Passion for Teaching Religious Education

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.

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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)