My fight with mental illness: the purpose of this blog

Hiya all!  For my first entry in this blog, I thought I'd share a little of my beliefs and the reason and purposes of this blog.
First of all, I am a Christian, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I love my Savior.  I had been hoping to find a way to share my beliefs with others and also to share hope and the love of God with those who don't yet know that they have a Father in Heaven and a loving Savior who both wish to have them be happy.  The Apostles and Prophets of the LDS Church have been encouraging its members to use technology to share their testimony and belief with the world of the things that they believe, and I felt a blog about my experiences with Mental Illness, in particular Social Anxiety Disorder, would be an appropriate way to do so.
I have been praying and pondering on what things I can do to help in my fight with mental illness, and I felt that not only would sharing my experiences of my fight with this struggle could help and lift others, but it would help me to be more grateful for the help my Heavenly Father gives me and would remind me that I truly am loved by an omniscient, omnipotent, immortal and perfectly loving God.  That's got to give any one of us a great boost to our day knowing that our Father in Heaven thinks so highly of us that He sent His Only Begotten Son so we could make it back to Him.

So:  my purpose for this blog is to share thoughts about my struggles, music and other uplifting media and resources that have helped to uplift me, and anything else that may help others in their own battles with the trials given us by God to help us become the strong and compassionate people He knows we are capable of coming.

For those of you out there struggling to overcome struggles with any kind of mental illness, I would testify that God knows your struggle, and He will help you overcome it.  He continues to help me with my own social anxiety and other difficulties, and He will, as you remain humble and full of faith in Him, "lead thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayer" ("Be Thou Humble," Hymn 130 in the LDS Hymn Book).