Mourning With Those Who Mourn

by Steven C. Walker (Editor), Jane D. Brady (Editor)

Mourning with those who mourn by Steven C. Walker and Jane D. Brady The Latter Day saints share experiences and perspectives on grieving

198 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jeslyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been sitting on my shelf for over 10 years, and finally got to the top of my to-read stack; long overdue, and enormously helpful. A loving compilation of testimonies on grief, from onset to assimilation, has been pulled together here by Steven Walker and Jane Brady. The first and last chapters are more analytical/didactic, but good additions that definitely have a place. However, the accounts that fill the pages between are the heart and soul of the book. Dealing not only with the grief of WHO we lose, but HOW we lose them, each author simply speaks from the heart with the same basic premise: no expert opinions on the "best way" to grieve or quickest way to get to the calmer place - just account after account of, "this is what happened in my life; this is what I did, which was the best I could; and in retrospect these are the mistakes I made."

Despite the death of one's own parent, spouse, child, friend, this book reminds the reader that each grief is truly unique; though my own dad died nearly 21 years ago, I've never felt exceptionally equipped to comfort anyone else over their loss. I didn't lose THEIR dad, I lost MINE, and grief is very different from person to person. The most valuable parts of this book for me were the near-universal observations of what was appreciated (sometimes after the fact), and what was not, in those who offered comfort.

Different chapters will resonate with different readers, but it is difficult for me to imagine that anyone would come away without being positively impacted by this book.

[Sherrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This brought me comfort after the death of my Mom and my sisters baby!! I hope it can help others that are dealing with loss of a loved one. It is a collection of stories detailing how people from many different walks of life have dealt with various forms of grieving.

[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice to know others have the same feelings I do. It was nice to see others perspectives on their experience with mourning their loved ones.