She lives on and is likely doing the same work. She merely received a unique transfer to serve in another location. Instead of being reassigned to Manchester, she was called to the Spirit World. My condolences to the family. You will see her again!

Just a transfer --- Our belief in missionary work beyond the veil is unique, but I fullY believe that is what Lindsey will be doing in the Spirit World. I also send condolences to her family. May you find comfort knowing that you will see her again.

Afterthought --- I looked at both photos, and she was a beautiful young woman who died in the service of the Lord. Her work will continue there, giving those in the Spirit world who are waiting to hear about the Gospel of Jesus Christ---who did not have that chance in mortality---will be blessed as they choose to accept the message. My heart goes out to Lindsey's family, who will also be blessed for her efforts.

Another missionary dies and she's canonized by the Utah public. It is sad that she has passed on, but if we were in another state we would not have heard a thing about this. Utah, you are weird, not peculiar.

Not only was Lindsey beautiful- her spirit radiates in her pictures.
She probably was "transfered "not only because she was needed on the other side, but perhaps too because she was just to darn good for this world.

I send my sincere condolences to her family and friends. God bless and keep you. May you feel Lindsey near you as you complete your mission here on earth. May you have peace and be able to rejoice in her life.

C.H., even if she had been ugly everyone would still love her just as much. I don't see how her being beautiful makes her death worse.

Dear utwingnut,
Not so. I have lived in two states where missionaries from local communities have died and the local press provided significant coverage of their deaths and the reason they were on a mission.

Lighten up a bit.

utwingnut,

Can't Utah be interested in what it's interested in? You sound biased like there's something wrong with Utah.

Your comment that we would not have heard a thing about this had it not been in Utah is wrong, and is offensive to both Utahns and non-Utahns alike. Someone that dies while performing service, whether it be for their Church or for another service group is honored by all people, whether they agree or not. It is terribly sad, and she deserves and would receive deservedly supreme accolades and honors for giving her life in pursuit of something she obviously cares about. Like I said, it demeans all by saying that such a sacrifice would not be honored regardless of the service in which the sacrifice is given.

What is wrong with you? Why do you even take the time to read these articles and respond? We're not in another state, we are in Utah. Don't read the D-News if you don't want to read articles about the LDS culture. Many Utahns are weird and there is nothing wrong with that. However, there is something wrong with people like you who are so annoyed with everything we do. You seriously need a life or counseling.

We heard about it in Texas too.

utwingnut, you lack understanding of our culture and beliefs. Lindsey was about her Father's business and He called her home. Yes, we believe in life after death; in the Plan of Salvation. Receiving news coverage over this in Utah is what defines us as a community. Perhaps you have forgotten that Utah was settled by Mormons and as such, the culture is entrenched in the fabric of the state. This missionary was not canonized, she was remembered for her exemplary, selfless life. My condolences to the family. God bless you all in your hour of grief and may He give you comfort and peace.

You're the one that's different this time utwingnut.

stay classy buddy.

More sad than the death of this wonderful young lady are your unfortunate comments that desecrate her memory.

First of all utwingnut, there is a time and place to post rude comments, most people have the common sense as to not cross that line. You are totally out of line to make an attack post in a LDS based news paper about a young woman who died. With that being said, I first want to offer her family my sympathy and tell them how sorry I am for this time of separation. I hope that their hearts will be comforted. The year before my husband died, he was 37, his nephew was going on a mission, my husband was close to being bed ridden, he told my nephew that while he was preparing to go on a two year mission, my husband was going on a permanent mission. My husband responded to the call as a young man, but had to come home early, due to his disease, so he was very much looking forward to responding to this next call. I do not doubt that this young lady is touching many hearts and blessing many people.

utwingnut = tasteless.

To utwingnut:

No, you would not have heard about this in another state where the population is not so predominantly LDS. But if the girl were a young Catholic nun, and you lived in a predominantly Catholic community (as the one where I grew up), it would make news there. In fact, the Catholic church was prominently involved in the community and the news all my life. And you know what, I was NEVER offended or irritated about it because I just accepted that a majority of the population found it newsworthy. I also appreciated all the fine contributions that the Catholics made to my community, and it never once occurred to me to get irritated, offended, outraged over the fact that -- shock! -- the community bowed to the wishes of the predominant religion there. Heck, I ate fish every Friday in PUBLIC schools because Catholics couldn't eat meat on Fridays then! And I looked at it as a weekly treat -- not an offensive, "in your face", "shoving down your throat" their religion. Why can't others who CHOOSE to live here in Utah understand that one simple concept? Majority rules in a democratic society.

utwingnut.......you didn't have to read the article or respond. Let me try to educate you. Salt Lake City is the home of the LDS Church which sends our your young men and women to preach what they believe is true. When one dies, we care. If you don't, so be it.

What have you done recently that is beyond yourself?

It is news here in Utah since it happens so rarely. Unfortunately and ironically twice this week with the death of a senior couple sister missionary in an auto accident in the Kirtland mission.

