Wedding day

 

Danielle and Willy were married on December 19, 2014 in the Idaho Falls Temple!

Elk Hunting

Rhubin and Willy are elk hunting.....of course Willy is taking some selfies! Making memories!

Willy is engaged!

Willy is getting Married!!!

Willy is ENGAGED! This is very exciting for our family. We are so excited to be having Danielle Neilson joining the Thomas family.

Motorcycle fun-Logan Canyon

 

There was a group of us that did a day ride.  We went through Preston to Logan, then Logan canyon to Bear Lake and then back home.  We had a awesome time. 

Willy and Danielle

Willy and his girlfriend Danielle!!!  They sure have a fun time together, lots of laughs!

catching some Z's!

Camping in Lava over the holiday weekend, these two were tired after

eating, they found a bench and took a nap!!!

 

 

Summer fun ride!

Willy and Jim and his wife went on a evening ride!!!  Fun times!

Willy buys a Harley

Willy had two things he wanted, a gun and a bike.  After he got his job he got both.  He is so excited about his bike.  He got home from his mission, had to take the Stars motorcycle course, take the test and finally purchase a bike.  Luckily he has a great friend that thinks the world of him and worked hard looking for something for him.  Thanks Mike!!!!!  Willy loves his bike and has become quite the driver!!! 

Elder Thomas and His Dad

Elder Thomas  and his dad Brother Thomas were companions for 3 days until we got back home to have Willy released.  It was fun to watch them love each other and talk about things.  Willy was released as a missionary 7 pm. 

Little and Big Brother

Willy was shocked at how tall Payton had got while he was gone.  Payton is the youngest and the tallest at this point. 

Brothers reunited

Noah was so excited to have his Big Brother back home.  Love having all three boys together again.

Reunited Family

Happy Day!!!  Little bit of a stressful morning.  We had an appointment to pick Elder Thomas up anytime after 8.  JoLynn thought 8:01am would be a good time.  Much to her dismay, there is a difference between Mission office and Mission Home.  We were to pick up Willy at the Mission home, but the last email we had received did not give us that info and not knowing the difference, we sat at the office for a long time, no Willy.  After many tears, pacing the parking lot we finally got hold of some missionaries that got us in contact with the Mission President.  We finally made a connection and Willy was soon going to be close to his mom....When saw each other, Payton jumped in front of mom and hugged his brother first, mom just cried and was so happy to see her son again.  Dad and Noah patiently waited for their hugs.  Willy's first words were, boy my brothers grew!  So happy to see Elder Thomas!!!  Now the journey begins to head home to Idaho.

Willy-update

Willy is doing great.  He is a senior companion.  His companion went home so he is with 2 other missionaries for the remainder of his mission.  He is doing great, loving life and happy!!!  He has grown so much and has been so blessed.  He is grateful for all the many letters, love and support he has received.  He got to go and help again with some flood relief.  He says there is a lot of work to be done. Keep up the good work.  We are proud of you.

Willy-update

Willy is doing great.  He is with a companion that will be going home in two weeks.  He is helping a lot with flood relief in Calgary.  He loves doing service and is so blessed to have the opportunity to serve. He said it is sad to see all the damage, but he loves to get dirty and help out. 

Willy-installed lights

Received a text with this picture; Your son got transferred and as sooooo awesome and installed my new lights.  Don't worry we will send him home with lots of love. 
Love to get random messages about how well he is doing. 

Willy-last 30 days of mission

Willy sent this pictures home this week in his email.  He is such a character.  He is doing great.  Hard to believe that he will be home in a month.  He is doing great and loves the area he is in.  He said that he is most likely going to be helping with the clean up in the areas that have flooded in Canada.  He loves service work.   He has had many reflections on his mission, and is so grateful for the opportunity.  He loves Canada and is going to have a hard time saying good bye to many families.  Great job Elder Thomas, Keep up the good Work.  Love ya!

Willy- transfer week

Willy is getting a new companion and area today. He was not sure where it was for sure.  He loves change and getting to know more people.  He is a good people person and makes friends quickly. He loves his mission and has had many great opportunities to work with non members and new converts.  He is so glad he made the decision to go.  Great job Elder!

Elder Thomas update

Willy is doing great!  He is having "the time of his life" according to him.  He is so happy about the way his mission has gone and the things he has learned.  He feels like it has be the best thing ever.  Not much to say this week other than he is so happy and blessed with this experience.  Keep it up Elder!

Willy-transfer day!

Willy got transferred,  he will be closer to Calgary now.  He is doing super.  He was sad to leave the companion, they have done well together.  He is so happy about the things that he has done.  He loves his mission and so thankful he could go. 
Keep up the good work son!!!