We are reading this book for Book Club this month. It is incredible. In case you don’t know the story at all, here
is a summary. Chris Williams and his
wife Michelle had 4 children and she was pregnant with #5. They went out for dinner one night with 3 of
their 4 children and as they were coming home they were hit by a teenage boy
who had been drinking. Michelle, their
unborn child and 2 children were killed that night. Chris and their son Sam were injured.
We knew the Williams’, not well, but they were in our first
ward after we were married. I remember watching Michelle and hoping I could be
the kind of Mom she was someday. They
were a family we hoped to model ours after.
This story is such an incredible illustration of the
Atonement and what we can do when we rely on the Savior. Chris acknowledges he is nothing and it’s
only through the power of the Savior that he has been able to be strong and not
only forgive, but show great compassion and love to help this boy overcome his
problems.
There is much sadness when reading about the accident and
the death of this cute family, but it is absolutely an amazing and uplifting
read. It is life changing. If you have the opportunity I would highly
recommend it.
Here is a Mormon message about Chris Williams' story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zwQ_7q-fU
Here is a Mormon message about Chris Williams' story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zwQ_7q-fU
3 comments:
Letting go through the Atonement is such an important lesson to learn. That Mormon Messages video is a powerful one that I've watched several times over the years. Thanks for sharing. :)
I want to read this book SOOOOO bad! Do you own it? Could I borrow it? When I went to Women's Conference there were like 5 books I really really wanted, but books can be so expensive!
I downloaded it on my Kindle Jenn. So I don't own the hard copy of it. Jenn Ferre owns it, you could ask her.
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