Easter April 25, 2011

For Easter we didn't do anything out of the ordinary, we did missionary work like we do everyday. I was thinking about Easter all day, not about the egg hunt that we always do at home, but the significance of the gospel and the atonement, it's more then we can imagine. It's really hard to explain, but in Jesus the Christ it explains everything so well. How blessed are we to have the gospel in our lives, we only have to make one choice and that is to do His will, no more and no less. We as God's children make life difficult we know the answer but we make it difficult to follow Him.   We know that we need to change but we think we don't know how and the answer is just DO, follow the commandments, live healthy, keep ourselves pure and faithful, never have a moment of doubt. Life would be so much simpler if we just do what God wants us to do.

-Oh and people don't feed us dinner, only lunch... don't worry I'm eating.

 I did get an email from uncle Mike and aunt Lynette, tell them thank you so much and sorry that it took a while for me to reply. Send them my love and tell them I say thank you. I need that support... its not the same life that I had back home.

 So this is the address you need to send packages to:

Elder Timothy Gomm

La Misión Uruguay Montevideo Oeste

Enrique Martinez 1167

Montevideo, Uruguay C.P.11.800

and you know the pouch address the first one above is a little bit faster for mail as well but it isn't as safe as the pouch, but you cant sent packages through the pouch.

If you send another package, could you send a calender for me to hang up on the wall?  Something with pictures on it or better yet of Christ? Also can you send me some genealogy work, I would really like to see that!

We found three new people yesterday, and wow!!! No one has ever gone by there before, and they have so many questions, if one of our citas didn't fall through we may of never found them. They are great people, there is a man and his wife and his sister and they are ivestigadores oro!!! They are fantastic, there is no way that I'm going to let them go! they have all the right questions and are truly searching! Blessed be the name of My God!!!

 Nature pictures of my area here in Tacuarembo, Uruguay

 Stream of water, Who is your living water?

 A HUGE thunder storm rolling in.

 It was a little bit freaky...

 but awesome at the same time!

Me jumping across a ditch in the path.

Well I didn't make it... that's ok, I'm still alive!!

Mom's note: Good thing there wasn't any water in it.

Love you all,

Elder Timothy V. Gomm

The Missing Shoes - April 18, 2011

All is well here, I've been doing really well with the language and with being a missionary. Before I literally tried to open my mouth so that the spirit can talk through me... but my companion would just laugh because that's not what it means, plus I just looked like a dork.  Then I started to say words that I knew and all of a sudden I was talking a foreign language, it was pretty cool!!! Here is the story of the missing shoes:

My companion got his shoes stolen a few weeks ago. They were sitting outside in the back, the thief must of jumped the fence and ran. So yesterday we saw a kid with the exact same shoes as Elder Ferrin, he made eye contact with us and started to walk the other way faster then normal. The little kid he was playing with said, hey where you going? The kid that stole the shoes said, "quiet".  As soon as we said "hey" he started to run as fast as he could. We couldn't run because, well we`re missionaries. We lost him around a corner so we asked some little kids, where did the running kid go and they innocently pointed to a house. We went to the house and explained the situation with the parents there, they got mad, we tried to explain so that they would not get even more upset.  Long story short those parents came by our house last night and told us sorry.  They made up some story about him buying the shoes. The shoes have been gone for a long time and my comp was really up set about it.  So as soon as he saw that kid start running I had to hold him back. Well that  is that story of the lost shoes. I love it here.

Oh and I was in the middle of my first old lady bicker fight.  I just got so confused.... it was about marrying a Latino girl or a  American girl... I just laughed.

ok so I got my package as you can see.  HAPPY EASTER!!

Elder Gomm and Elder Ferrin are getting FIRED up about Missionary work!

 

God helps us do hard things!  Art work.

 

Missionary work... haha! Are you sure we should go that way?
 

 

Let me know about when you would like to call on Mothers Day.  They say its best to get a phone card and have you guys call me. We only get 45min. to an hour to talk.

