Map of Romania located among the eastern European countries joined the European Union in 2007.
Two Mormon Missionaries Die in Romania
LDS Missionaries Apparently Asphyxiatied by Natural Gas Leak
By
Scott Trotter, Contributor
Story Created:
Jan 30, 2010 at 10:02 PM MST
Story Updated:
Feb 2, 2010 at 4:26 PM MST
(Salt Lake City, Utah) - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has confirmed that two of its missionaries serving in Romania have died of apparent asphyxiation due to a natural gas leak in their apartment.
Elder McKay Choy Burrows, 20, of Highland, Utah and Elder Jace Edwards Davis, 20, of Logandale, Nevada died sometime Friday night, according to Scott Trotter, spokesman for the church.
"We extend our love and sympathy to the elders' families and friends," Trotter said. "We pray that the Spirit of the Lord will bring them peace and comfort at this difficult time."
The missionaries were serving in the Romania Bucharest Mission. Burrows had been in Romania since August. Church leaders reorganized the Austria Vienna East Mission to include Romania in 1990. The Romania Bucharest Mission was organized July 1, 1993.
James Scott Lundberg, a Utah attorney and St. George native is the Romania Bucharest Mission president where there are 2,736 members and 19 congregations, 6 of which are located in Bucharest, according to LDS church statistics.
