The Church issued the following statement on Sunday:
Sister Alesa Renee Smith, 22, from Benton, Arkansas, serving in the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission, was killed 1 February 2013 at approximately 8:30 p.m. MST when she was struck by a truck from behind while she and her companion were riding single file on the side of a road in Woodward, Oklahoma. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her companion was uninjured. The entire Church grieves at her passing, and we pray for her family and friends at this difficult time.