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What is the center upon which those arrows converge?
We would hope that for all of us it is Christ—
Christ whom we serve by serving our brothers and sisters in need;
Christ whom we approach by our own spiritual strivings.
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AMCAP is unique from all other professional organizations, in that its members are brought together not by sharing the same professional orientation, but rather by a united commitment to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members who are richly diverse in their geographic location, professional training, age, gender, and specialty come together to edify one another in a spirit of brotherhood and an atmosphere of faith.
"...Teach one another words of wisdom; yea; seek ye out of best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith... Let one speak at a time, and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all..." (D&C 88:118, 122)
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The "counselors and psychotherapists" who make up AMCAP come together to share strategies for helping those in their care who struggle with depression, marital conflicts, family disruption, and other problems. Through person-to-person networking, semi-annual conventions, AMCAP publications, and now the website, AMCAP members strengthen one another in their capacity to help the struggling and downhearted.
"Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees. And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good unto thy fellow beings, and wilt promote the glory of him who is your Lord." (D&C 81:5, 4)
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The spirit of friendship and fellowship, the desire to learn from one another, and the impulse to share treasures of knowledge so acquired, has always motivated AMCAP members to assemble and to communicate with others. Beginning with informal office meetings in the early 1960's; growing in 1975 to the stature of a professional organization complete with by-laws, conventions, and a published journal; and now through the internet expanding its reach to the world, AMCAP seeks to make a positive difference for good - both for its members, and for those outside its membership.
"How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!...Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the earth." -- Romans 10:15, 18
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In their commitment to spiritual and professional excellence, AMCAP therapists seek to be informed in their practices by theories consistent with revealed truth, and by solid research undergirding their chosen clinical strategies. In their analysis and investigations, in their insights and interventions, they seek to share their findings, that the benefit of their labors may be extended to others. The AMCAP Journal, the AMCAP Networker, semi-annual conventions, convention tapes and reports, and area networks are among the means utilized to facilitate that sharing of the gospel-based clinical treasures that have developed steadily over AMCAP's history.
"And thou shalt declare glad tidings, yea, publish it upon the mountains, and upon every high place, and among every people that thou shalt be permitted to see." -- D&C 19:29
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