Ward Intruder: Woman wakes up to find intruder in her ward

PROVO, UT – Provo police are working to identify a suspect who snuck into a woman's wardhouse, sat on the stand, and called her to be the Stake Relief Society President.  Officers are waiting on fingerprint evidence to determine who the suspect is.

The offense happened early Sunday afternoon in the 100 block of South 900 East Street in Provo.  Kelsey Dobson says she was sleeping in church when a visitor from the High Council asked for her release as the Ward Primary Specialist over Snack Time.  Kelsey woke up to find herself being sustained to her new calling.

Her brother heard her scream from the foyer.  André rushed to help, but the suspect got away through the back door after the church service.  "Seein' my sister when I walked in, he had his hand raised to the square.  First thing I did was raise my hand to oppose her new call, but he didn't see it," said André.  "Obviously, we have a Stake Representative in the Fifth Ward," Dobson told the camera.  "He's climbin' in yo' church meetings.  He's snatchin' yo' people up, tryin' to sustain 'em.  So y'all need to hide yo' elders, hide yo' sisters, and hide yo' high priests, 'cause they callin' everybody out here." 

Kelsey and André said the suspect left behind his leather-bound scriptures and fingerprints.  A crime scene investigator photographed and dusted for prints on the surface of the pulpit, microphone, and embossed scripture case.

Dobson says he's never seen the suspect before but sends this warning to whoever is responsible.  "You don't have to confess you did it.  We're lookin' for you.  We gonna find you; I'm lettin' you know now.  So you can run and tell that, High Councilor," said André.  No one was called to fill Kelsey's old position during the incident.  André and his family are scared to stay in their ward on the weekends.  The call has left Kelsey worried for the safety of the other sisters in her ward, as well.

Some viewers question the decision to let André and his sister tell their story.  No one could have anticipated this kind of attention.  The Dobsons welcomed news crews on their property and approached us to do an interview.  Some do not agree with what Dobson said in his interview, but the fact is, the Dobsons are victims.  Like any victim, they have the right to speak out.

Within minutes of the story airing, it became a viral internet sensation, taking over popular sites like Facebook and Youtube.  There's a rap version of Dobson's interview and now a ring tone clip, along with a t-shirt line.

So how does Dobson feel about his new found fame?  "I know I am so glad because I feel like I belong to someone's TV," he said.  Dobson says the situation he and his family went through was terrifying.  He said he was angry the day he went on camera, but says he did it to warn his neighbors.  Today, he's much more calm, but says he has no regrets.  "What people fail to realize is, we don't run around cryin', actin' sad.  We dust our shoulders off and keep on movin'," said Dobson. 

André says he didn't do the interview to become a household name, he did it to help try and catch his sister's caller.  If you have any information about the Sacrament meeting, you are urged to call the Bonneville Stake President.