Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
What can be done to help? \u00a0As a matter of policy, but also on a more personal basis?<\/p>\n
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If there is anybody reading this out there who flirts with the idea of self-destruction, I hope that that person will seek and find help. \u00a0If nothing else, please write to me<\/em>. \u00a0Write to me at daniel_peterson@byu.edu. \u00a0I have no special\u00a0training or expertise, but I can listen. \u00a0I can encourage. \u00a0And I want you to live. \u00a0<\/em>Suicide will solve nothing, really, and it typically leaves inconsolable sorrow and incurable pain behind it \u2014 because more people care about and love you than, at some times, you\u2019re inclined to recognize.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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