So this week we went to Joinville (the biggest city in the
state) that is about 1 hour away from our area. We had a zone meeting and then
I was off to the hospital as the apparent bug bite on my leg continued to get
worse. By wednesday my inner thigh was swollen from the knee to about 3/4 of
the way up the leg and the bite opened and started to ooze blood.
On the way to the hospital we got a call from the assitant
that Elder Welling would be transfered to the other side of the state.
I entered the hospital and was treated by a doctor who said
that it really was an ingrown hair that got infected. He injected it with
some anestetic and used a pair of medical scissors to open
it up and clean it out. Then he grabbed my leg and squeezed out the blood and
whatever else was in there.
So right now I have about a 2cm deep hole in my leg that
oozes dries on my clothes and opens again when I move my legs. But i am on
antibiotics and am doing great. Friday I stayed home and rested while my new
companion unpacked his bags and rested from the 13 hour bus ride. I felt like a
bad missionary but I got over it. haha
My new companion is Elder Aguiar from the state of Santa
Catarina. He has Epilepsy and tried to go on a mission but wasn~t allowed to
because of the medical situation and is doing a short term mission of 9 months
here in the state.
Our time together will be good for me. He has an interesting personality so my pacience will be growing. I am working with him now to
get him to have more confidence in his abilities. These short term missionaries
aren~t really trained by other missionaries and it shows that he doesn~t feel
the same as other misionaries. We are working together to get him teaching and
excited to work. He has a great spirit and we will do miracles here.
Yesterday was the dedication of the Manaus Brazil temple. So
we didn~t have sacrament meeting and got to watch the dedication. It was
fantastic. It was really cool to see Elder Cook and President Uchtdorf outside
of General Conference. They looked so Human. It was really cool to see that and
understand that they are people too. They are great people but still people and
they have their weaknesses and trials and feel uncomfortable too. I am so
grateful for the chance I had to watch the dedication.
I am doing well. This new companion brings new challenges
and opportunities. Chances for me to teach alone which I like a lot better than
working with others and chances for me to show him his potential as a
missionary.
I read a book about an LDS boy who did some crime and the
victim of the crime was helping him to understand his worth with the phrase
Eagles don~t eat worms. Reminding us that a majestic eagle doesn~t stoop to eat
worms. Just like we shouldn~t settle for less in our lives. We are children of
our Heavenly Father. It is something I hope that we can come to understand
better together.
Remember Eagles Don~t eat worms.
Love,
Wright Noel
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