His Helmet Was Broken In Two...

Last Friday I left work early to head up to Idaho. I was taking my children for their last summer visit with cousins, and also was going for my Uncle and Aunt who are about to leave on their first mission to England. My husband left work early to go down south to Boy Scout camp. He was going to join us on Sunday for my Aunt and Uncles mission farewell.

I was in the middle of Target in Idaho Falls when my husband called to "check in". After exchanging hellos he stated that "I am alive, but the bike isn't." My husband is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and takes the opportunity to ride every chance he gets. He had to go to camp late and decided to drive the bike down. He misjudged a corner and decided to pull off the road not noticing the ditch until it was to late. At the moment I think I was in a little bit of shock and asked a bunch of dumb questions. He had wrecked three hours before calling me. He was out in the middle of no where with no phone service. The police were just 20 minutes behind him. He had the police drive him to camp where our friends, and ward members aided him. One member drove him out to Hanksville where he could get cell service to call me. He said he did not feel hurt except for a pull in his back and he received a priesthood blessing that night in the camp.

I wondered if I should return home. At first I could not reach him again to ask all the questions I had forgotten to. The scouts pulled his motorcycle home and he called me after a visit to the doctor. He was fine and told me to stay in Idaho. We did return home Sunday evening. I sat in his lap and cried. When I saw his helmet I knew that we had truly been blessed. That a miracle had happened in our family. We still had a husband and father who was whole and safe. I thought of the prayer we said together as a family before we went our separate ways. We asked for safety, and that prayer was granted.

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