Chambers i also got you`re letter too you`ll possibly get something back in the future from me haha
Ok Story time.
But before i start my story Mom i need to tell you that i am totally
fine and dont worry about anything, i feel pretty much the best that i
ever have in my entire life. honestly haha Now you have a warning my
story today is great but it is not as happy as normal.
So the other day i was reading in a book about Brigham Young. And how when he was called to serve a mission in England he and his family were deathly sick, to the point where none of his family wanted him to leave because they were afraid that either he or one of them would die when he was gone. And in a conversation that he had with his sister before he left he said ``I am going to do what is required of me in the gospel of life and Salvation, or i will die trying to do it`` (translated from spanish haha)
And so as i was sitting there in my house reading this i thought to myself ``You know i have never actually been sick on my mission, and i wonder if i would be as faithful as Brigham Young was when he left on his mission``
So the other day i was reading in a book about Brigham Young. And how when he was called to serve a mission in England he and his family were deathly sick, to the point where none of his family wanted him to leave because they were afraid that either he or one of them would die when he was gone. And in a conversation that he had with his sister before he left he said ``I am going to do what is required of me in the gospel of life and Salvation, or i will die trying to do it`` (translated from spanish haha)
And so as i was sitting there in my house reading this i thought to myself ``You know i have never actually been sick on my mission, and i wonder if i would be as faithful as Brigham Young was when he left on his mission``
So before we were going to leave to work my companion had to use the restroom, so while he was in the restroom i push myself out of my chair and kneel down to pray. And ask for the strength that i would need to work. I then forced myself to stand up, and me and my comp prayed before leaving, and then we left to work. And it was actually a really productive day, we taught a ton. Knocking doors sucks, well actually everything sucked hahaha but it was really good, but it was super funny, i am pretty sure that my comp thinks that i went crazy because literately all day long i was mumbling scriptures under my breath in various different languages to keep my mind off of how bad my heath was as focus on happy things like being a disciple of Jesus Christ. And then when we got home that day i went straight to bed. I didnt take the time to eat dinner, write in my journal, plan for the next day, or even change my cloths. I just threw myself down on my bed, in my shirt and tie, and actaully i was wearing that super awesome snowboarding jacket that we bought last black Friday because i was deathly cold haha. And went straight to sleep.
The next morning i sleep through my alarm, and sleep in a couple of hours. And when i wake up i still feel like death, just slightly less bad. And so i get up and take a shower to see if that would help, but nope hahaha, and so i go back to sleep for a couple of hours. And when i wake up i still feel terrible, so i decide that i was going to call the mission nurse to see if she could recommend some kind of drug to me that would make it so i could still work and not feel like death hahaha. So i call Hermana Marie, just so you know her better real quick, she is just a normal sister missionary who was a nurse before the mission, and when she got her was just assigned to still be a nurse but only works with us now. But anyways i call her and the whole time i am just joking around, because thats kind of what i do when i talk in English.
So i was telling her about everything that was going on, and she asked me if i could take any medications, and i told her that i know absolutely nothing about medications so i just decided to ``Man it out`` and she just starts busting up laughing, and so both of us just start making a bunch of jokes, most of which where about me dieing haha, and every time i would laugh i would have a super painful cough. And so we kept talking and she told me, ``Well based on everything you told me it just sounds like you got a bad case of (I only remember the name in Spanish, so i`ll just let you use your imagination haha)`` And then recommended a medication to me. But then told me, that she wouldnt be too concerned about my health and that in a couple days i`d be fine. but then she said, ``but there is something that i am a little worried about, and its that cough you have`` And then asked me a couple of questions about my cough, and the last one was ``About how long have you had this cough?`` And i told her ``Well actually for quiet a while, i baptized a young man in a lake about a month ago, and i`ve had it ever sense then, and its just gotten worse these last couple of days`` And she says ``Oh no...``
Now i dont know about you but when you are talking to a doctor about whats wrong with you and they say ``Oh no`` That makes a couple red flags pop up. And you start thinking things like ``OH NO? OH NO? Woman you better be saying Oh, no your fine. Or Oh no i just spilled my milk.``
But then she said something that made me realize that she didnt just spill her milk. She said ``Elder Crockett you need to go to the Emergency Room as soon as you.`` Now with this new little knife stabbed pretty deep into my soul i was scared because i`ve never had a problem before that required to to need to go to the hospital, so quickly i make a little joke to see if shes just messing with me. But she tells me ``i`m not kidding Elder Crockett, you need to go to the Hospital in Puerto Montt as soon as you have the time to.``
She then asked me ``Will be able to go there right now?`` And so i looked at my planner and saw that it was completely filled with appointments with my investigators that i set up earlier in the week. And so i told her ``If you say so i will, but i have a bunch of appointments today and i would rather not just leave them waiting for me`` And then she said ``Ok if you cant go today For Sure you need to go this Monday (today)`` I then told her that i think Monday would be a little better for me, and my investigators. She then said Ok and told me that she would call me every now and then the see how i`m doing.
Right after i ended my call with her my district leader called me telling me that this next Tuesday (tomorrow) that i had the go to Puerto Montt for some kind of special meeting with the APs. And so in my infected little brain i had the thought ``Well if i have to go to Puerto Montt on Tuesday, then there is not much of a point in wasting my time, my money, and my P-day going two days in a row`` So I called Hermana Marie again and told her that i would be in Puerto Montt on Tuesday, and asked if it was ok if i just went to the hospital that day. And she told me that if i feel ok, and that i could handle waiting that long i could.
But then she told me that she would prefer that i went right away. And her knowing me good enough i am pretty sure she knew that i was just going to wait until Tuesday, and so she told me, ``please call if there is any change in your health, and let me know when you are leaving for the hospital`` And so i responded in a normal happy sounding voice ``Alright i`ll let you know when i check into the Hospital Talk to you Later!!!`` And then said goodbye.
Now i am sure that you are all wonder what my companion thinks of all this and so after i finish the call, he asks me ``What did she say?`` (Because we talked in all English, and my companion Is from Bolivia so he doesnt speak a single word of English) So i told him ``She just recommended a drug to me, and said that i should still be fine to work``
Now when i go to Puerto Montt tomorrow after the meeting i am going to tell him something like ``Elder I have a secret to tell you. I totally lied when i told you i was fine, and i need to go to the hospital right now`` But that can totally wait for tomorrow.
But anyways my companion and I leave to go buy the medication that she recommended me for the mean while, and then got to work. And this is where the story just gets super Awesome, but unfortunately i am all out of time for my internet today. So i will End my Email by Saying Mom dont worry I feel fine now, i pretty sure the whole hospital thing is more a ``just in case`` kind of thing. But dont worry. I feel fine, and im happy. Next week you are going to have to remind me to finish the story next week just tell me something like ``Finish telling us about Saturday and Sunday`` Because the story actually gets pretty awesome, but i didnt have enough time to finish it today.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA! So dad i realized that i will get home a couple months before she turns 16 so i will totally be able to be right there by your side fighting off those teenage zombies hahahaha
Love Yall!
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