We are pleased to announce our speaker for our February 27th IANDS meeting will be Tyrel Wiltse.  Tyrel has had four brushes with death resulting in near-death experiences.  A powerful seizure causing his 4th NDE left him with a toehold in the unseen world around us.  Recovering from four brushes with death has required extensive rehabilitation but the perspectives he gained from his NDEs assist him in his work with troubled and victimized youth.

The February 27th IANDS meeting will begin at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a friend as meetings are free of charge.

Our speaker for Friday, January 23rd, will be Bill English, president of the Utah Chapter of IANDS. Nearly everyone who attends IANDS has heard Bill explain the nature of the near-death experience, and the purposes of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, one of which is to learn from those who have had an NDE.

In July 1991, Bill and his brother, Bob, were riding their ATVs in the sand dunes near Saint Anthony, Idaho. Bill’s machine threw him and he landed on his head, breaking his back. After removal by helicopter to a local hospital, and later being transport to the U of U Medical Center, Bill’s medical emergency deepened. His brother was told that Bill probably would not live, and if he did live he would be paralyzed and need help for the rest of his life. Bill was comatose for over four weeks. During that time he had two out-of-body experiences.

We invite you to come and hear the experience that first gave Bill his insight into the nature of the NDE and the reality and nature of the afterlife, family connections beyond the grave, and the operation of healing and other powers on both sides of the veil.

Please join us for an evening with Bill January 23rd at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a fiend to hear this special presentation.

We are pleased to announce our speaker for our November 28^th IANDS meeting will be Erica McKenzie. In 2002, Erica McKenzie had her NDE. She was 31 years old. Ridiculed as a pre-teen for her appearance, Erica turned to bulimia and diet pills as a means to fit in with the other girls. All she wanted was to be liked and accepted by her classmates. College was worse and she turned to the Class IV narcotic, Phentermine. While the pills gave her the endurance to be everything to everyone, Erica barely slept or ate. She kept her diet pill secret from her family, but the drug took its toll on her health. Her nine year addiction was killing her. Her heart palpitations and difficulty breathing ended one day in the middle of a conversation when she collapsed to the floor unconscious.

Erica left her body. She floated up to the ceiling, and from there watched paramedics take her body to the ambulance. Then she went through a tunnel made of bright white Light. “I felt unconditional love, and knew that I was going Home.”

Toward the end of the tunnel, “I saw a brilliant golden Light. I merged with the Light yet stayed separate from it at the same time. The Light was all loving and communicated to me that It was God. I asked many questions, and received knowledge telepathically. I saw Heaven as a planet. I saw the earth in flames. I experienced the edge of hell.”

There were two life reviews, as if on a movie screen. In the first, she saw the things she had thought were significant. In the second, she saw the things that God thought were significant: moments of love and kindness. Then she learned about the rippling effect of our words and actions. She saw that each person was given unique gifts to contribute on their earthly journey. She discovered that beauty is internal and lies within our hearts, yet Erica returned to discover that once again she is harshly judged for her looks.

Toward the end of her NDE God said, “Child, you are not staying. Your mission is on earth. Remember, you work for me now.” She did not want to go, but had to obey. She returned with the ability to deliver messages from God to help people embrace their uniqueness and aid in their healing. Erica has spent the past eleven years dedicated delivering those messages.

More information can be found on her website, http://www.ericamckenzie.com .
You may also email her at “ericamessenger@aol.com”

The November 28th IANDS meeting will begin at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December. Bring a friend as meetings are free of charge.

We are pleased to announce our speaker for our October 24th IANDS meeting will be Suzanne Freeman.  Suzanne Freeman is the mother of 13 children which she considers to be her greatest accomplishment. She is also the author of three books.  In 1999 during emergency surgery, Suzanne’s spirit left her body and she was taken to heaven.

Suzanne works for a home hospice company and has the sacred work of helping the dying transition through the dying process. Her hope is that she can help others who are close to death understand that heaven is wonderful!  She loves the opportunity to share the love that Jesus has for us and the peace of heaven.

The October 24th IANDS meeting will begin at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a friend as meetings are free of charge.

Our speaker for September 26, 2014 will be Laurie Boggs. Laurie, who resides in Idaho, graciously agreed to share her touching s tory of loss, survival and insights gained from her NDE following a tragic head on collision with a drunk driver. The accident claimed the life of five people including Laurie’s only child.

Laurie and her husband Biff and their eight year old son Preston went for a drive on a sunny day. A couple of hours from their home, they were hit head on by a drunk driver. Five lives were taken, including the life of their beloved son Preston.

