Kenneth James Ward walked into an L.D.S. church in Visalia, CA and gunned down Bishop Clay Sanner. Sanner was a husband and father of six boys, the youngest only months old.
The picture emerging of Mr. Ward is that he was mentally ill and deeply disturbed after his military service. I'm reminded of the Nickel Mines shooting where a man gunned down several Amish school girls and then killed himself.
The Amish community rallied to the support of the shooter's widow and children. They visited them, comforted them and attended the shooter's funeral. This example of Christlike forgiveness and love touched the world.
Can Mormons' now do the same for the family of Mr. Ward?
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