Senior Missionary Couple Passes Away in California Auto Accident
Senior Latter-day Saint missionary couple involved in car accident
A husband and wife serving as full-time missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were involved in a car accident on Saturday evening in Fresno County, California.
“Elder Paul Hardin and Sister Mary Hardin were stopped at a red light when a pickup truck struck their vehicle at a high rate of speed,” a spokesperson for the church said.
Sister Hardin, 65, passed away at the scene of the accident while her husband is currently hospitalized in critical condition.
Elder and Sister Hardin are from San Antonio, Texas, and had been serving together as missionaries in the church’s California Fresno Mission since January.
A husband and wife serving as full-time missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were tragically involved in a traffic accident on Saturday evening, May 18, 2024, in Fresno County, California. Elder Paul Hardin and Sister Mary Hardin were stopped at a red light when a pickup truck struck their vehicle at a high rate of speed. Sister Hardin, 65, passed away at the scene of the accident. Elder Hardin is currently hospitalized with critical injuries.
Elder and Sister Hardin are from San Antonio, Texas, and have been serving together as missionaries in the California Fresno Mission since January 2024.
We invite all to offer prayers for those involved, especially Elder Hardin. We send our deepest condolences to the entire Hardin family, their friends, and the missionaries with whom they were serving. We pray they will each feel comfort and peace at this difficult time and experience an outpouring of the Savior’s love during this time of sorrow.
