D&C 10:4; 101:16; Heb. 12:1; refer in this text to Mosiah 4:27; 3 Ne. 11:3-5; Psycho-Cybernetics, Maltz, p. 143
“You absolutely cannot feel angry, fearful, anxious, insecure, unsafe as long as your muscles remain perfectly relaxed.” (Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics, p. 176)
“In today’s overloaded society, some of the healing agents that our parents enjoyed seem not to be at work in our lives. Fewer and fewer are able to relieve stress by working with their hands and by tilling the soil. The increasing demands, the diversity of voices, the entreating sales pitches, the piercing noises, the entanglement of many personal relationships can rob our soul of the peace they need to function and survive. Our hurry to meet the relentless demands of the clock tears away at our inner peace. The pressures to compete and survive are great. Our appetite for personal possessions seems enormous. The increasing forces that destroy the individual and family bring great sadness and heartbreak.” (James E. Faust, Ensign, May 1992, p. 6)
“Only as we seek to be purged of selfishness and of concern for recognition and wealth can we find some sweet relief from the anxieties, hurts, pains, miseries, and concerns of this world.” (James E. Faust, Ensign, May 1995, p. 63)
“In this school environment, you are not immune from pressures which relate to schoolwork—tensions and problems—and the long list of attendant emotionally-oriented difficulties and disorders—insecurity, worry, stress, confusion, dependency, suspicion, withdrawal, fear … If you happen to hit a good sorry mood once in a while, relax and enjoy it—it is a good sign that you are normal. It is all right to worry about things now and again, I suppose, but when you get worried about being worried, that is when you are getting off the track.” (Boyd K. Packer, BYU Devotional, Oct. 4, 1966, pp. 3, 6)