I hope my first seven letters, along with the accompanying sections “Chad Bookshelf” and “Chad’s Musical Notes” have helped you better understand my personality, interests, family dynamics, and spiritual experiences. Now with this letter, I will shift my focus to the...

When I was Springville's cemetery sexton, most days were calm, but there were times when things got a little spooky. The most tangible ghostly experience I had happened after we buried a man named Eddie, who had been known in town as a petty thief. His burial spot...

My second near-death experience happened in the summer of 1993. Eight years had passed since I had jumped off the cliff at Flaming Gorge Reservoir. I was now nearly 25 years old. Tammy and I had moved to Ogden the previous year when I was hired as a copy editor for...

I’m eager to explain the events of 2019 to you, but it is very important that I first build a solid foundation of facts. Once these facts and my religious beliefs are properly explained, the events of 2019 will finally make sense. During my court trial, I was bothered...

This letter begins with a key event in my life that occurred in 1987, early in my LDS mission to New Jersey. I was was part of the first group of Spanish-speaking missionaries called to the New Jersey Morristown Mission. We would be sharing the gospel message in some...

My previous letter concluded with Tammy and I moving with our children from Utah to Idaho in 2015, and I will continue from that point. We bought a home north of Rexburg in an area known as Salem. Our children were enrolled at either BYU-Idaho or Sugar-Salem High...

This letter is devoted to Tammy. I loved her, and I still do. She was my life partner and the mother of our five amazing children. We built a wonderful family together. We were married for nearly 30 years, and I always sought to keep her safe and protected. She was...

Hello, my friends! This is Chad Daybell, writing to you from my cell in Idaho's Maximum Security Institution. This is the first of several letters I will send. I want to thank everyone who sent me cards and letters while I have been incarcerated. Your kind words of...