Episode 99: Mourning with Hope (Hank R. Smith)

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🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In John 11:35 we learn that “Jesus wept” with Mary and Martha as they mourned the loss of their brother Lazarus. Like the Savior, we too might experience “the sting of death” (Mosiah 16:7-8) as we bereave our loved ones. In this episode, Professor Hank R. Smith, associate teaching professor of ancient scripture, discusses his article “Mourning with Hope” from the anthology Learn of Me: History and Teachings of the New Testament. He examines how we can mourn with hope as we navigate the sorrows of death and exercise faith and hope in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Click here to learn more about Hank R. Smith

Publications:

· “Mourning with Hope” (in Learn of Me: History and Teachings of the New Testament, Religious Studies Center, 2022)

· followHIM Podcast

· “The Role of Trust in Religious Education” (Religious Educator, 14.2, 2013)

· “Cache Cave: Utah’s First Register” (in Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail, Religious Studies Center, 2015)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, why religion friends. John Hilton here.
0:03.0	Take a moment and think about your favorite holiday, not counting Christmas.
0:08.0	Maybe it's Valentine's Day or Halloween or Thanksgiving.
0:12.0	What makes that holiday special?
0:15.7	While each of us might have different favorite holidays, my guess is there are key principles
0:20.5	that we use to celebrate. We probably have decorations, special foods, and
0:26.1	memorable traditions we connect with that holiday. Now think about how you
0:30.9	celebrate Christmas.
0:32.7	It's not just the day, it's the season, right?
0:36.8	Christmas, of course, is a wonderful holiday.
0:39.6	At the same time, President Gordon B. Hinkley said said there would be no Christmas if there had not been
0:45.6	Easter. And yet for many of us our Easter celebrations are quite small compared to those
0:52.2	of Christmas. I ring all of this up because this
0:55.9	episode is being released on March 1st, 2024, which means that we have less than a month
1:01.9	before Easter.
1:03.2	So I've been thinking a lot about how I personally and in my own family
1:08.0	can have increased focus on Jesus Christ,
1:11.5	especially during the Easter season.
1:14.9	As you recall, in the April 2023 General Conference,
1:19.1	Elder Gary E. Stevenson said,
1:21.8	I observe a growing effort among Latter-day Saints toward a more Christ-centered
1:27.0	Easter. This includes a greater and more thoughtful recognition of Palm Sunday and Good Friday as practiced by some of our
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