Apple mail forgets accounts

Hey guys. This has happened on my 4S and my first gen mini.  Some times when I click the mail icon it brings up the "welcome to mail" set up screen. Like it has forgotten I have email accounts. As in all new.  If I force close the app, wait a sec , the.n click on the mail app it will work. But I am not getting emails due to this.....  Any thoughts?

My wife and I are experiencing the same thing. We both have iPhone 4s, running iOS 7.heretofore. We share an Apple ID. Not only does mail not always remember the accounts, but it appears to be hitting calendar as well –  I occasionally miss appointments that I *know* are in the gmail calendar.

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