[13], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}420457N 1105719W / 42.08250N 110.95528W / 42.08250; -110.95528. These various combinations of Man with teir various concepts of themselves invented war in order that any singular combination might achieve dominance over other combinations. Thats one thing he cannot do, she says. I told her I didnt know how to pray, she shares. The diabolical trick weve otherwise learned (internalizesd) is realitivity; when in Rome do as the Romans, when doing math do as the mathematicians, when fighting a thermonuclear war, discard spears and arrows for the thermonuclear devises, etc. That bomb should have leveled the wing of this school, but it looks like the bomb blast went straight up. Mostly, as in all these several thousands of years, we believe (another concept!) Or theyre trained to be obedient? After the doctor meets privately with Jason for a while, he simply tells Ron that, "You and Jason need to sit down and have a nice, long talk." . But the final, conclusive explanation came as the smoke cleared from the room. Will I see my family again? I was really scared for the unknown. I explained that she was the teacher who led me out when the bomb went off. Trying to get in the U. S., granted, but they were innocent people and they just got wiped out. So anyway, I cleared out the debris and tried to go back in to see if anybody needed help, and it was just as black in there as could be. On May 16, 1986, David Young, Cokeville's former town marshal, and his wife, Doris, carried five rifles, five handguns and a "dead man's bomb" into the elementary school. I came home with the intent of factually proving to him that he couldnt have seen angels, Hartley recalls. She had short, dark brown hair, Payne recalls. Cook, the school's secretary and the first person taken hostage, could tell Young's threats were serious. Responsible, as ever (we die our own death, remember?) I remember thinking, David Young can control a lot of things, but he cant keep us from praying. I felt immediately uncomfortable, recalls Amy Bagaso Williams, who was in the fifth grade. And to me, it s a type in a shadow of what s going to happen to the world, according to the Bible. I had this little ditzy-doodle roommate that said there was a beautiful lake up there and we ought to go see it in April. And then another teacherId been over preparing a talk for church once, and he came in and I was talking to him a little bit about religion, and he said, Oh, Im waiting to see the burning bush. And so, after this happened, I said, Well, what did you think? He said, I dont know who saved us, but I sure like his style! (Laughs). Doris then manipulates the rest of the school to go into Room 4, telling them "a surprise" waits for them. But these little sisters sacrificed a lot to come. I remember that same feeling I felt in the classroom when I prayed, she recalls. At 1:00 pm, they pulled up to the Cokeville Elementary School and unloaded a gasoline bomb, along with four rifles and nine handguns. David went to the school office, handing out a manifesto titled "ZERO EQUALS INFINITY" and announcing "This is a revolution!" The film concludes with a title card that asks why other hostage situations didn't have divine intervention, then responds with: "We should recognize God's hand when we see it.". Another teacher was trying to help me escape. As tensions mounted, some of the younger children began to edge towards David Young. I felt deep peace. They brought in the video machine so that they could watch TV and keep them occupied. So we decided to have a fire drill in the lunchroom where all the children would be there. The Cokeville Miracle. (Laughs). Janel Dayton: not in the realm of entertainment any more. He is still far out, but starts to rush towards Cokeville, as he is the nearest officer and every other one is out of town. Watch The COKEVILLE MIRACLE at a theater near you! You know, your information is no longer your information; its everybodys information! Janel Dayton: No. In 1986, more than 150 schoolkids and adults were held hostage at an elementary school in tiny Cokeville, Wyo. He confides in them that he saw people dressed all in white angels. The Cokeville Miracle (2015) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by T.C. One little kid made [his] way to me and said, Teacher, are we going to be all right? The thought came into my mind, Well, were all right right now. And I decided thats all you can expect out of life is to be all right right now, because you dont have a clue what the future will bring. A few days later, Jason and Cindy are recovering well from burns and other minor injuries. Some of the children just sat right all around and just watched him. Mark Junge: This was a manifesto and they werent used to reading manifestos! But it was interesting. Still, in 2400 years, 24,000 years, or 240,000 eons, there is truth-relativity and TRUTH. And if anything happens to one, everybody just clamors to do all he can to help. So I thought maybe I needed to tell them they were in the wrong place if this was part of it. Montpelier is