Lynda Ann called me and was very saddened by the fact that a young boy, Andrews age and Andrews friend, had committed suicide. It was a rough time for the Gertsons and other ward families who knew this family and grieved for them. Annie felt helpless for this family. I felt emotional on many levels as she shared the knowledge of what happened and having to talk to her own children about this tragedy.
There was a talk by Shayne M. Bowen that I had to look up. Here is a part of that talk that gives me solace when I think of people suffering from the loss of a loved one:
"I have learned that the bitter, almost unbearable pain can become sweet as you turn to your Father in Heaven and plead for His comfort that comes through His plan; His Son, Jesus Christ; and His Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost.
I testify that because of Him, even our Savior, Jesus Christ, those feelings of sorrow, loneliness, and despair will one day be swallowed up in a fullness of joy. I can depend on him when He said:
"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 'Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also". John 14:18-19
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