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be lifted and our burdens removed when we rely on the Savior.

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!Highlights of the so urce article) [we live in a fallen world in which we face many difficult
challenges. These challenges can arise not from our own mista~J _!,~t from the mistakes of t~~s~ __ around us. When we suffer tragedies such as mental, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of
another, we often carry long-lasting scars. Fortunately, lwe are taught in the gospel ~hat such
events are not our fault, and that we can find comfort and relief in the Atonement of our Savior
who sacrificed for all of our mortal anguishe~ eveR ~hese Rel ef eur ewR ereatieR. _________ _

Commented [Ml]: Consider combining these sentences to

tighten up this section. Maybe " ln this fallen world we face many
challenges that often arise not from our own mistakes but from the
mistakes of others"

Commented [M2] : Avo id passive voice. Consider ''the gospel

teaches'' or "through the gospel we learn."

Commented [M3] : I think that 1fwe say "such events are not our

In a touching story titled "The Burden Was Removed,"

[https://www .lds.org/1iahona/2014/03/the-burden-was-removed?lang=eng& media=audio] ~
anonymous author beautifully describes her testimony of the Atonement after strongly feeling
Christ's love for her one Sunday years after she was abused. She later told her story to her bishop,
and she relates how after discussing the matter with him, she felt the burden of so many years lift
off of her.I She says, " I felt the love of Heavenly Father, and I felt reassured that the abuse was ____ not my fault and that I was still pure and virtuous."
Every individual-'-5 recover~ ~ifferently from the effects of abuse is differeRt, but every
journey on the road to healing should include the Savior at our side, helping and encouraging us
along the way. HI-God' s great plan, He wants every victim of abuse to ooee-again be able to feel
"encircled about eternally in the arms of his love" (2 Nephi 1: 15).

[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/ 1. 15?1ang=eng# 14] We have the power to ~emove ~he

burden of abuse through God's love and the power of Christ's Atonement.
!Link to the source article! Read the article, "The Burden Was Removed" in the Ensign
[https://www .lds.org/ensign/2014/03/the-burden-was-removed?lang=eng] or the Liahona.
[https://www.lds.org/1iahona/2014/03/the-burden-was-removed?lang=eng&med ia=audio]

faults" at the beginnmg ofth1s sentence, we don' t need to

reemphasize that same pomt here at the end of the sentence

Commented [M4]: It might be good to reformat this section a

hnle bit. Readers might think the author told the bishop her story of
feel mg Christ's love for her, when we're talking about how she
opened up to her bishop about bemg the victim of abuse Consider
the following: ..
author beautifully describes how her testimony
of the Atonement was strengthened even many years after she had
been the victim of abuse. The author reflects that when a teenager,
she had told her story to her bishop, and she relates. ."

G1vmg a bnef explanation of her recent experience and a brief recap

of her reflection s on her childhood expenence in the above example
could work But 1t might make more sense to choose to focus on one
aspect of her art icle (either how she felt peace years after or how she
,
~ felt Heavenly Father's love as a thirteen-year-old and realized that
\,. that expenence was not her fault).

Commented [MS] : Give up? Surrender? Relinquish?

Source: Ensign [https://www. lds.org/ensign?lang=eng] and Liahona

[https://www.lds.org/1iahona?lang=eng]
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Watch or read Elder Richard G. Scott's general conference talks "To Heal the Shattering
Conseq uences of Ab use" [https://www. lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/to-heal-theshattering-consequences-of-abuse?lang=eng] and " Healing the Tragic Scars of Ab use;'
[https://www. lds.org/general-conference/ 1992/04/healing-the-tragic-scars-of-abuse?lang=eng]
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Watch or read ,l;kler-P1esident Dieter F. Uchtdorfs general conference talk "T he Hope of God's
Light." [https://www.lds.org/general-con ference/2013/04/the-hope-of-gods-light?lang=eng]
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