On October 9, 1985, RaNelle and her husband tried to fly their single-engine airplane through a snowstorm in central Utah. They became disoriented and crashed against the side of a mountain, turning their small craft into a raging inferno. RaNelle suffered severe burns and died six hours later in an ambulance. 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 and quite amazing. While in heaven, she sees her son who was not yet born into the world. It is this aspect of her experience that makes her near-death very unique.  What follows are excerpts from her book The Burning Within describing her amazing near-death experience.