. I still remember the date: Dec. 3rd, 2005.

Whether or not Christianity is true shouldnā€™t matter, for we dedicated ourselves to God, or were attempting to live up to his ideal or standard and work for His will freely.

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I am a mother of an adult child with schizophrenia and I soooo wish I knew what was going on in there. I read and read and read and research and study and itā€™s mind boggling. You are in a way like we parents. Nobody can understand how we feel, the deep and terrible grief, the feeling to have a child with sz is like no other. There is no way to explain it, just as you cannot explain how it is for you. But believe me, only parents who are dealing with this can understand and have empathy with the other parents. And I do feel for all of those suffering from severe mental illness. Iā€™ve found myself becoming more and more sensitive to comments made by people who have no idea what we (you and I) are going through. People are ignorant and insensitive. I hope you can find some peace with yourself. I am working on it, too. And I am my sonā€™s Advocate. Heā€™s my first-born, my baby. I am heart broken. Hoping to move into the next phase, Anger. And then maybe the realization that it is what it is and that itā€™s life, however harsh. I think I will feel relief when I can just not be so damn sad about it! I wish you well.

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I know itā€™s tough on my parents too, I appreciate everyone who is as sympathetic and kind as you are. I hope you and your son make a full recovery.

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Thank you. Very kind words. He didnā€™t look so great today, disheveled and dirty clothes, almost like he was before his first (and so far only) hospitalization, except that he doesnā€™t stink to high heaven and he isnā€™t psychotic, at least not like he was. I am so afraid, though, he may be getting ready to have an episode. He was diagnosed in 2013 and has been compliant with meds but his negative symptoms are pretty severe. So Iā€™m watching him closely. I love him so much. And I have read that even on medication, and even when trying to do everything just right, psychosis can still happen. That is so scary! I wish he would open up to me.

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