Comforting...

So I was recently studying Mosiah 18:8-9 and I learned something I would like to share.  First of all let me post the scriptures: "8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;

 9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—"

So what I learned is a good way to comfort someone.  I always thought the three ways listed were just randomly put down, but now I know they were not.  First we must lighten the person's burdens, then we must be willing to mourn with them and then we can give them comfort.  How powerful!  As I thought about this revelation a little bit more it made sense to me.  So often we burden ourselves so that we cannot truly mourn, so in order to be able to mourn we have to have our burdens lightened, and then after we have mourned we can be comforted!!!:)