Semana 52: Casi un Añooooooo

Buen día viejo lobo pachones!! 

Sorry for not sending an email last week, I didn’t have time. We were way busy helping out President and the missionaries in our zone. 

Pato

About a week and a half ago... I was dying. We ate at a members house and they did not stop bringing out food for us. My companion and I stuffed ourselves to the rim. Immediately after, I did not feel well. And this is when the horror began... I had really bad stomach problems and a migraine for about 5 days straight. I felt really lightheaded and nauseous. It seemed like no medication was helping.

Paintball

With my luck, we had exchanges with the Assistants while I was practically dying. I went over to the Assistants area. I felt like a freaking noob because I wasn't feeling 100%.  We were outside all day street contacting and teaching lessons and we managed to find several new people to teach. I literally felt the Spirit carrying me during those contacts and lessons because the stomach pain and the migraine always came back immediately after. This was the most painful sickness I've ever had in my entire life.

Margarita sin alcohol

The following day we had exchanges with our District Leader, I still felt like crud. We taught a couple lessons and did a few contacts. I put 2 people on date over the phone and then I told my DL that I was so sorry but I needed to rest because I was dying internally. 

Oooof

The next day was interviews and President wouldn't let me go because he thought I had COVID, so he made me find a pharmacy to take a test. My companion decided that we were going to the Emergency Room. I went to the ER, took a Covid test, I was negative and after they sent me to a doctor to see what was the problem. Turns out I had some sort of really bad stomach virus that was infecting every part of my body. They told me I needed an injection. I was like "aight". The 22 year old nurse 👀👀 walks in with the shot and says "time for the injection". I lift up my sleeve, she shakes her head, and points at my butt. "You've got to be kidding me", I said. So I got the brutal injection in the butt. The best part is all the pain went away the next day and I was back on the grind!

Pre-zone classes

We had zone conference and it was way fun! To be honest, I like the Zone conferences up north better but we learned a lot of cool stuff. "The worth of souls is great in the sight of God".

Galletas

Last P-day, our mission President called and told my companion and I that he had a person he was teaching and he needed us to go with him. My companion and I dropped all of our Pday activities and went with President Perkins to teach a lesson with him. The spirit was so strong in that lesson and I could tell that he was so grateful that we were willing to go with him at 1pm on Pday when we had plans to spend time with the zone. 

Photoshoot

Speaking of Pday, we went paint balling last week. I pelted my companion in the head and it left a massive bruise it was so awesome. In return, he hit me like 4 times in the leg. 

El Compa

I feel like a real estate agent. We are helping the office couple find houses to open up areas in the mission. I found a super dope house in an area that they are opening up in our zone. We are working with the owners right now to sign the contract and all that jazz.

I can't believe that I am going to hit my year mark in less than a week! Man, the mission has been a wild journey!

Love you all!

Elder Scown