The Danger of Isolation

A 2015 study from the psychology department at Brigham Young University points to isolation as the greatest factor determining early mortality (Julianne Holt-Lunstad, et al., “Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality,” Perspectives on Psychological Science). People without a solid social support network are more likely to die at a younger age. The same is true for our spiritual lives. If we are not building relationships and helping one another grow, we are starting down ...