Imagine 50,000+ 19-20 years olds scattered in many places around the globe. Without the protection of the Lord-there would be hundreds of deaths annually in any other similar sized group of young men and women. No doubt they are watched over and protected.

May the Lord continue to bless Lindsey as she continues her mission as well as the entire Spjute family. What a wonderful blessing to have the gospel and knowledge of the Plan of Salvation in our lives.

Steve

Where's some decency and respect? Do you expect reasonable people to take your "weird" accusation seriously?

Condolences to the family and loved one of this young missionary.

By even acknowledging comments like that you are only giving them what they want - attention. More than likely they don't even believe the garbage they are spewing. They're just trying to get a reaction like all the other 3 year olds you know who do similar things. Just ignore them, and like most annoyances, they've eventually go away to find someone who will react to their nonsense.

dear utwingnut. your lack of sensitivity is appalling.

First, ignore wingnut and move on. But I do have a question, if she was taken and is now called to be a missionary in the next life, will she also be following the missionary rules? What about marriage, children, etc.? Just serious answers, please.

We love you Lindsey, we miss you, but we know that it was your time.
You made us all want to be better people.

Lidsey was partially responsible for intorducing me to my wife of three years. I spent alot of time with her in college and I got to know her pretty well. She was such a special person on the earth and she ment so much to so many people. I wouldn't claim to know Lindsey the best but I did know her well enough to say that she will except this challange with the same enthusiasm as she always did in life. I would also like to send my condolences to the family.
Lindsey we love you.

When I was on a mission I was under the illusion that missionaries were "protected" and that the only missionaries that were hurt were those that were breaking the rules. Of course that was a false belief but it was a belief fostered in my interactions with returned missionaies and youth leaders.

These missionary passings seem to be a lot more frequent than I remember in the past. In any case, being on a mission and keeping the rules is no guarantee. I was so sick that I lost 40 pounds in a couple weeks.

I think guys like Wingnut could get a little irritated with the focus on the passings of missionaries. I can see his point. We are all God's children and the passing of a child in Africa or Myanmar is just as tragic as the passing of a missionary.

To All the Same in God's Eyes:

I agree that we are all God's children, but the reason the passing of an LDS missionary is so newsworthy here is that such a large portion of the population is LDS and so many have a close connection to that, either having served themselves or having a close family member who is serving or has served in the past. You're right, though -- the death of one person is no more "important" than the death of another. It's just that in our culture here, the death of an LDS missionary hits close to home for so many.

My condolences to Lindsey's family, her friends, fellow missionaries and others who have been touched by Lindsey. Ironic that the end of her mortal work is sad, yet uplifting because of what she did. The questions about mission rules, marriage, children, etc. can involve deep and personal discussion. I would encourage "Question" to simply ask an LDS person to take some time, multiple times, to think together over these items of interest. Two things I consider is, we know just a little of how God has things ordered, and yet we do have enough to know He loves us and has prepared all things for our eternal growth and happiness, including statements from scriptures, prophets and feelings through prayer. May the Lord comfort and bless Lindsey's family.

My thoughts and prayers are with her family and close friends. Although we as Latter Day Saints believe in life after life, it is always difficult when a loved one leaves this life and crosses over into eternity. She will be dearly missed by her family until the happy moment when they are reunited again.

Too bad so much time and space has been given to utwingnut. He's enjoying it no doubt.
God love the family that sacrifices for their loved ones. Lindsey, like so many other Missionaries who love the Lord died doing what she loved best, she died sharing the good news the Gospel brings.
I admire any religion that can has so many young people who desire to share Jesus Christ with the world, whether they are Mormon or not. God bless their pure in spirit hearts and their love of all mankind.

First, my prayers go out to the family. THEY have their heads on right and their faith in our Father's plan is uplifting. Second, Sis. Spjute will most likely be released from her new assignment at the onset of the millenium. That would most likely be the time for her to continue with her necessary earthly ordinances (i.e. marriage, family, etc.) As a teacher, I can tell ya that her desire to work in Special Ed speaks volumns of the type of service oriented person that she was and continues to be. Keep the faith!

Guess what utwingnut, the death of this young woman was news here in Washington state. Service to your community, your church, your fellow man is also service to your God. You should try it sometime. My sincere sympathy to this family

I heard about it here in North Carolina too! My heart felt sympathy to the family. My brother was 37 when he went to the Spirit World.Here's a few words of comfort that was spoken at my brother's funeral by my father. " Just as we prepare for the birth of a baby here on earth,buying
clothes,thinking of names,waiting with with all the love,joy and excitement,there were loved ones that where waiting and preparing for the arrival of Blaine". These words can be said of Lindsey.

I responded to a negative comment in here as did many others, I am sorry that I did that, as I read, I felt that the comments of comfort and love were not being said in order to reprove this person. When I read Lyndsey's cousin's comment, it was short but really touched my heart, I had two cousins that died in tragic young deaths in the same year, it hurt. Time does take away the sting of death, but the hope of eternity and to see those we love again, brings a lot of peace. This young woman is happy, she is in a place of peace and harmony and serving others and I do not doubt for a moment that she wants her loved ones to be happy and happy for her, there is just this veil that has separated them for a while.

