After Losing His Wife and Kids to a Drunk Driver, Chris Williams Chose Forgiveness
On February 9, 2007, Chris Williams was driving his family home when a teenage drunk driver crossed the median at freeway speeds. In an instant, he lost his wife Michelle, who was expecting their fifth child, his son Ben, and his daughter Anna. Taped to a backboard in the emergency room, Chris asked his first question: was the boy okay? His second request placed the 17-year-old's name on the temple prayer roll. A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a bishop at the time of the crash, Chris had spent two years practicing what he calls for-forgiveness, choosing…
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