Love you all,

Elder Gomm

April 12, 2011 Still in Tacuarembo

I am now in my second change, I am in the same area with the same companion, Elder Ferrin, but he is now district leader. So we are going to work extra hard. Wow its been almost 4 months, the older elders always say that time will go by faster than  you think, for me sometimes it does.... but the other times it just takes forever.  Besides from only having one belt hole left before my belt will be too big for me, we had our baptism on Saturday and it went perfectly!!! My companion was the one to baptise Maria, that was his first time in the water his whole mission. I gave a special music number, I sang "I'm trying to be like Jesus"... in Spanish and it was really great. We changed it around a bit to give it a different feel, I have really grown to love singing. I'm trying to be a better singer by the time I come home. There is a difference from having a great voice and being a great singer. The voice comes naturally, usually, but I have been learning a lot about how I can change a few things with my way of singing.  Maria and her husband invited me to go with them to the temple in a year or so to see them be sealed for time and all eternity. By then I'll be able to have a full  conversation with them in Spanish. There have been those random flukes that we just started talking and I just say everything perfectly. Gosh, I love obra de misiònal!!! Answers to dads questions--- things are great as you could probably see, we have changes every 6 weeks. I work by where the el presidente de la misiòn wants to put us.  The only time we take a vehicle is when we go to district meeting, we walk everywhere else.   The people don't like religion too much down here, some just listen to us to ´´be nice´´ and others just run away or ignore us.!  Then there are those few that are ready to hear what we have to say and accept us like Maria, who just got baptised.  Now moms questions------ I really don't know what to share with the ward family... just to always strengthen your faith and restore your testimony as often as you can, when you finish ready the Book of Mormon, pray to know if it is true even if you already know it is. When you pray don't pray like you are a recorded message, get down on your knees and pray with a sincere heart. It is a communication process between you and our father, and if you just wait in your quiet places he will answer.  Our Father in heaven know each one of us personally, and he really wants to help us and commune with us, but sometimes we just take a prayer for granted, its not a ritual that we have, its a literal way to talk with our Father in heaven.  Have faith and you will receive your answers, renew that which you already know!

Tell Devin "Don't think, just go and do!" I have already seen to many missionaries go home because they thought they could not do it.

 

I get my mail every district meeting, it usually takes 2 weeks to get to me. I haven't gotten much for the last two weeks but that's all good. It makes me work harder so that I can get to next week and see if something is there.  Everything is sent to the mission home then to us and it would be best advised to put a Mother Mary or 2 on the package because they usually don't open those ones.

Tell Emily Happy belated Birthday for me and tell her that I'm so sorry for spacing and not telling her happy birthday last week. I was really planning on telling her that. Wow, I'm getting old... she is already 13... and I'm going on 20.  Man, I was just 12 yesterday.... that is just so weird.... well, time to grow up huh?  So, I'm still alive and speaking Spanish.

I love you all,

Elder Gomm

Where is Elder Gomm

From momma 4-11-11

Oh where in the world is Elder Gomm? We didn't hear from you today, are you okay? Are you transferring? Are you ill? Rest my mamma's mind and let us know what is going on. We LOVE you dearly, Momma

Sorry, we have p-day today because we had changes yesterday. I'll email in a few!

