The Family Crucibles of Illness, Disability, Death, and Other Losses
Keywords
The Family: A Proclamation to the World, human experience, family
Abstract
The Proclamationo says that it is essential to our Eternal Father's plan that His children "obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience" (¶ 3). Few of our earthly experiences are as universal and significant as those that occur as a result of the temporal nature of our bodies. Elder A. Theodore Tuttle noted, "Adversity, in one form or another, is the universal experience of man. It is the common lot of all men to experience misfortune, suffering, sickness, or other adversities." This chapter presents a "family crucible perspective," a way to think about adversity and loss using ideas from both secular and prophetic sources. Some specific issues of illness, disability, infertility, and death are addressed. Finally, gospel-based principles for healing from and growing through family adversities are exemplified through personal narrative from family members whoo have experienced these challenges.
Original Publication Citation
Carroll, J. S., Robinson, W. D., Marshall, E. S., Callister, L. C., Olsen, S. F., & Dyches, T. T., Mandeleco, B. (2000). The Family Crucibles of Illness, Disability, Death, and Other Losses. In D. C. Dollahite (Ed), Strengthening Our Families: An In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family (pp. 178-192). Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Carroll, Jason S.; Robinson, W. David; Marshall, Elaine Sorensen; Callister, Lynn Clark; Olsen, Susanne Frost; Taylor, Tina; and Mandelco, Barbara, "The Family Crucibles of Illness, Disability, Death, and Other Losses" (2000). Faculty Publications. 4323.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4323
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2000
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7131
Publisher
Deseret Book
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Use Information
http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/