It's Not a Coincidence

The following email was sent to Richard from a dear friend who lives in Vernal, Utah. It has touched Richard and the family and we wanted to share this with everyone. A special thanks goes out to Stacey for sharing this with Richard.




Hi Richard,
This is Stacey Taggart... I hope you remember me from CLP Ward in Fort Collins.  :)

We heard about your accident and we want you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, especially Jennie.  I'm put her name in the Vernal temple too so know that every hour, people are praying for her.

I'm not sure how to bring this up but I thought you might be interested to know...  

You may not remember due to the shock of the accident, but there was a couple that stopped and helped you guys right after the accident.  Andy helped you give Jennie a blessing, Tawnie got you some water and got Teagan's shoes out of the car for him.

They are our very good friends here in Vernal and our former next door neighbors.  They were headed up to Wyoming for the weekend and came upon your accident right after it happened.  They came home concerned about you guys and telling us about the accident but we didn't know who it was until we put two and two together last night.

I'm telling you all this to let you know that Heavenly Father is very mindful of you and especially Jennie.  I don't know exactly how to say this - and I don't want it to come across as irreverent - but based on what Tawnie told me, I know that Jennie is in Heavenly Father's hands.  

You see, Andy and Tawnie were supposed to leave for Wyoming on Friday night but at the last minute decided to wait until the next morning.  Then the next morning, as they prepared to leave, they couldn't find their car keys anywhere!  They searched high and low for two hours and then finally found them in a place where they had searched several times.  Finally they left Vernal but much later than they were planning and they came across your accident just minutes after it happened.  Tawnie told me that as they were trying to help, she was silently praying wanting to know how best to help (She could tell that you were very concerned about Jennie) and the idea popped into her head to suggest giving Jennie a blessing.  

Tawnie said she felt like you guys were LDS so that's why she asked even though she was nervous about it.  :)  She said the Spirit was very strong during the blessing and one of the most powerful experiences they've had relating to blessings.  

She was very concerned about Jennie as they could tell that she was very badly hurt but Andy said he felt comforted after the blessing that she would be OK.  They couldn't remember her name though as they continued on their trip, and she's been concerned all week and told me about it.  Tawnie's been scouring the internet trying to find some information on the accident because she's been so concerned.  It wasn't until Mason told me about your email and the blog that we put two and two together.

I'm not sure if you'll find this interesting or not but I thought that perhaps you might.  I hope that you find it somewhat comforting. :)  I feel a strange combination of sadness and relief.  I'm feel so sorry for the pain that you all must feel but I feel relieved knowing the circumstances a little bit and how Heavenly Father provided someone there to enable you to give Jennie a blessing right away.  I feel grateful that some of my friends were able to help our other friends.  :)  I just don't feel like I have the right words to say all this.... but I hope you understand.

Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with you guys.  We're 3 hours away in Vernal and will be coming to SLC in July for some doctor's appointments so please let us know if there is anything we can do.  We will be donating to help pay for some of the medical costs but we also want to help in any other way we can too.

Love,
Stacey Taggart