What a week!

HEYO!

Hospital memories

 Okay, the plague didn't REALLY come, that would be brutal, but there was a lot of sickness in the mission and within our companionship this past week. Starting last Monday sister Morris and I both had a little bit of the sniffles, nothing too much to worry about.

Monday night a woman from Nigeria in our ward made us Samosas and some other traditional Nigerian food. it was SOOO good! I’m going to learn how to make it and ill share with y’all when I’m home. By Tuesday I was feeling a bit better but my poor companion was basically immobilized. I don’t think the cold weather and rain match well with someone from warm and sunny Georgia. Wednesday we were inside all day long. Our amazing and incredibly smart mission nurse gave us some crazy things to try and she slept a lot of the day. I was bored spit-less but that’s all right. I just became her nurse and made sure she didn’t die on my watch. :)

 Things got a little better Thursday. We went out and worked. We met with a few members and tried to stop by some inactive people in the ward. We had a really cool lesson with a member in the ward in the evening. They are a younger couple with 2 kids and they are waiting for a third! They are adopting a little girl so they just have to wait for the phone call that says they can go get her! We talked about that for a while and reasons for adoption. It seems like it would be hard but I’m grateful for those families who open their arms to those little kids who need a good home. 

Uncle Dale and Aunt Robin

 Friday was a normal Friday. we did service at Salvation Army and watched/listened as two old single people flirted with each other... I can honestly say that it wasn’t my favorite thing to witness... maybe it’s just me and my own awkwardness that made it so bad. Who knows but we bailed out and went home after a few minutes of it! (Our work was all don’t though so we had a good excuse :)) We had dinner with a recent convert, Rhonda! I sure do love her! It was her birthday and she was kind enough to have the missionaries over! It was a good experience especially because her two boys and her husband were there and they are not very interested in the gospel right now. Her husband told us all about his time in the military. It was quite funny and I think we have become friends because I laughed at all his jokes!

i might have helped clean up road kill.. hahaah! That thing was huge!

  Saturday was brutal. My companion woke up in incredible pain and couldn’t do more than lay down. We called the mission nurse and she said she probably overdosed on Tylenol while trying to fight the cold. (Note to self: NEVER take extra strength and day quill/NyQuil at the same time. they have the same things in them.) So we started pumping her with fluid and then the 4elders came over and gave her a blessing. Afterwards she didn’t get any better so we went down to sister Ford-Trudo's house, the mission nurse. Sister Morris was having pain in her right lower part of her stomach. Sister Trudo sent us to urgent care immediately because she thought it might be appendicitis. So off we went. After 40 min sister Morris was taken to the ER and then I had to drive the car, BY MYSELF, to that part of the hospital. It was freaky. I finally met up with her and then it was a waiting game. She got pumped with pain stuff and then she was in and out of sleep. The nurse came to stay with us during it. She had an ultrasound and found that she had 2 cysts on her ovaries and one of them ruptured. Basically she just has to ride out the pain. So then I take her home, we were there from 12-6pm. she almost passes out getting out of the car and as we are walking to our apartment she lays down on the ground and says she is going to be sick. it took me 5 minutes to finally convince her to get up. It was more of me saying," you will walk with me or I will carry you up the stairs" our neighbors were a bit concerned but it is all good! People already think Mormons are loco :) so she finally went upstairs and then for the rest of the evening she was out. It was crazy.

 Sunday, was crazy as well. She still wasn’t feeling good so by the time church came around I was on my way with a member of the ward and Sister Morris was with our WML (ward mission leader) wife at home. When I walked in I saw my aunt and uncle! It was amazing! It was a tender mercy of the lord for sure! Not sure if it was allowed but I don’t care! They were on their way home that night and they came to our ward! i am so grateful for them and the fact they stopped to say hello to me! Truly a blessing!! 

 So you see, it has been a crazy week. Sister Morris is finally feeling a bit better which is good. I am grateful for the priesthood and I am grateful for the Lord. He truly caries us whenever we are hurting or do not know if we can carry the burden any longer. I love you all! I love this Gospel! Have an amazing week!!

Sister Reynolds