Relief Society Lesson 14: Words of Hope and Consolation at the Time of Death

Posted on July 17, 2008. Filed under: Mormon Life, Relief Society Lessons | Tags: , , |

Death of the Virgin
by Fra Angelico, 1433-34
This lesson kind of bugs me. Ok, it bugs the crap out of me; there’s not a lot of practical advice on how to be helpful or speak to someone who is grieving. Are we really going to spout Joseph Smith’s advice to not mourn when our friend looses a [...]

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Young Widows in the Church: Are they disadvantaged?

Posted on May 19, 2008. Filed under: Mormon women | Tags: , , , , , , , |

by Jessawhy
A recent tragedy in my stake has renewed my questions about the church’s stance on sealings in the afterlife. Our stake president’s son suddenly died at age 34 leaving a young wife and four small children. I can’t even imagine the pain that this family faces and the months and years ahead of trying [...]

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President Hinckley Passes

Posted on January 28, 2008. Filed under: announcements | Tags: , , , |

According to a recent DeseretNews update, President Hinckley passed away at 7 pm tonite. Perhaps you can each share your stories about the prophet and how he impacted your life.

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Mortality

Posted on June 27, 2007. Filed under: death | Tags: , , , , |

Watch your husband. If you are lucky—should he die in your presence—scoop him up and shovel him into the cellar; give him the kiss of half-life to keep his circulation going; stick a needle full of blood anti-coagulant into him; then cool his body with ice packs which you should have prepared earlier. Wrap him [...]

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A Matter of Life (Support) or Death

Posted on December 7, 2006. Filed under: health | Tags: , , |

After a couple of days off, I returned to work with a renewed sense of vigor. As usual, I arrived a few minutes early and checked my assignment. My eye then wandered to the patient board, and noticed that a couple of the regular names were missing. And I felt … relieved.
I’m a pediatric [...]

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