Little Preston Boggs was a miracle baby for his mother Laurie who endured seven years of infertility, four surgeries, and three miscarriages to finally bring her first and only son into the world. Plagued with premonitions the first three years of his life that she would soon lose him, Laurie learned that painful truth had come true during her emergency surgery, following the head on collision. Laurie touched heaven that day and came back to share her story.

Laurie has written two books, 18 Stepping Stones to Transforming Grief and Hitting Fear Head On. If you enjoyed “Heaven is For Real” you will love, Hitting Fear Head On.

Please join us for a special evening with Laurie on September 26 at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a fiend to hear this special presentation. Laurie will have books available for purchase.

We are pleased to announce our speaker for our August 22nd IANDS meeting will be Lori Tidwell.  Lori’s two near-death experiences both occurred as the result of complications from Cesarean deliveries.

Her first experience occurred while she and her second-born son were struggling to survive his birth.  His condition in the newborn intensive care unit was deteriorating, while Lori was slowly bleeding to death. For 7 minutes that felt like a couple of hours, she felt that she was in the presence of God and Christ.  She experienced great joy amid her pain, and was reassured that everything would be all right.

Her second experience occurred during the birth of her fourth son. As the delivery roomed hummed with activities to stop Lori from hemorrhaging and get her son breathing, Lori found herself in a large white room, speaking with her 15-year old sister who had died 8 months before, three young men, and another young woman who had also died in an accident. Lori could hear the activity in the delivery room while she was talking with her sister.

Lori later learned that the young men were her son and two of his cousins, who were  born later the same month. The three cousins were inseparable in earth-life, and Lori’s cross-over may addressed the need to separate them long enough for her son to be birthed. The experience reassured her that her deceased sister knew her son and his two cousins.

The August 22nd IANDS meeting will begin at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a friend as meetings are free of charge.

IANDS is having its first ever meet and greet on Saturday, August 9^th at the Fabian Lakeside Pavillion in Sugarhouse Park, located between I-80, 2100 South, 1300 East (see map at the bottom of http://www.sugarhousepark.org/reservations/).  We will begin to serve watermelon at 5:30.  You are invited to bring a favorite dish as a “pot luck” item you would be willing to share.  We will have paper plates, cups, and plastic utensils.  Bring your own drinks.  If you have small children, be sure to bring some bread to feed the ducks. We hope this will give you some time to establish friendships with others who share your interests and meet some experiencers.  We hope to see you there.

No IANDS meeting Friday, July 25^th           Our normal meeting location, the Salt Lake County Commission hearing room, is being remodeled and as a result we have decided to cancel the July IANDS meeting.  However, on Saturday, August 9th, we have scheduled the Fabian Lakeside Pavilion at Sugarhouse Park for a meet and greet.  We will begin to serve watermelon at 5:30.  If you have small children, be sure to bring some bread to feed the ducks. We hope this will give you some time to meet and speak with experiencers and establish some friendships with others who share your interests.  We hope to see you there.

We are pleased to announce our speaker for our June 27^th IANDS meeting will be RaNelle Wallace.  On October 9, 1985, RaNelle and her husband were flying their single-engine airplane through an early year snowstorm in central Utah. Disoriented due to the weather, the plane crashed into the side of a mountain and caught fire.  RaNelle was burned over 75% of her body, most with 3rd degree burns.  In severe pain and struggling for her life, she climbed down the treacherous mountainside to try to find help. After being found, paramedics were summoned to give her medical aid.  Exhausted, when one of the paramedics told her, “Stop fighting, well do all the work for you!” RaNelle let go and died.  This was about six hours after the plane had crashed. What happened to her then has captured the hearts of thousands who have heard of her incredible journey beyond this life.  One aspect of her near-death experience is very unusual. While in heaven, she saw her son who had not yet been born.  Come hear RaNelle tell her story first hand!  RaNelle’s experience was published in her 1994 bookThe Burning Within.

The June 27^th IANDS meeting will begin at 7PM in the Salt Lake County Commission hearing Room in the north building of the County Government Center located at 2001 South State, SLC.   We meet the fourth Friday of each month except December.  Bring a friend as meetings are free of charge.

Jeff Olsen is a best selling author and inspires audiences across the country with his intriguing personal story of perseverance and inner strength. In 1997, Jeff experienced a horrific automobile accident which inflicted multiple life threatening injuries, including crushing both his legs. His left leg was amputated above the knee. The most devastating outcome of the accident was the loss of his wife and youngest son, both killed instantly. At that time, Jeff had a profound Near Death Experience, which deepened his spirituality and gave him insights and gifts not common in today’s world. He found the courage to carry on, heal, care for his living son and eventually thrive in his career and community contributions. Jeff has since remarried and adopted two more boys.