[krunkygirl]

that gives me some comfort--the FAMILY seems to be playing it very close to the vest too--they just don't seem to be as upset, on the whole, as I would expect them to be if they didn't KNOW that Elizabeth is O.K. They may not know where she is but they seem unnaturally sure that she is O.K.

[bonfire]

Maybe a friend of one of E's brothers that was spending the night?

Night all......will catch up with you in the A.M. For now, pray for Elizabeth and God bless all of you.

[Illbay]

They may not know where she is but they seem unnaturally sure that she is O.K.

When I was a young man, a family with whom we were close, fellow "Mormons", lost their 2 year old girl in a tragic accident. She was run over and killed right in front of her mother, when she zipped down a hill and into the street on her "Big Wheel." She died in her mother's arms.

Two days later they held the funeral, and the mother and father both spoke ("Mormon" funerals are a little bit different from "standard", more like one of our Sacrament meetings).

Those not of our faith couldn't fathom how these parents could speak in public at their own little daughter's funeral. They should have been basket cases.

However, the gist of their addresses were about how they were more grateful than ever to their Heavenly Father, that they knew they were an eternal family and that they would all be together as a family again one day.

"Mormons" see death a bit differently from many, even other Christians, because we see this life as but one small segment of eternal life, and that we can continue as a family unit, as husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, forever.

It may well be that the Smarts are reflecting this confidence. I understand how others can't really fathom this, but it is true.

[Illbay]

They may not know where she is but they seem unnaturally sure that she is O.K.

When I was a young man, a family with whom we were close, fellow "Mormons", lost their 2 year old girl in a tragic accident. She was run over and killed right in front of her mother, when she zipped down a hill and into the street on her "Big Wheel." She died in her mother's arms.

Two days later they held the funeral, and the mother and father both spoke ("Mormon" funerals are a little bit different from "standard", more like one of our Sacrament meetings).

Those not of our faith couldn't fathom how these parents could speak in public at their own little daughter's funeral. They should have been basket cases.

However, the gist of their addresses were about how they were more grateful than ever to their Heavenly Father, that they knew they were an eternal family and that they would all be together as a family again one day.

"Mormons" see death a bit differently from many, even other Christians, because we see this life as but one small segment of eternal life, and that we can continue as a family unit, as husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, forever.

It may well be that the Smarts are reflecting this confidence. I understand how others can't really fathom this, but it is true.