Love you all! Elder Gomm
 

We have a baptism on Saturday this week, and I can't wait! Maria is the best investigator ever!!! Oh man, she has all the perfect questions and she even teaches us alittle!!! I am so excited I don't know what to say, I'm for a loss of words... I love it here!!!  I'm sure that I am losing alot of weight, because we only eat lunch most of the time and we have so many hills to hike every day to get to places! BAPTISM WOOHOO!!!! Sorry, that's just one more person that will be with Heavenly Father once again! So we went to all the sessions of General Conference, and the priesthood session was in Spanish, I caught on to the main parts, its really great how the spirit helps you to understand.  General conference is so different on a mission then back home. Wow, talk about a life changing experience! I loved all the talks, but I'm sad... I only have 3 left during my time as a missionary. There were a lot of talks about marriage, and all the missionaries were complaining, but its all great! It looks like that I'll have to get married as soon as I get back home. haha! No but the ones that I really liked were the trial talks, those are helping me so much. Gosh, I'm a Missionary! and time is just flying by.  I need to get a move on, but I'm am so glad I went on a mission. God has a plan for me and I tell you it hurts sometimes, but I know that the reward will be far greater in the end.  How can there not be a God, who loves us and helps us with our trials,  that we may be refined into something better. I LOVE THE GOSPEL!!! I have seen things that I have never seen before. Blessed be the name of My God. Tell everyone that I'm doing fine and thanks for the emails and letters. They are a great help to me.  I think a blog would be fine, just don't put things that might make other moms or parents upset, I don't like to make people jealous.  I love you all and know that everyone of you are in my prayers!

Love,

Elder Timothy V. Gomm

 

ok time to explain the pictures!

Elder Gomm hiking the steep hill to that big rock!

I'm looking for those in need of my help with my cape!

 

Yeah its the Uruguay flag

The big rock on the Tacuarembo sign!

Missionaries hiking to The Rock! March 28, 2011

 

The big Rock itself! That was an extreme hike... for the other missionaries because I have so many hills like that in my area, so I was ready!

 

A cattle drive with gauchos on the side of the road, that was cool!

 

Me and my hat, I like my hat, do you like my hat?  It fits me pretty well. I might have to wear it home... haha!

 

No letters OUCH

Emailed March 24, 2011
OH OUCH!!!! I got nothing from anyone.... don't worry I'm here in Uruguay, doing the Lords work. I'm speaking Spanish. (sigh)... d.d.don't worry I'm ok. Ok so what happened this week is that we got someone who wants to be baptised! We are working with her, her husband was a less active member and now he has been a big support for her in this change in her life. I'm starting to understand alot, and speaking alot more understandable Spanish! It is a really neat thing, the gift of tongues! I've been really trying to work hard. I'm starting to see things a little bit different now, having a high respect for those things and those people that I left behind! Gosh its almost been 3 months, next it will be 6 months, i don't know where the times been going.  I have been trying really hard to get over my fear of... well... people, its hard to talk to people... exspecially in a whole other language!
I'll be home before you know it, ok talk to you next week... hopefully!

Love you all,
Elder Gomm

I forgot the cord to my camera, I'll send some pictures next time of our trip to THE ROCK!!!!! Love you all!"

Our weekly email missed Elder Gomm by 34 minutes, he was at the computer 2 1/2 hours earlier then normal.  Lesson learned: email on Sunday!!!

We love our boy!

Life of a missionary - Email March 21, 2011

I actually walk up and down all these hills.  It is quite a work out and some days we only eat lunch, I try to eat breakfast and every other morning my companion and I go running and the other mornings we do muscle exercises.  It is really nice because it takes the stress away. We have been having alot of people listen to us, but I feel as Alma of old, when people harden there hearts.  We just keep trying to find a way over their barriers and help them.  The missionaries here are all so awesome, I do love it here.  It has been hard and I have had many times of being homesick for home and life, but I see how much I have learnt here.  I am starting a "Who am I chart", to figure out, well who I am and to have confidence in what I want in my life. I realized that I wasn't the kind of person, how do I say this???  Well let's just say God is molding me into the servant he needs and into the man who will be a good husband and father that will always love my family.  I have been pondering alot about who I am and having confidence in that. I realize that I wasn't a person who had confidence in myself, but now I know who I am and I know what I want to be.  I am not going to have ANY regrets on my mission. 

Till next week, I love you all,
Elder Gomm

Please send me things I forgot!

 Missionaries walk and walk and walk.

 Tacuarembo, Uruguay

 Lunch! No idea what he was eating.  I will leave that to your imagination.

 Comb?  Where is that thing?  Mom can you send me one?? 

