ABC 4 remembers the tragedy of that Tuesday morning five years ago, and invites you to share your memories and thoughts of 9/11/2001. Where were you when you first heard of the attacks? How did you deal with the overflowing emotions of the day, the images and accounts of the tragedy?

I remember the day, it was crazy, but now after five years the craziness needs to end! The nightmares unfold and the pictures flash before not only our faces but the faces of the loved ones left behind. I can not beleive that our president is such a cruel man, that he would continue to use the death of these people to further his mission!  It so saddens me, that after five years the media buys into this trash and allows such waste and contributes this bad behavior to continue. When will this end? How many people have lost loved ones to tragic accidents? Would you, like to see a yearly account in a blow-by-blow video shoved in your face as a personal extra reminder that your loved one is gone? Heavens no! We already have that painful reminder every single moment ourselves... We do not need the media bringing it up like vomit from a really bad illness!  Remember? YES we remember, you folks will never allow us to forget, but tell me, have you all forgotten another date? April 19th 1995?

Ahhhh....sure you have. A war wasn't started in that name.

 

I was on my mission in Venezuela on September 11, 2001.  I remember walking down the street in Ojeda with my companion Elder James Ward.  We were headed to lunch at a member's home when a crazy guy yelled at us from the second-floor of a half-finished home, "Hey gringos!  They're crashing planes into your towers!"  We thought he was just drunk and went on walking.  After lunch, we stopped by another member's house.  She was watching the breaking news coverage on "CNN en Espanol" and we realized that this was really happening.  We watched for several minutes -- I believe I saw the second tower come down, but I don't recall for sure -- and continued with our day.

During the next few days, the incident gave us an excuse to walk up to any house -- "Hey, what's going on with the World Trade Center?"  People in Venezuela were very sympathetic to us as Americans, saying, "We're sorry for what happened to you."

During that time, I learned of the power of a scripture in John 7:27 -- "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."  I shared that scripture several times over the next few days, telling people that even though there's terror in the world, we can find peace through Jesus Christ.

Curtis Gibby
http://www.curtisgibby.com

wonderful story, elder...

beautiful