So David is a trainer missionary now. He's been in the Cabo San Lucas area for a couple of weeks and loves the work more now than he did before! He loves his new companion and has mastered the language. A while back there was a big earthquake near Mexicali, Mexico several hundred miles north of him. Nobody in So. Baja felt it. There was that huge earthquake in Chile before that and a concern included a tsunami warning for the west coast of the North America - again, nothing.

David wrote of an experience he had a few months ago that just cracked us up:

"One day in Constitucion we tracted into an inactive member on accident. She'd been inactive for years and just didn't wanna be a member anymore. I explained the following to her:

'Okay, that's fine, well here's what we can do. I dunno if you know this, but you have a record in the church. If you don't wanna be a member anymore, we can bring this form to you and there is a part that you can sign that says you don't wanna be a member anymore and it will literally undo your baptism and confirmation here on Earth and in heaven, too. Would you like to sign it?'

'Yes! Bring me the form!'

'Oh, okay, well really I wouldn't like to do that, but if it's what you want. But you should know that when Christ comes again to judge us all, he's going to see this form. He will see your name, the date in which you were baptized and confirmed, and also your signature saying that you didn't wanna be a member of His church anymore. Like I said, I really don't wanna do that, because it means condemnation for you, but if it's what you want, we'll bring it.'

'I really have a record in the church?

Yes, ma'am.'

'And Jesus is gonna come again and see it?'

'Yep.'

'And he's gonna condemn me for it?'

'Yep.'

'What time does church start?'

(With a smile on my face) '9 in the morning.'

'Okay, I'll see you at church.'

'Gracias!'

Haha, and she went to church for 4 weeks before I left. I'd imagine she's still active, haha : ) It always works out good in the end : ) Trust me, the story is WAYYYYY more funny in Spanish :)"

This week we asked him about calling home for Mother's day and hopefully being near a phone. Here is how he described the phone situation:
"I dunno if I've told you all this before, but we don't have a phone and we haven't had a phone all transfer, so it's been a little tough. I know, I know, Ammon didn't have a phone either and still kicked butt, but I don't have a sword, so we can call it even : )"