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You'll also find \u003cem\u003eHope After Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBut If Not\u003c\/em\u003e series on enduring loss, illness, and death, and support for those caring for a loved one through a long illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHelping children understand death\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle ones grieve too, and they often have the hardest questions. \u003cem\u003eLoss for Littles\u003c\/em\u003e gives parents and grandparents gentle, gospel-centered language for talking about death and the promise of being together again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrief and the gospel of Jesus Christ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan of salvation gives us reason to hope, but it doesn't ask us to skip the mourning. These authors make room for both: the ache of missing someone and the assurance that families can be eternal. Their stories point to a Savior who wept with those He loved and who promises that those who mourn shall be comforted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA meaningful gift for someone who is grieving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you don't know what to say, a book can say it for you. Many of these titles make thoughtful sympathy gifts for a ward member, friend, or family member, something to turn to in the quiet weeks after the funeral when the meals and visits have stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"meant-for-heaven-a-little-girls-journey-to-paradise","title":"Meant for Heaven: A Little Girl's Journey to Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen three-year-old Holland Young began complaining of headaches, her family entered a fourteen-month ordeal of brain tumors, surgeries, and chemotherapy. 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Told by her mother Emily, this deeply personal memoir walks through seventeen months of hospital stays, priesthood blessings, community love, and hard-won faith. 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