 Fall Solstice

 Wild dogs everywhere, though Emily would love it here.

I'm glad to hear from you and dad. Wow, everything is going by so fast. Now that I've been submerged into the language I have really been learning a lot.  Yeah I'm still being teased, but I'm fine with that.  I'm learning! Yesterday in our sacrament meeting we sang a musical number, and it was awesome! The spirit was there for sure, WE HAD EVERYONE CRYING!  I didn't sing some of the right words, haha!   It was a really good meeting! Most of my time here is spent with the people in Uruguay, sun up to sun down. Talk about a work out, i walk up and down the roads here it reminds me of that scout song "When you're up and when you're down you're down"... something like that.

We get to wear sombreros here, which reminds me, i need to buy one because I was wearing someone elses.

The spirit has been really strong with me and my companion. We have been trying to give it our all, even when we get dehydrated, don't worry it doesn't happen often.  I love the people here, they are so kind.. at times.  No one feeds us dinner... instead they feed us lunch. I'm loving it here! It's been really hard but fun. Oh and tell dad that I washed my clothes in a bucket for the first time today, it's not really that bad! haha! We are getting into the winter months and I hear it gets cold, but that's ok I'm an Idahoan, I can do it! Tell everyone I love them!

Love,

Elder Gomm

PS: I have a few things I need!

1) pictures from family and my friends, and picture with me in them!

2) hand sanitizer

3) sunflower seeds!

and hmm...a comb! haha! (They kept his hair cut short in the CCM that he didn't realize he forgot his comb.)

My first week in Uruguay - March 1, 2011

Emailing, only family is suppose to email me! Sorry friends, I will look forward to your letters!

Pouch mail :

Elder Timothy Vern Gomm

Uruguay Montevideo West Mission

P.O. Box  30150

Salt Lake City,  UT

84130-0150

 

Direct mail for packages and letters:

Elder Timtohy Vern Gomm

La Misiòn Uruguay Montevideo Oeste

Enrique Martinez 1167

Montevideo Uruguay C.P. 11.800

Mom please send that to everyone.

 Well, the temple was really great, I was able to do a session in Spanish it was hard! But I was able to make it! The best part was in the celestial room! I love just sitting there and thinking, it was much needed!

So the flight was only 20 minutes, it when by was fast. The next day I  meet my trainer. He is such a great guy, his name is Elder Ferrin from Arizona. He has just alittle bit over a year and he speaks perfect spanish! So this week has but really rough, I am just hearing Spanish left and right.. its hard sometimes to understand. (And this key board is losing its letters, so its kind of hard to write!) I'm trying my best, but Satan has just been left and right, trying to get me every which way possible.... but my companion has given me very good advice and has been helping me alot through this hard time. We have our own house and there is just the two of us! We are in Tacuarembò, in Barrio Lopez. The other missionaries in the mission say this is the best place to be, so I'm content. It's amazing how much we walk... I'm definitely losing weight! So we have alot of baptism dates, 7 I think, but the problem is that they don't want to go to church. We'll have to do something about that.  It's just been a crazy week, getting to Uruguay, learning the roads and the language,TODOS(All of it). Hopefully it will be better next week.

My companion and I teach this music class to the youth of our ward. It is so much fun, they tease me because I can't speak very well.. I'll show them! haha! They are a wonderful bunch of kids. This Sunday was Fast and Testimonio meeting, it was very awesome! Everyone just wanted to share their testimonio and yeah they all said the same thing, but it was a very great meeting! 

We only eat breakfast and lunch here, because lunch is the main meal. We get so much food for lunch and it is really good, it's not like food in the USA.  It's simple and good, like noodles and sauce and Big chicken nuggets, and MEAT! haha! It's all so good! I have pictures you need to send them to people please.

I don't have any more time. Just know that I love you all!

 Love Elder Gomm

Montevideo Uruguay March 1, 2011

Family members can only email me.  Sorry friends. Below are the addresses for letters and packages.

