Open Your Eyes with McKay Christensen
Sep 28, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
This week, McKay explores the profound impact that thinking has upon our lives, offering fresh insights into the transformative power of thought and how it shapes one’s reality. Through intriguing…
The small town was incorporated in 1874 when settlers described it as a forest full of black bears.
As the decades passed, the town became home to the paper mills and production in the area.
Living in Menasha, Aaron and John were parents to three children, Olivia, 11, Ezra, 7, and their youngest, Selah, was only 5.
Years earlier, Erin met her husband when they were in high school, and both of them were deeply committed to their faith.
When John Stoffel went off to college, he and Erin tried to maintain their relationship long distance, and they did.
Years later, with three children, John was a 33-year-old carpenter, providing for his family with hard, honest work.
The kids were enrolled in the church school and life was just as it should be.
On May 3rd, on a beautiful spring day, as if to celebrate after the long, bleak winter, John, Aaron, and their three children went for a walk along the Trestle Trail Bridge, a 1,600-foot pedestrian bridge spanning the Fox River.
As they approached the midpoint of the bridge, there was a man standing next to another man who was slumped over on a bench.
A week earlier, Valencia del Toro and his girlfriend called off their wedding.
On Sunday, the two argued, and Del Toro got on his bicycle and pedaled toward the park and bridge, where between 75 and 100 people were walking, jogging, bicycling, and hanging out.
He carried two handguns, a Taurus Judge 410 revolver and a Canik semi-automatic 9mm pistol.
At 7.30 p.m., about two-thirds of the way across the bridge, del Toro got off his bicycle and, without a word, pulled out his guns.
Clad in fatigued pants with a gun holster on his right hip and ammunition on his left hip, he passed by other people before shooting.
Authorities don't know, and will probably never know, why he chose to turn his guns toward Bentall and the Stoffel family.
The small town was incorporated in 1874 when settlers described it as a forest full of black bears.
As the decades passed, the town became home to the paper mills and production in the area.
Living in Menasha, Aaron and John were parents to three children, Olivia, 11, Ezra, 7, and their youngest, Selah, was only 5.
Years earlier, Erin met her husband when they were in high school, and both of them were deeply committed to their faith.
When John Stoffel went off to college, he and Erin tried to maintain their relationship long distance, and they did.
Years later, with three children, John was a 33-year-old carpenter, providing for his family with hard, honest work.
The kids were enrolled in the church school and life was just as it should be.
On May 3rd, on a beautiful spring day, as if to celebrate after the long, bleak winter, John, Aaron, and their three children went for a walk along the Trestle Trail Bridge, a 1,600-foot pedestrian bridge spanning the Fox River.
As they approached the midpoint of the bridge, there was a man standing next to another man who was slumped over on a bench.
A week earlier, Valencia del Toro and his girlfriend called off their wedding.
On Sunday, the two argued, and Del Toro got on his bicycle and pedaled toward the park and bridge, where between 75 and 100 people were walking, jogging, bicycling, and hanging out.
He carried two handguns, a Taurus Judge 410 revolver and a Canik semi-automatic 9mm pistol.
At 7.30 p.m., about two-thirds of the way across the bridge, del Toro got off his bicycle and, without a word, pulled out his guns.
Clad in fatigued pants with a gun holster on his right hip and ammunition on his left hip, he passed by other people before shooting.
Authorities don't know, and will probably never know, why he chose to turn his guns toward Bentall and the Stoffel family.
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