about 31 miles away, Kemmerer 45, and Afton 55, and if that werent the case, there would be no school here. I remember some of the little first graders sitting there trying to read that. If you ask residents of the town how such a thing could happen, they will look you in the eye, smile, and answer in one word Angels. Janel Dayton: It made no sense whatsoever! The Billing Gazette follows up on Jennie: Jennie grew up, graduated valedictorian of her high school class, married in the Salt Lake City temple, finished college, had three children, traveled the world, started a career in accounting, ran a marathon.. Play trailer 2:15 1 Video 6 Photos Drama Family History Children who were held hostage in their elementary school tell stories of miraculous things, but many adults are skeptical that the Cokeville Miracle ever truly happened. And once again, my life was preserved miraculously! So she was really disturbed and she told me to get the h. . Ron questions this so Claudia convinces him to gather evidence just as he would for any other investigation. As she was ready to take us into the second-grade room, this young woman, very pretty young woman, came flying through the door and she was just hysterical. Mark Junge: Did the kids get over this fairly soon? One of the teachers convinces David to let them open the doors and windows. In what is called The Cokeville Miracle, the lives of the children and teachers were miraculously spared. But he was the one that wanted the thing perpetuated. Its a very emotional scene. The news doesnt portray that, but it should. Janel Dayton: I didnt really notice the smoke so much. Below the jug in the bottom basket were two tuna fish cans filled with a mixture of aluminum powder and flour meant to aerosolize and deflagrate following detonation, each with its own blasting cap. The miraculous events that followed transformed the lives of hundreds of people, including many who witnessed angels or received heavenly help from deceased ancestors. The lady that was in there with me noticed that the window was open. Williams recalls, When I got to the hallway, I felt a tickling sensation on my shoulder and ear. Some children reported seeing an angel hovering over the heads of each child in the room while many of the children later told how their personal guardian had whispered in their ear, a disaster will happen but do not be afraid, your life will be spared. Ron then goes to the youth room where they are singing "A Child's Prayer". But something would trigger and then wed go clear through it again, and then it was done until a trigger came again. Paul Hunt and Channon Voyce as Doyle Mendenhall and Gerald Deppe, two of David Young's friends who also refuse to participate in holding helpless, little children hostage. Janel Dayton: No. Janel Dayton: Well, I think everybody is, dont you? Janel Dayton: Well, the only thing that I noticedone thing I was worried was that somebodyd come back and try to finish the job. Ive commented to my husband, who was down at the City Hallbecause everybody had gotten word and had congregatedI said, I didnt hear any voices. He said, I could hear them down to the City Hall. So the concussioncause I was pretty close to the bombit had damaged my hearing. I was just feet from him. 6.Angels are real, and evidently our relatives are among them. Director T.C. I didnt even know whereto go or what to do. Conger continues, I found my older brother pretty quickly, and we just started walking toward our home. As the childrens prayers grew louder, Doris Young too became irritated and begged the teachers to settle the unruly group down. My mom then told us that she was her momour grandma who had died whenmy mom was 15 years old., Jennie Sorensen Johnson, a first-grade survivor, had a similar experience. Behind him, leaning against the chalkboard, were a line of guns four rifles and nine handguns. Once all 136 students and 18 teachers are in the room, David establishes control by explaining his rules, then sitting next to the bomb; if he pulls the trigger, it will detonate. He then stepped out of the room, pressed the muzzle of the gun under his chin, and took his own life. I took a few steps and started feeling heat on my skinI realized I was on fire.. Mark Junge: Do you speak any [other] language? The Cokeville Miracle Free with ads PG-13 YouTube Movies & TV 160M subscribers Subscribe 23K Share Children who were held hostage in their elementary school tell stories of miraculous things,. [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church.]