More Tornado's; More Devastation; More Deaths

This is the tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri Sunday night while all of our men were at stake priesthood meeting. Jonathan Roberts announced after the meeting that the Stake Center had been leveled along with the Stake Presidents home, the high school and this last picture is what is remaining of the big hospital there and it's life flight helicopter. Most of the city has been obliterated and most everyone has lost their home. The death toll is currently over 125 with hundreds still missing and hundreds injured. Records from the hospital have been found 70 miles away.
My friend Dana Hicken is from Joplin; attended high school there, went to church there and her parents still live there now. Their home was spared, along with their lives. Her complete childhood has been erased in the blink of an eye.
And there have been several tornado's since Sunday night...some in Oklahoma City, in Kansas and we even had a SEVERE thunderstorm and tornado watch here last night where sirens went off and we were asked for hours to take shelter. More tornado's, more devastation and more deaths.
Today was the first day in over 12 days that we have had sunshine. And we haven't even hit the main tornado season yet...it is still several weeks away.
Causes me to pause in thought and prayers for those mourning the loss of family, homes and livelihoods. These people will never be the same. Their lives have forever changed.
I would be the most selfish of people to not be grateful for all that I have and enjoy in my life....
So I give thanks tonight for my joys and happiness that I live each day...
and pray a blessing of comfort upon all those who don't.