Surprise Dinner Guest

On Thursday, Kyle and I decided to go out to eat. I picked him up from his class at 6:30 and in an effort to be cheap, we decided to go out to Carl's Jr. At the restaurant, we placed our order, filled up our drinks and found a table. We then noticed this man and his wife sitting at the table next to us...

This is how it happened…

Kyle (pointing): Lindsey! Elder Holland is in here!

Me: What?! Are you serious!

There was a partition blocking my side of the table, so I couldn’t see him yet. I walked up to the counter to “get a lid for my drink” and looked at the table Kyle mentioned. It was him! My jaw dropped! As I walked back to my seat, Elder Holland looked up and met my eyes. I smiled at him, and he smiled back! Back at the table…

Me: Oh my gosh!!

Kyle: Go talk to him!

Me: No, not by myself. Come with me!

Right then, Elder Holland and his wife got up to leave. We didn’t get to talk to them, but it sure was cool to see an apostle of the Lord in a real life setting. It was interesting to see him as a real person with a wife and family. Also, it made me feel a lot better about not cooking that night seeing Elder Holland and his wife eating a big fatty burger at Carl’s Jr.