Wow, if you haven’t seen this yet, check out this 2 part series in yesterday and today’s Deseret News about Ronnie Gardner who was executed on death row last year, June 2010:

Part #1 — http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700152336/The-weight-of-guilt-Executed-killer-Ronnie-Lee-Gardners-remorse.html

Part #2 — http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700152498/LDS-bishop-recounts-Ronnie-Lee-Gardners-final-days-before-execution.html

(Tip: click on the “PRINT” link above the Page: 1 2 3 … to see it all on one page instead of having to click through the sub-pages one at a time.)

They preface with it:

“a two-part series about notorious murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner and the gradual change of heart he experienced in the final years of his life as he reached out to Dan Bradshaw, a Salt Lake City banker who served as an LDS prison bishop. Bradshaw told his story to Deseret News writer Doug Robinson because he thought it contained a valuable message about people’s ability to examine themselves and make changes in their lives, even in a hard case such as Gardner’s.”

All i can say is wow, this story will make you cringe at times but also cry later on.    There is some pretty strong statements in there — makes you think and feel.  I don’t want to say anything else so as not to give away any more of the story.

I’m glad the Bishop told his story about Ronnie.  Thank you.