Sunday, October 6, 2013

Crash! (08/21/2013)

Hey Everyone!!!
 
So this past week we "cleansed" our area. Which means we dropped all of our investigators. We did this because they were all "cheese", meaning that they either wouldn't hold appointments or we could never get a hold of them or they just weren't progressing at all. We are going to try to get some new ones this coming week. We are just going to talk to everyone and try to get referrals from anyone and everyone!
 
Today though, was our Zone activity! It was super fun! We had a kickball tournament with another zone. We would have one the whole thing, but then something really bad happened :( 
 
We were playing our last game when we heard a CRASH!!  and a man scream. So we ran up the hill and we saw the vehicles first. A white ford mustang had crashed into a city-like utilities truck. Then we heard the moan.... We walked around the mustang and we saw a man lying there on the ground under the guardrail on the side of the road. At first i didn't see what was wrong, so i walked closer and i saw the most disturbing thing of my life! His leg had been twisted pretty much completely off! You could see the bone and fat and everything!  It broke about 5 in. after the knee cap.! I thought i was going to be super sick, but i stayed calm and i didn't puke. 
 
I found out later that the driver had taken some meds for his mouth or something and dozed off for a second and then hit the truck, which then hit the man. All the missionaries were directing traffic until the police and ambulance got there. It was really bad and the man will most likely loose his leg. I feel so bad for both the injured man and the driver. The driver because of his one bad choice, may have ruined the other man's life. I feel so blessed to know that as missionaries of our Heavenly Father that we are protected and kept safe (for the most part) so we can continue to teach His gospel to all the world. 
 
I love you all be safe out there!!!!
 
Elder Gold

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