Welcome to Part 2 with Dr. Eric Huntsman, third Nephi 8 through 11.

If we prematurely try to give gospel context and perspective that almost hurts.

I think of the contrasting examples of Martha and Mary in John Chapter 11,

their beloved brother has died.

Jesus is tarried for four days so that he's dead and buried.

Martha reacts one way but Mary reacts another.

Martha comes and says, Lord, if that's been here my brother

would not have died. Then she expresses faith and says, say the word and you know I know that

God listens to you and he says your brother will live again because I know I was busy

doing the dishes Luke 10 I was listening because I've heard about the resurrection he'll rise in the

resurrection and Jesus teaches another principle he that that believeth me, shall never die, etc.

When Mary comes to him, she says the exact same thing, she falls at Jesus' feet and said,

Lord, if thou, it's been here, my brother would would not have died and she's so inconsolable.

Jesus does not start making doctrinal or Christological pronouncements.

He weeps with her. There's more than just a place or time to sit for a while. I mean that's why our

Jewish friends sit, shave up for seven days. You don't do anything but sit with the person who's

morning for seven days. You need to let people grieve and the best thing you could do is just put your arms

around and say you're sorry. Let the spirit guide you when it's time to start saying more because I think

sometimes oh I know this divorce is terrible and and I was

divorced and but that was 10 years ago and now I'm happy I mean sometimes we run the

risk of minimizing someone's pain and suffering the darkness darkness is real. The darkness and these people had to sit

there for three days in their darkness. In fact even though the voice of Jesus starts coming

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