Sean the other Surfer

Hey Everyone,

So quick news...we had interviews with President Donaldson today and he told us that our mission is getting bigger on May 2nd. We are getting more Wards and Stakes up north from the Carlsbad mission and I am going out there. So he said the place is called Poway or something like that. So I am pretty excited, sad though at the same time because we are just leaving everyone. Oh and i got to tell you this funny story that happened at church this past Sunday. So in sacrament meeting the speaker starts talking about surfing, so obviously i started payin attention more. he said " it takes a lot of skill and balance" i was like yup its true. haha acting all proud. then he told this story of this guy named Sean. i was like no way. he said he was a surfer further up in California and a whole thing about how he was on a surf team but he choose to go to seminary instead, it was pretty cool. Freaky though, haha i kept thinking that he was talking to me or someone was calling my name.

So yeah this Sunday was really good, we actually had people who came to church. One of them is going to get baptized next week, so i am way excited for that. Her name is Mia and she has ten years old. But it was funny because i was talking to someone and out of no where she came up and hugged me and i freaked out, haha. I was like wait! wait! i cant hug you. It felt so wierd. So you guys might have to give me some time when i get back to get used to hugs again haha.

Oh i got to tell you what happened today too, almost forgot! So we were in Wal Mart shopping...and we finished and then were sitting down on this bench waiting for the other Elders to be done, and then this older big man came by and we let him sit down instead. Then we started talking and talking. He was big but he said he used to be the fastest guy in the Imperial Valley, and that he used to play football, baseball, and track. Then we started talking about the Gospel and the Church and he got started talking about his family. Then he started to cry. I mean just right there in WalMart, he said that he is going to miss them - his great grand children because he felt he was going to die soon, he was just worried. It was sad. This guy just was scared and worried. So we talked about families and how they can be together forever, but he didn't want us to come over, he felt we would be wasting our time going to visit him. It was so sad, like i wish he would have let us talk to him more. So that made me realize how much peace we get from what we know from the restored gospel. it truly is important to let everyone know it. Hopefully we will get to see him again in Wal Mart or something.

Well, eh family take care of the Raya Family, you got to show um the ropes. They are an awesome family! Alright, well i love you guys and miss you. HAVE a good week!

Elder Thomas