Ryan was trying to cut some cardboard with a steak knife at the dining room table, and the knife flipped, hitting him in his open eye. When he told me the knife had stabbed his eye, I can't describe the horror I felt as I looked into that eye and saw what had happened. It looked as if clear jello had been sliced.

Laron and Adin were laying carpet some distance away. My hands were shaking so badly I could hardly dial the phone. All the time I was praying, "Heavenly Father, please help my little boy!" Laron said to get help from somebody closer as it would take too long for him to get home. I called Carnahans and asked for help. She said, "I'll come right now. She and Carlos came within minutes.

The emergency room doctor said Ryan's cornea had a very deep cut, and a call went out to Dr. Cutler, an eye specialist. It was difficult to find him, as it was a Saturday, and he was attending a school basketball game. He finally came and after checking Ryan said, "He's a very lucky boy...a VERY lucky boy." He treated the eye with medication and bandaged it, and gave him a tetanus shot, saying he needed to see him the next morning (Sunday) in his office.

That night, Laron and my father gave him a blessing. Early the next morning, after examining Ryan, Dr. Cutler said, "Well...it's sealed over as clear as a bell." He had told Ryan he would have to wear a patch over his eye for several days, but now said he didn't need to wear one any more. Later one of the emergency nurses we knew said that Dr. Cutler later told her when he had checked Ryan that Sunday morning, he at first thought he was looking in the wrong eye, and couldn't believe it had healed that fast, considering how serious the cut was. The other emergency nurses told her that it couldn't have healed that fast, because they had seen how deep it was. Heavenly Father really blessed Ryan in answer to our fervent prayers. Ryan never had any problem with that eye.