I can't quit thinking about the experience that this family is going through. With our beliefs loss is an curious multi-emotion experience. We hurt because we temporarily are seperated from our loved ones. We mourn because it is inherent to our humanity. We feel hope and peace because we are children of God.

This obviously wonderful sister has passed onto the next phase of our eternal experience as we all will. What peace and comfort to know that she was about her Father's duty when she was called home.

My daughter is currently serving a mission in another country. She has virtually the same set of circumstances as this beautiful young woman. We even lived in Farmington for a number of years. After 3 years at BYU she chose to serve her God and bless the lives of the people she is among.

Assuming the multiplicity of emotions and feelings that the family has I would like to express my families wish for peace, comfort and hope.

The Farmington community is a wonderful community and I am confident that the family has a wonderful outpouring of love/support.

I am glad this amazing young woman's life was mentioned!

God bless.

She sounds like a wonderful young lady. As a parent, I would be comforted by the knowledge that she was doing Gods work and living the gospel at an extremely high level. Of course the parents, family and friends will miss her immensely, but life is short and you will soon be reunited.

How many kids rebel and are lost for some time. if not forever. I see many of these lost individuals overdosing on drugs or dying from other preventable ways. Give thanks for the person that she was. God Bless you...

mr. utwingnut:

i live in one of the cities in the philippines, we are not a predominatly LDS city. But one LDS missionary died and it merited a substantial portion in our provincial newspapers. We just love and care so much for the LDS here more than any other faiths. Not because other faiths are bad, its because LDS are bearer of shining truth of Gods plan for us and the missionaries are the bearer of this truth.

May you will open your heart and talk to the like of

Hey utwingnut(or what ever your name is)Your not Weird or Peculiar.Your just Sick in the Head.Hope you enjoy all the attention your craving for.

I come here to hear about LDS events, tragedies, and interesting tidbits as a member of the church in Michigan. Unfortunately I have to hear the negative comments about the church in Michigan that are mostly untrue due to ignorance often perpetuated by those seeking to progress their own agendas usually in despicable ways.(i.e. Huckabee).
By reading about the loss of this sister missionary I renew a commitment to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It reminds me of the sacrifices that members of the church make to serve missions and past sacrifices. I have two sons serving right now on missions and I worry at times about their safety. On the other hand, my sons this past Mothers Day called and reminded me how much they are enjoying their missions. Yes, enjoying. All they could talk about is the people they baptized. I tried to get them to talk more about their feelings, but they were worried about those they served more. True for most missionaries.
Thanks for this article.

It isn't just people in Utah that would want to hear of the passing of a Sister missionary. We have missionaries from all over the country to come here to Oklahoma and to us they are family to us. And I want the young womans family to know, we are praying for your family and to us you are our family too. The lord does things in his time and it is hard sometimes to understand this but we have faith there was a very important reason for the young missionary's passing. We are all grateful she was serving the Lord and she is happy where she is now still serving the Lord. God bless your family.

The answer is: we don't know. We don't know how the rules for a mission in the next life compare to rules for a mission in this earthly life. Some of the rules are very likely the same, and some may not be. But even if they're all the same, the mission won't last forever. There will be plenty of time for Lindsay to someday become married and have children of her own.

My heart and prayers go out to her family. Take solace in knowing she was doing great work when she passed on.

I think it is sad, how wrong for her to go so young.

I am not from UT, BTW, I am from CA and a pretty laid back Mormon, and I still think this story is sad and I am grateful for her service.

I was feeling bad about not working out lately, reminder not to jog!

Thanks for your service and your sacrifice.

I am one of those people who jump all over and criticize LDS news. But, as others have said, your anger has no limits to be able to criticize this article. I struggle with a lot of things about organized religion but it is moments like this - when a loved one is lost or suffering - that religion truly has it's place to comfort and provide hope. As much as I don't agree with much that is LDS, I respect young people like her who are far more devoted to a cause they truly believe in than I ever have been.

Having supported two sons on missions I can only imagine what this family is going through. Thank you for your daughter and her service to the people in England. When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.

I read this today in England- not Utah, as this is a world wide church and deseret news is available on the www -via the internet and was very saddened by it, as a family we pray daily for the missionaries- all over the world who sacrifice their time and money to serve the Lord. My parents were converted over 50yrs ago by young american missionaries who came over to england I am eternally grateful to them. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family

Sister Spjute served part of her mission in our Stake until just a few weeks ago. What a lovely sister! My deepest condolences to the Spjute family.

Our son serves in the England Birmingham Mission, as a parent of a missionary I can not imagine the pain of the loss of a son or daughter. However, I know that she will continue her mission and will have a place saved for her in the Eternities.
Our deeplest sympathies and prayers go out to Lindsey's family. We love you!!
England Birmignham Missionary Mom