--- title: 'Hallelujah Diamond': Lucky Woman Finds 3.96-Carat Stone in State Park description: An Arkansas woman found a valuable diamond in a state park on Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/3835505/hallelujah-diamond-state-park/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-25T12:49:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:19:08.010Z og:title: Lucky Woman Finds 3.96-Carat 'Hallelujah Diamond' in State Park og:description: Best state park visit ever? og:url: https://time.com/3835505/hallelujah-diamond-state-park/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt100c2fda37d0f8fc/6987ecdd2dce013d389e17db/susie-clark-hallelujah-diamond.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Susie-Clark-Hallelujah-Diamond og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lucky Woman Finds 3.96-Carat 'Hallelujah Diamond' in State Park twitter:description: Best state park visit ever? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt100c2fda37d0f8fc/6987ecdd2dce013d389e17db/susie-clark-hallelujah-diamond.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lucky Woman Finds 3.96-Carat 'Hallelujah Diamond' in State Park > Sponsored content. 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Susie Clark visited Arkansas’ [Crater of Diamonds State Park](http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/) in Murfreesboro on Thursday and found a 3.69-carat diamond about the size of a pinto bean. Clark, who plans to keep her diamond, said she discovered it after saying a prayer—so she’s calling it the “[Hallelujah Diamond](http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/news/display.aspx?id=2495).” Clark, of nearby Sharp County, first visited the park 33 years with her mother and grandmother from Germany. Her triumphal return trip yielded the diamond found near South Washing Pavilion of the park’s search field. 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