Elder Timothy Vern Gomm
Uruguay Montevideo West Mission
P.O. Box 30150
Salt Lake City, Utah 84130-0150

Elder Timothy Gomm
La Mision Uruguay Montevideo Oeste
Enreque Martinez 1167
Montevideo Uruguay C.P.  11.800

Leaving the CCM

 Heading to Uruguay

 Classroom at the CCM (MTC)

 What was that word in Spanish again??

February 28, 2011
Hey mom, well, they are letting me go from the CCM.  We will get up at 4am in the morning and fly out.  Remember that I love you mom! Hopefully I'll be able to talk about this flight now!
Love You,
Elder Gomm

Letter from Elder Gomm 2/20/2011

Dear Family, and Friends,
Oh I know i haven't explained alot of things about the CCM, and I'm sorry about that! Its just been so crazy! Our life basically is all on temple grounds here. We´re not able to go to the temple because they are doing reconstruction on it! But we are going out every Saturday to go proselyting in the streets of Buenos Aires. This world of mine is changing so rapidly. My views on different things are changing. I love the people here, though there are some questionable things that I could do without, but I respect who they are. My Spanish its getting really good, and my remembering words in English is getting worse! I thought i had a problem when English was all that i spoke! My ccm president is so awesome! and his wife tambien! They are the best couple ever, I just hope I can grow up like him and have a wife someday like her. Its funny, you know how marriage should be the last thing on our mind... well, here at the CCM marriage is spoken about at least every reunión. Its mostly hermana George, the ccm presidents wife, who speaks alot about it.  I am grateful for that, because now I know what to do to be a great husband and father. wow! Well, I'm going to have to do my best here at the missión. There is a saying here "the harder you work the hotter your wife will be!" haha! i just want to let you know even though I will work my hardest, I will follow the promptings of the spirit! But first my missión! We have been embraced by the culture, yeah there are some that scream and say go home, but then there are others that say come in and welcome to Buenos Aires. It's amazing how the Lord works in mysterious ways. It feels like I just got here and now I'm ready to serve Uruguay! Blessed be the name of My God!

 

Love, Elder Gomm

Letter from Elder Gomm February 6, 2011

Hey Familia
So this week has been alittle bit normal.  I am finally getting into the habits of missionary life. Wake-up, breakfast, personal and companion study, classes, lunch, more classes, PE, even more classes, dinner and finally more classes.  So my goal  of playing soccer well is almost down the drain.  Lets just say there were some well placed kicks that I happened to be right in the way of the ball... and as I was rolling around on the grass in extreme pain, my CCM president was laughing his head off.  I really thought he was going to fall over because of how hard he was laughing.Now that was a painful day.
Yesterday was a very long day of proselyting, on a funny note my companion was karate chopped by this old lady that we were teaching.  Man she looked like Jackie Chan.  I was just smiling and listening as she was yelling and beating up my companion as we taught her.  What was even funnier was whenever I talked to her she was the happiest lady ever. When my companion talked it was a different story.
Now there was another contact we had she was a young single mother in her mid 20's with a daughter about 1 year old. She was at the point of not believing in God, after our visit I think she isn't giving up on God.  I shared Alma 30:44, which testifies  that there is a God. I know that with the Book of Mormon we gave her that she will receive a new hope in life. I just pray that the Lord will take her in his arms and watch out for her and her daughter.  how great is the power of Testimonies and Faith.

Love,
Elder Gomm

February 17, 2011

Last week a new group of missionaries arrived.  They are all good missionaries, they are all going to my mission. They still have 8 weeks here in the CCM.  I feel for them, but then again I am glad I am almost out to the field.  I can't wait the Spanish is coming along really fast. I still have a HUGE duele en mi cabesa ahora.  It hurts, we just learned present subjectives, wow that was confusing. 
So the soccer skills are improving, I'll be going pro as soon as I get home. The funny thing  here is that Hermana George teaches us alot about getting married and how to be the best that we can to our future wives.  I think that my future wife will thank her one day.
I received your card just now because we only get our mail on p-days. SO I am not sure how long it has been here. Time is flying by, I love being here.  It's fun speaking a different language to the natives, i am understanding so much more. When we go proselyting we jump for joy when we find someone to talk to  and they speak English. I think it will be opposite when I return home. I love bearing my testimony in Spanish. I thank Heavenly Father for bringing me here, he knew that I needed this, he knows everything. 
I love you family, I love you all!
Love,
Elder Gomm

I Love it here!

