Jeret Peterson was a gifted freestyle skier...
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Jeret Peterson was a gifted freestyle skier who seemed to defy the law of gravity, especially with his trademark "hurricane" jump of five twists mixed with three somersaults. He was also a sexually abused child. He came from a broken home. He endured the grief of a sister who died in an auto accident when he was five. He watched a friend shoot himself before the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin. He suffered from depression and alcoholism. This caused him to be sent home from the 2006 Olympic Games. He persevered. He overcame his addictions. At the 2010 games in Vancouver he won the silver medal. After receiving the medal he said, "There's light at the end of the tunnel, and mine was silver." Seventeen months later the demons in his life reappeared, and in a Utah canyon he shot himself.
Paul wrote that baptism saves us. We all live with demons that plague us. Our demons may not cause us to follow Peterson's act; but they do cause us emotional harm. That is why it is reassuring to know that we are saved, baptized in the name of the Lord.
Paul wrote that baptism saves us. We all live with demons that plague us. Our demons may not cause us to follow Peterson's act; but they do cause us emotional harm. That is why it is reassuring to know that we are saved, baptized in the name of the Lord.
