So these past weeks have been interesting to say the least. I do now know just about all the hospital staff at one of the hospitals here in Tegucigalpa if that says anything about these past two weeks.
---Sick--- 10 Feb
To start things off, I went to the hospital on the 10 because I had a really bad cough. The doctors said that it was just a cold, and I should take some rest to recover from it. Those doctors had no idea what was going to happen next however..
---Hospital Stay--- 11-14 Feb
Because I had to rest for 3 days, the mission sent me to stay in the hospital to accompany an Elder who had appendicitis and was in recovery. I just sat in a chair and for a couple days straight in the hospital. I got fast food from the secretaries which was fine I guess but I did have to sleep on an uncomfortable bed-chair.
---Sicker--- 17 Feb
I got back from the hospital on Tuesday and we thought all was well. I was still taking medication and everything was going fine, but I started to get tons of bloody noses and my cough got a lot worse. It became worse than what it was before. Concerned, we went back and visited the hospital. The doctors were very confused as to why it got worse. I sat on my touch for 4 days straight and took all my medication and it got worse. After being interrogated by the doctor and the pneumologist (an expert in respiratory diseases), they concluded that I should just take stronger medication and rest more. They weren't sure why it got worse and the solution they came up with was just to give me stronger medication. The medication is pretty strong and makes me tired.
---Stake Activity--- 18 Feb
I had mandatory rest, but we also had an important stake activity at the same time. After failing to find someone to stay with me at home, I went to the stake activity and just sat there and said nothing for 5 hours straight. I wasn't able to talk very much because of the sickness so yeah, 5 hours of literally nothing.
---Baptism--- 19 Feb
By the way.... while I was in bed all day we managed to get a baptism? What we did was we had our district leader come in and do exchanges with us so that we could still work in our area. We did that for a few days and were able to have the baptism of Jonathan. He has been a pain in the missionaries' side for a few years now so it was great to see him baptized.
---Spiritual Thought(s)---
Lot a free time, lots of spiritual thoughts- they go hand in hand
"Honor the Sabbath day: For six years in high school and at BYU, President Oaks worked 25 to 30 hours a week in radio — including Sundays because radio stations are a seven-days-a-week operation. As he left for the University of Chicago, President Oaks’ mother gave him advice that affected his life profoundly: “Dallin,” she said, “when your father was in medical school, he never studied or worked on Sunday. He felt that he could do more with the Lord’s help in six days than others would do without the Lord’s help in seven days. I suggest you never work on Sunday as you begin your law studies.”"
Interview with Dallin H. Oaks
I think I have already done something with this quote, but I love it so I can do whatever I want with it. I really like how it points out the importance of the Sabbath day. More with the Lord's help in 6 days that without his in 7 is really true. When we try our hardest to obey the commandments we are entitled to help from the Lord. Help that is way more powerful than anything we can do on our own.
"It's this storm not [me] that's bound to go away...
"Hold on...
"It's this dream not me that's bound to go away...
"Hold on...
"It's this day not me that's bound to go away...
"Hold on...
---Hold On from the Secret Garden
Music and the Spoken Word comes up alot on these letters.. I just love that line; "It's this day not me that's bound to go away..." Our trials are bound to go away. No trial we have or will ever have will outlive us. We just have to have faith and hold on and eventually, and perhaps not until the next life, our trials will go away.
"You can never do anything or be anything that will make God love you any less. He is love. He can’t do anything other than what He is. His only desire is for every human being to flourish. If this has been a bad week, or if you feel that your life has dealt you more blows than hugs, keep on keeping on, because the dignity and importance of a human being is never dispensable. You’re never worthless. And feeling worthless itself can prompt us to reach out in empathy to other people and to understand other people’s pain, rather than crumble.”
Rev. Andrew Teal
(Speaking of music and the spoken word) We are never worthless, what a good thought! God will always love us no matter what we do. God's love is endless and all we need to do is do our part to be worthy of it.
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