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Grief and Loss

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4).

Loss and grief are inevitable aspects of the human experience. It does not matter if the loss is the death of a loved one, a failed relationship, or other situational factors; grief and mourning are the result. One's response to these consequences will determine whether growth is realized or suffering and trauma continue. Significant others, including family, friends, and understanding Church leaders, can facilitate a healthy resolution, emotional healing, and spiritual insights.

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Featured articles:
"The Fatherless and the Widows"
Let us remember that after the funeral flowers fade, the well wishes of friends become memories and the prayers offered and words spoken dim in the corridors of the mind. Those who grieve frequently find themselves alone. 		Monson, Thomas S.
"Vast and intimate: The Atonement in the Heavens and in the Heart"
In a devotional address given at Brigham Young University, Brother L. Robert Webb spoke on the infinite and intimate aspects of the Atonement. He states, “We see that the Atonement had to be infinite in order to reach with unifying power to all the places, the people, and the problems of creation. But so did it have to be intimate to extend healing power to the individual lives of injured souls. Thus the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, came with both all-encompassing power and with caring and compassionate tenderness.” 		Webb, L. Robert
"Working through My Grief"
When an accidental fire took the life of our two-year-old son, I wondered if I could ever find peace again. 		Rasband, Catharine


Additional articles:
"Alone, But Not Lonely" Ringger, Helene
"And the Angels Came" Hoyt, Karla Johnson
"Carrying On" Nielsen, Janna
"Coping with the Heartache of Miscarriage" Baadsgaard, Janene Wolsey
"Dealing with Death and Dying" Stratton, Clifford J.
"Doors of Death" Nelson, Russell M.
"Even Though He's Gone" Lindsay, Kay
"Funerals--A Time for Reverence" Packer, Boyd K.
"Helping the Newly Widowed" Brough, Valaree Terribilini Swenson
"I Will Not Leave You Comfortless" Rich, Wilma M.
"Losing a Friend to Death" Fish, Jon Beatty
"Peace, Hope, and Direction" Pinegar, Patricia P.
"Questions & Answers - My friend's father passed away recently." Magazine Staff, Article
"Questions & Answers- My Mother Died Last Year" Magazine Staff, Article
"Sunday Will Come" Wirthlin, Joseph B.
"The Balm of Gilead" Packer, Boyd K.
"The Power to Heal from Within" Bateman, Merrill J.
"What Our Family Learned about Facing Death" Murphy, Betty Jan
"Where to Look" Weaver, Kristen
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