. Janel Dayton: Then I went home, because after everybodyd gone in ambulances. Christensen loves a good story. And others still, told of a circle of angels formed around the bomb device, flashing gentle smiles as they stood facing the children, linked together holding hands. Janel Dayton: When this book was written, one young man says he put it in a badger hole. The prolific writer-director-cinematographer, whose credits include 17 Miracles and Ephraim's Rescue, has a passion for faith-promoting true stories that combine tragedy with divine intervention and heartbreak with hope.His latest, The Cokeville Miracle (read my review), portrays the events of a 1986 elementary school bombing, in which multiple children . He also shoots a teacher, John Miller (Joshua Cooper), in the back as the man leaves the classroom to help children escape. After a two-and-a-half hour standoff, the children were becoming restless, so the teachers preoccupied the kids in the form of movies, games, prayer, and books. . Eventually Doris lifted her arm sharply and the bomb went off prematurely, injuring Doris while David was out of the room. Janel Dayton: We were missionaries. Ron is informed of the bombing and he expresses that God isn't real. Many children showed signs of distress with sobs, complaining of headaches from the smell of gasoline from the bomb, or simply wanting to go home. I dont know whyI cant explain it.. Current students at Cokeville Elementary School aren't taught about the '86 bombing, but most know the general story. The Cokeville Miracle is a 2015 drama film written & directed by T. C. Christensen[2] and starring Jasen Wade, Sarah Kent and Kimball Stinger. Penny is reluctant to follow the plan. David Young entered the school with his wife transporting a large gasoline-filled device that appeared to be a bomb. No, but its a huge part of our lives. It took me a few years to connect the priesthood blessing with the LDS Church, but I knew something special happened that day, she says. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis, "Certified Bomb Technician Rich Haskell on the 1986 Bombing of Cokeville Elementary School", The Cokeville Miracle the American tragedy that never happened, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Cokeville_Miracle&oldid=1130782430, Articles to be expanded from November 2017, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from April 2022, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. All the nurses cried as they cleaned my wounds, she says, and the doctor was talking to my parents about skin grafts and plastic surgery.. Mark Junge: Now, when you got outside, you said something about a lady that didnt know what was going on, she drove down the street and she didnt know what was happening? As he read his nonsensical manifesto, Zero Equals Infinity, children began to cry, including Williams. So I was taking the afternoon off to do some preparation work, and then later, another day, she would take the day off and we would combine the groups. Socrates, reputed to be the wisest man of his time, investigated the basis of knowledge in a manner still available (Plato wrote it down and it survives), still as viable, and still as conclusive as it was 2400+ years ago. Doing this? Is it their faith? Submitted by Abel on Sun, 2018-04-22 12:57. Some said a beautiful woman had advised them to go stand near the window. When he arrived at the scene, he was immediately told that the physical evidence didnt add up. Three ladies wrote it. After a few minutes, Max Excell (Alan Peterson), the school principal who had been away, walks in and discovers the situation. But after the main meeting, Ron's doubts start to control him again and he tells Claudia that he can't do it. As the children escaped, David Young began firing a gun inside the smoke-filled classroom. Princess, Deppe, and Mendenhall were never charged in relation to this crime because of their refusal to participate.[6]. The subsequent police report states that David opened the door from the connecting bathroom, shot his injured wife in the head and killed her,[9] shot and wounded John Miller, a music teacher who was trying to flee, then closed the bathroom door and killed himself with a shot from a .45 pistol to the head. They were settling in because they knew wed be there for a while, and so they were passing out papers and so forth to the kids so they could draw and color to kind of keep them occupied. I dont remember her saying anything to me, but I trusted and followed her out of the burning room. I don't think that they were planningor David was planning on the ceiling tiles in the school. That worried me. Pretty soon one of the teachers came throughMr. Sue Castaneda: How long were you in there total? There are somany peopleabout 30 of themwho stand as witnesses to the spiritual blessings that happened that day.. Theyd been in school for a year and they figured they could read everything. Doris tried numerous times to calm the children by telling them to "think of it as an adventure movie," or that they "would have a great story to tell their grandchildren." He calmly raised the .45 and shot her. Sue Castaneda: What do you thinkwhen we were little we did fire drills, but all it was, was line up, go outside. The woman, Doris Young, did most of the talking and explained to the classroom full of people that they were starting a revolution and that each child in the room was required to pay $2 million dollars (investigators later discovered that the money was to be put into a fund that the Youngs would use after they were reincarnated). (Laughs) Wont go quite that far! 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