Update:
Tally (LDSSO Handle: Elena1975) and I met on -- on May 24, 2001?! We were married for time and all eternity on May 24, 2002, in the Salt Lake Temple! Thank you -- for bringing us together! We have never been happier. :-)

Hello! :-D I was born in Salt Lake City but raised in the former Canal Zone (Republic of Panama--my father was with the US Federal Government. I am currently completing a five-year general surgery residency program. I have done quite a bit with my life, educationwise, since my mission to Costa Rica, Panama and the San Blas Islands. For example, I graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1989. I then attended the Cornell University Medical College from 1989-1991. In 1991, I requested and received an academic leave of absence to pursue a Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the UW. While there, I had the pleasure of interacting with a totally awesome LDS institute director--John L. Lund, a true spiritual giant and mentor. I graduated with the Ph.D. in 1996 after defending my dissertation: "A microstructural and biomechanical analysis of the mitral valve" (the mitral valve guards the entrance from the heart's left atrium into its left ventricle). I returned to the Cornell University Medical College and continued my medical education, graduating with a M.D. with Honors in Research in 1998. Whew! Now that all of that "educating" is behind me I believe that I can finally relax and get down to the real business at hand--finding an eternal companion! ;-) Many have emailed me and asked me what I seek in an eternal companion, so I have penned a few thoughts: I am interested in meeting an attractive daughter of God who is between the ages of 22-33, single, never married, and without children from a prior relationship. She would also be beautiful spiritually and mentally. That she considers keeping in shape and physically fit while eating healthfully is very important. A strong testimony of our Savior and His Gospel is imperative. She might have scholarly, literary or artistic interests. She would be striving to be a leader in the LDS community. Hence, I seek a woman of integrity, a LDS daughter of God who takes Christ very seriously in her life. That she is looking for a best friend and that, as the future mother of our children, she is charitable, kind, and compassionate would please me. Moreover, she would not be selfish nor overly self-involved. Should these thoughts describe you, feel free to contact me!

I enjoy good classical music (Mozart rules!), excellent cuisine of all ethnicities, opera, ballet, plays on Broadway (Les Miserable and the Phantom of the Opera are my all time favorites with the Diary of Anne Frank a close third), and the symphony. I love the Book of Mormon with a passion! I also thrive on good works by authors ranging from any of the Apostles, William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Tom Clancy, C. S. Lewis, Gerald Lund, and John Lund to Truman Madsen. Building or repairing with my hands makes me happy and helps me relax. I also collect coins and stamps, I enjoy photography, and I relish judo. Finally, I am the eldest male sibling (the only one not yet married) of seven children, but the second child born.