Latter-day Saint Life

After Waking in the Hospital & Learning Her Mom Died, LDS Teen Receives Sweet Prompting

32502.jpg

What a beautiful story of how hope can provide us with healing that reaches beyond the physical.

About a month before my 16th birthday, my family went on a road trip across the United States to visit some Church history sites. I didn’t mind being in the car for so long because my family always had a good time. I remember getting in the car the day after we visited Winter Quarters, Nebraska. It was raining like crazy. I got in the back seat, grabbed a blanket, and curled up to listen to the rain as I fell asleep.

The next thing I remember was feeling like I was spinning out of control. Later I learned that our car had hydroplaned and crashed into the cement barrier under an overpass. I vaguely remember someone telling me I’d broken my leg and was heading into surgery.

Soon after that while I was recovering in the hospital, my dad came into my room. He sat down next to me on my bed and reached for my hand. Somehow I felt I already knew what he was going to say.

“Honey,” he said, “do you know where you are?”

“In the hospital,” I replied.

“Do you know what happened?”

“We were in a car accident.”

“Has anyone told you about the rest of the family?”

I paused and then answered no.

He said that everyone was going to be OK—except for my mom. She didn’t make it.

Lead image from Getty Images.
Tags
Share
Stay in the loop!
Enter your email to receive updates on our LDS Living content