It's Dave's World, You Just Live In It!: GOOD TIMES....

Back in 1990 I had broken up with the girl that I was going to marry and I was very sad and lonely. After not going to church for a few years I had started going back to church so I soon joined up with the young adult ward in the area. The Long Beach 21at Ward was a lot of fun and I was all about fun. "Have fun now, pay for it later" and I am paying for it even today. I should have been concentrating on school and going on a mission. Part of the problem was lack of support at home. My parents just wanted me to "get a job" when I was trying to go to Long Beach City College so the cost was on me. They were not supportive of me going on a mission either. I am very grateful to Lary Carlton for giving me rides to school since I did not even have a car. I finally got a local part time job and bought a 1972 Fiat Spider convertible for $400.00. I wanted to go on a LDS mission but my Bishop told me that I was too old.I wish that I would have fought him on that answer because I do believe that it would have given me a spiritual foundation for my life that would have lasted to this day. So I emerged myself in young adult activities and girls! I was in charge of ward activities and break fast for our ward, stake YA rep and in charge of the Long Beach Regional YA dance. We had a lot of fun but I was not taking the time to work on...me. I wanted to make sure that everyone else was happy but I was not going to my church or school classes or spending time trying to make myself a better person and it took it's toll. You cannot help others unless you help yourself first. My family moved to Huntington Beach in 1993 and 6 months later I joined them, worn out and tired. I made a lot of friends, had a lot of fun and made a lot of mistakes. I hope that everyone will know that I did my best and I appreciate the friendships that I made along the way.