Emailed on 2/10/11

Wow! I am almost there, and off to Uruguay. Just three more weeks. My mission is going by so fast!  The language is getting easier.  I love it here!  I feel like I'm part of the culture.  I love everything here.  It was my CCM Presidents birthday yesterday, it was really fun.  We had cake and a teased him just a bit. He is such a cool guy. There is so much to say and so little time. God has placed me here at this time to be his instrument.  I don't know why, he just did. I am ready  and I already have given everything to Him. Now is the time to become the instrument he needs.
I love you all! Yes all of you! How great and marvelous is this work. We don't need to be called by a prophet to serve, we can simply do that by sharing our testimonies with each other.  Hard times are to come, we must keep our feet on the ground and if we fall we must get back up and press forward. We all have to!
I love you ALL!

Sincerely,
 Elder Gomm

February 3,2011

So this week has been alot better than the earlier weeks.  I have been struggling with the language, just trying to get a handle on it. Just this week it came to me, I am here to learn the basics in the CCM, not to be fluent in it.  That's why I have two years in Uruguay. My companions and teachers have been saying that I am worrying about what I'm saying and that I am beating myself up to much.  Then it finally came, I'm on the Lords time, if I just work hard and speak with the spirit I will say what needs to be said. When I don't worry about what to say then the spirit can speak through me a lot easier.
It feels like time is flown by, I can't believe it has been a month.  I can't wait to get in to the field, that is when I will truly learn all of my Spanish.  Here in the CCM we have to learn a lot because the faculty speaks Spanish.  There have been many nights that I have had headaches.

Love,
Elder Gomm

January 27,2011

Hey Mom sorry about the short email last week. I was fairly detained to other matters. So life is going good here. The Language is great and no I am not living out of my luggage.  Ha ha funny that you would think that. I got your letter, it means a lot to get letters, thank you! I have only one companion now because the other one left last week. Guess what , even though we don't speak the language yet fluently my companion and I have a baptism confirmation.  We are so Excited!!  I tell you what it isn't easy learning a whole new language! We had 8 appointments but we were only able to visit 4 of the 8. They were all great visits  and we place 6 Book of Mormons that day. It's great to see the Lord work through me. I'm trying hard to be that instrument.
No Visa yet, I think we will get them when we leave for Uruguay.
Love you with all of my heart,
Elder Gomm

Jan 27, 2011 Letter From Elder Gomm

Dear Family,
It hasn't been a walk in the park here.  They only give us 30 minutes in the computer room to read and write back. The language has been very hard...there has been a couple of times that I wanted to give up. But when times start getting tough I always turn to the Lord. having the spirit as a constint companion has helped me so much. It has helped me learn this language and to be comforted and to help me focus and ponder on the things of the Lord. It is my sure testimony that God our Eternal Father is watching out for us, he cries when we cry, he rejoices when we rejoice. He will always guide us with his love and spirit. I know this without a shadow of a doubt.
(Personal Family letters)
I miss all of you so much. Try to love one another and I challenge you to say I LOVE YOU everyday to each other.

With Love Elder Gomm

No Time

Emailed on 1/20/2011

Hey Mom, I don't have much time to email. I'll mail you and dad a letter.  I Love You.

