The Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with President Nelson was a great success. Millions of young adults around the world were able to listen to the Prophet explain the eternal importance of our decisions.

Even better, the members who couldn’t be bothered to arrive eight hours early to secure a seat at the event were rightfully turned away. As thousands of unworthy members arrived to the event at MST (Mormon Standard Time), they were met with thousands of others trying to get in. Unfortunately, the desperation of these attendees resulted in a dangerous, yet familiar, situation.

“It was a madhouse in there” Sydnei Australia explained to the Alternate Universe. “I was throwing elbows and pushing people over just to hear the Prophet speak on the importance of sharing. Even the floor caved in from the amount of people in the building!”

At the sold-out event, there were 68 confirmed causalities and around 3500 reported injuries. Police and event officials explained that the majority of these unfortunate injuries occurred when members rushed into the building and the floor collapsed underneath them.

After word spread of the mass causality incident, President Nelson’s Official Spokesperson, Travis Scott, issued an apology on behalf of the prophet.

“I’m honestly just devastated, I could never imagine any of this just happening. I just wanna send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night. We are actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them during this tough time.”

“You now, my members mean the world to me and I always just really wanna leave them with a positive experience and any time I could make out anything that’s going on, you know like stop the show and let them get the help they need. I could just never imagine the severity of the situation.”

“We are working closely with everyone and just trynna get to the bottom of this, just city of Salt Lake City, fire department, you know, everyone to help us figure this out. If you have any information please contact the local authorities. Everyone please continue to keep the prayers.”

“I’m honestly just devastated, I could never imagine anything like this just happening. I’m gonna do anything I can to keep you guys updated. Just keep you guys informed on what’s going on. Love you all.”