19-Year-Old Mormon Collapses And DIEs In Front Of His Family Just After Revealing His First Mission For The Church Would Be To Japan

A 19-year-old man from Utah, who had just announced that his first Mormon mission would be his dream job in Japan, suddenly died of heart failure in front of his family when he revealed the news.

Liam Mildenstein was on his way to Provo from Miami for a vacation when he received a call and began reading from his two-year missionary assignment for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mildenstein suddenly collapsed, fell backward to the floor and did not regain his pulse.

The family called an ambulance, but the 19-year-old was pronounced dead about an hour later.

Mildenstein’s family is heartbroken as they await an autopsy. His older brother Kaelten told it Salt Lake Grandstand that he was not aware of any health problems.

“There were also no signs of anything leading up to the day,” he said.

“It was such a shock that it feels unreal. It really was an inexplicable tragedy.’

Mildenstein’s family described him as “ecstatic” in the moments leading up to his sudden death and said they had hoped “with all their hearts” that he would be sent to Tokyo.

“He talked about nothing but his mission over the past year,” Kaelten said. “From a young age he dreamed of serving his mission in Tokyo.”

The mood when Mildenstein read the news had already been bittersweet, with the family aware that they might not see him for the next two years.

“My whole family — my grandfather, my uncles and a bunch of my cousins ​​— all served in Japan,” Kaelten said.

“It was something he wanted to be a part of, he always wanted to go to Japan for his mission.

“You can’t really ask, it’s just a lottery you want to call.”

Kaelten said this was a real shock, noting that he and his brother have been going to theme parks and the gym together for the past week.

Mildenstein was on his way to Provo from Miami for a vacation when he received a call and began to read aloud his Church missionary assignment to his immediate and extended family.

Mildenstein fell backwards to the floor and could not recover his wrist. The family – including father Jared (left) and mother Rebeccah (right) – called an ambulance, but their 19-year-old son was pronounced dead about an hour later

Mildenstein’s brother said this was a real shock, noting that he and his brother had been going to theme parks and the gym together over the past week, adding that his brother had no health problems.

Liam was a very sweet person. He was very innocent and always wanted to help people and do good. He had a childlike heart. He was a musician. He played drums and Irish flute and all sorts of instruments.’

The family launched one Gofundme to cover “unexpected funeral expenses” and has already reached its $30,000 goal.

“This is all completely unreal and being far from home creates so many difficult circumstances that we are seeking all the help we can,” said the Gofundme, written by Liam’s parents.

“We want to make sure that Liam can be buried peacefully in the midst of all this chaos. Thank you for the love and support we feel from all of you.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Jared and Rebeccah Mildenstein for comment.