It's completely safe, completely safe to ask someone if they're having suicidal thoughts or if they're having thoughts of harming themselves. The most important thing--if one's a friend--is to make sure one gives the adequate time to listen. It's hard sometimes. It's painful sometimes, because your desire is to fix the problem. A great way is to just reach out and hold them by the hand, look them in the eyes, and ask, "Have you thought of harming yourself?" And if they pause for a long time and say, "Maybe," that should raise the red flag. This is now beyond that they need to read the scriptures or pray more fervently or exercise more faith. Those things will become important, but right now you need more help. The best thing is if you genuinely love the person. Then you're willing to sit there with them, and you're willing to cry with them, and you're willing to hold them. And you do that in concert with health care professionals and with ecclesiastical leaders, with friends and family support. In most cases, people continue to have a burden, but the burden can be made lighter. And as that happens, joy can fill their soul again.