CCM Happenings

Emailed on 1/13/2011
I am here at the CCM, they had a pillow for me and so as of yet I haven't had to buy any supplies. You asked if my pants still fit because of all the meat I am eating, I think they do...hmmm maybe they are getting alittle tight. No worries I'll go on a diet.  I have two companions, Elder Cooper and Elder Gulbranson one from Idaho and the other from Arizona. You asked what I do on Sunday's, well I study & sleep. Your next question was how long will I be in the CCM (MTC)? Nine weeks from the time I got here. No, I don't have my Visa yet.
Being here at the MTC also known as the CCM has been very humbling and very hard. Learning a new language has been difficult.  I think I may be starting to forget English, it must be the food. Ha Ha The Latinos are great and are helping my a lot to learn how to play soccer and the language of course!  Wow it has been two weeks already. They sent us out and we got to do some preaching in spanish, it was really hard, but the Lord lead us to the right people and we now have 3 investigators that we will teach more to on Saturday.  I look around at where I am and notice that I am grateful to have what I have as I walk the street of Argentina, wow I am amazed.
I love you all so very much!
Elder Gomm

MEAT MEAT MEAT

Emailed on 1/6/2011

Hey mom everything is fine! I have had so much meat, it is SOOOO good.  I EVEN HAD COW TONGUE!, it was so good. I am trying to learn spanish as much as I can, while at the same time learning more about the gospel.
The trip was so long, we flewover the pacific all night. No one obeys the speed limits here, that is quite scary.  I have taken a few pictures but we are only aloud to take pictures every 3 weeks. I am trying to do everthingyou taught me. We get up every morning at 6am and go to bed at 10pm, ok lights out at 10. Ha Ha. It is fun talking spanish with the Latino missionaries, they are helping me work on my spanish while at the same time I am teaching them english! I hope all is weel I love you!

Love,
Elder Gomm

P-Day

Emailed on 12/30/2010

My P-Day is on Thursday, I will email you then!

Elder Gomm

Leaving on a jet plane

On the evening of December 28, 2010 Timothy Vern Gomm meet with the Boise East Stake President and was set apart as a Missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He put on his name tag and was now ready to embark on his journey as a servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. December 29, Timothy was leaving from the Boise Idaho airport were he would meet up with other missionaries in Salt Lake City and Dallas before flying to Buenos Aires Argentina. He left Boise at 9am and arrived in Buenos Aires at 9am on the 30th of December.  We recieved our first missionary email saying "I have made it here to Buenos Aires safely. Its very confusing so far. It is a huge submerge in a different culture. But I will be strong and bring honor to you. It was a very long flight, but its worth it. The weather here feels just like Florida... SO HUMID!!! haha! I'm ok! Well, time to go! I love you so much!

 

Love,

Elder Gomm

Going to the Temple

On November 27, Timothy went to the temple in Rexburg Idaho. He was able to have his parents Tom and Kim Gomm there along with both sets of Grandparents, Vern and Linn Johnson and Thiel and Lola Gomm and his Aunt Holly Barkdull.  What an amazing day for all of us. Thank you all for being a part of Timothy's day.

Mission Preparations

Timothy came home the weekend before Thanksgiving because he works retail in Rexburg and couldn't get Thanksgiving off. So we as a family were having Thanksgiving Dinner a week early.  The drive home should of taken about 5 hours but it was more like8 hours. The trip was made longer because his car broke down 2 1/2 hours from home, so he and his friends had to wait for Tom and Gideon to go and get them and bring them to Boise.  It was a long day in November. While Timothy was home we celebrated Timothy's 19th Birthday  and his sister Malorie's 18th birthday. Family pictures were taken and Timothy's Mission picture turned out wonderful.  It was suit fitting time and to find the shoes that fit best since he needed three pairs. Now, that must mean a lot of walking. But we were able to get everything done that was on the list.

Mission Call

Elder Timothy Vern Gomm opened his call to serve a two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 4, 2010 in Ashton, Idaho.  Elder Gomm will be serving in the Uruguay Montevideo West Mission.  Elder Gomm is to report to the Buenos Aires Argentina MTC on Deceber 30, 2010. At the time Timothy was attending BYU-I in Rexburg Idaho.