Maybe this was posted earlier.

Contra Costa Times Friday August 5, 2011 Page A3

"Takalua a father of four girls, including a 3-week-old, was supervising a group of about 20 youngsters from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on a three-day camping trip, family members said.

"He took a monthlong sabbatical from his two jobs as a receiver at the Costco Wholesale and for a Sacramento-based security firm to spend time with his family and fulfil church obligations, relatives said.

"He was a good guy, a family guy. There was never a time when he would frown.

"When rescuers returned from saving the two teenagers, they lost sight of Tuakalua. Taukalua's body was recovered more than four hours later."

"Signs in the parking lot at the beach warn against swimming."

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I know this river area (about 25 miles from my house) and it is dangerous.

Note: He was 31 years old. His full name is Silver Jubilation Tuakalua. Not a Mormon name?

Pay Lay Alol



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/13/2011 02:19PM by Jerry the Aspousetate.

Very Sad.

I hope no one has the cajones to spin in into a FPR.

(like that would NEVER happen).

Again we see one person being saddled with a bunch of other peoples kids and then people wonder why something went wrong! Parent need to be more involved in these activities.

some of these tragedies could be prevented. I have a BIL who is an uber-active Mormon. He's been called to be a scoutmaster. I worry about him and the scouts because this BIL has a job with extremely long hours and what little time he gets off he spends hauling a dozen or so scouts out on camping trips and what not.

From what I've seen, many Mormon youth leadership positions are staffed by exhausted people who don't really have the time needed to carefully plan and implement activities and outings and usually don't have the support from parents and other volunteer staff that their "gentile" counterpart organizations. And so...you repeatedly get these scenarios where one poor exhausted adult is trying to keep a watchful eye on 10-20 rambunctious, immature kids, but just can't keep up.

Do you have a link to the story? I can't find it.

In Jerry's original post, he disclosed the young man's name as: Silver Jubilation Tuakalua (New Name).

So, what did I do? Why I went to www.google.com and typed in (you know, the New Name that was given to you at a certain place in exmormon.org today).

And low and behold, the Google God did give unto me story links beyond my wildest imagination.

Isn't it wonderful? Isn't it marvelous?

peace out...sal

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/13/2011 11:33PM by AnonyMs.