We're approaching the one year anniversary of the death of a family friend. He was young. His passing was sudden and heartbreaking. I often find myself thinking about his family. How are they doing today? What was hard for them today? How have they felt peace? What would they want me or others to know about them and their son? This loss happened during a time that was very challenging for our own family for different reasons. When things are hard for me, I'm more likely to become quiet, withdrawn, introspective. I don't know if our kids sensed the stress, but I did notice a change in our family prayers--especially Gavin's. What could a five-year old understand about such a loss? I tried not to be too surprised by his intuitiveness. Brooklyn too, who had just been baptized and made that beautiful promise in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah . They seemed to instinctively understand what it was to mourn with those that mourn. Every time Gavin was called upon to pray, morning, ni...