The movie Cokeville Miracle opens on Friday, June 5. I had the chance to see it last night and loved the message about faith and prayer.

It is based on a true story. On May 9, 1986, in the small ranching community of Cokeville, Wyoming, a mentally ill man and his wife took an elementary school hostage for several hours before detonating a bomb inside a classroom where the teachers and students were being held.

The movie shows how a terrifying a hostage situation can be. But it also shows how it turned out to be a witness of God’s love.

It is a story about faith. A sheriff whose children were in the classroom had to fight his own skepticism and unbelief as he hears many stories from the students of miraculous, heavenly interventions during the crisis.

It is also a story about prayer–the prayers of the children being held in the classroom, the prayers of their parents, the prayers of the townspeople, and even the prayers of people around the world.

The film is made by LDS filmmaker T.C. Christensen, who directed 17 Miracles, Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration, and Emma Smith: My Story.

Here’s the movie trailer for The Cokeville Miracle:

Grammy-nominated violinist and LDS member Jenny Oaks Baker has released a new music video prior to the theatrical release of the movie.

The track, Suo Gan, is featured throughout the film. The music video depicts Baker as one of the deceased relatives of a child inside of the school who acts as a guardian angel. Many of the children from the hostage crisis identified deceased relatives as the angels protected them and helped them to safety.

Learn about the making of the movie Cokeville Miracle.

Follow the Cokeville Miracle Facebook page.