Dear family and friends,
This week was definitely extremely different from any other week I have had on my mission. However, I have learned a whole montón (a lot) and have come to find blessings through all of the challenges. Last Tuesday I went in to Barcelona for an MRI on my hip. I didn't think anything of it because I have gotten MRI's before my mission and nothing ever happened because of them. The first little blessing was that I got to be with MELANY while we were in the hospital!! She is the absolute sweetest and woke up early and traveled to the hospital just to sit there and be with me while I went through this. I was so nervous but Melany was there with me to play the role of my mom for the day which was a huge blessing :) Heavenly Father truly places people in our lives to act as Angels... Especially as we are going through hard times. Sweet Melany is one of those angels for me.
I went in by myself (which was really strange because I haven't been without a companion for the last 8 months) and the doctors were all very very nice. They first had to give me a hip injection which I didn't think would be that bad. I was wrong. It was pretty bad! There was a huge needle sticking out of my hip for about 10 minutes and it was HORRIBLE! But it's all ok now because it's all over and I'm still alive so no worries :) then I went in to have the MRI for about an hour. The nurse who was helping me was so nice and helped me walk all around the hospital since it was a little hard to do so alone. That was the second little miracle... She said she has a daughter who has 18 years and so she knows how I must feel in a different country away from my family. It was so sweet! After the MRI the doctor told me I would be fine to walk and even run around if I wanted to! Well...... I tried to get off of the MRI table and almost collapsed to the ground. I thought to myself "hmm I don't think I can walk". My leg felt really weird and weak...especially my hip. I went out to the waiting room where I found my companion and Melany and they both gave me big hugs and then Melany gave me another one saying "and this one is from your mom- she just emailed me". I think I had enough at that point of pain and emotions that I just broke down in tears. But everything was still ok even though I was in a lot of pain we tried to look on the bright side of things and figure out why "this is great" :) (Thanks to Hermana Dayton)
We called the Morejon's (the couple who works in the office) and they came to pick us up since I couldn't walk. They brought us back to the office and when we got inside there were about 15 elders and President and Sister Dayton because a new missionary had just arrived!! It was quite embarrassing to walk (limp) into the office crying in front of everyone and I just started to laugh at the whole situation! :) President took one look at me and he and Hermana Dayton took me right upstairs to the mission home. Since I couldn't walk, I couldn't really get back to Tarragona. SO.... we ended up staying in the mission home for two nights helping the Dayton's get things done from the couch. That is where the third blessing comes in... President is a doctor and so he was able to help me and treat me and get me the right medicine. Also we had the most amazing time with the Dayton's... Especially our meal time together where we would sit and share our testimonies and scriptures all together! I love the Dayton's so much!! They wanted to keep us in the mission home longer because on Thursday I still couldn't walk...but we needed to get back to Tarragona. So they drove us to Zone Enfoque and gave me some crutches. Zone Enfoque was amazing and we talked about being more focused on baptism! We all got ping pong balls with a blue baptism sign on them to hold whenever we are not thinking about baptism! I've loved it because I've been able to hold mine all week and focus on baptism even in piso :)
We got back to Tarragona
on Thursday night and I have been in piso ever since! The instructions from president were... "You can get off the couch to go to the bathroom and to go to your baptism. But besides that you can't move for 5 days!" So that's what happened. I haven't left the couch for anything. It has been probably one of the hardest weeks of my mission not being able to go out and work. But not only that.... I can't even sit and so I can't work on anything in piso. I just have to lie there. At first I was a little frustrated. But then I realized what I have been realizing throughout my whole mission.... All experiences will be for our good. So I've been trying to look for the blessings even during this trial. One of them is definitely the members. We have really been able to help our members step up and help even more in this missionary work because we have A LOT of potential in our area and we can't get to it right now! So they have really been helping us a lot! Especially Nora (a returned missionary) and Sara! Nora has been going out with my companion and Sara has been "babysitting me" here in piso :) Honestly, I couldn't ask for a better ward! The members are incredible and I feel so so blessed!
Oh I almost forgot... PATRICK GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!! The elders really had to help us out this past week because preparing for a baptism is a lot of work and since it was Hermana Carollo's first one and I was stuck on the couch we definitely needed some help! They helped us finish teaching him a few things and prepared the programs for us! I got to leave piso (it was amazing) for one hour to be at his baptism! Patrick was so excited! He has had such a hard life but as soon as he was baptized he sat down and said, "I feel at peace"! It was incredible and the spirit was so strong! He was confirmed on Sunday and I couldn't be there for it but we had investigators text us to say it was wonderful! I am so grateful for this work and grateful to know that Heavenly Father provides a way to accomplish His will even when His servants are stuck on the couch :) he has a perfect plan for each of us!
My scripture to sum up this week is found in Mormon
5:23 "Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Know ye not that he hath all power...?"
I know that we are all in God's hands! I know He has a perfect plan for us even if we can't quite understand the things that happen to us in this life, He knows exactly what experiences we need to help us become who He needs us to become. I know this is true and I know our savior Jesus Christ lives and loves each one of us and that He suffered every pain we will ever experience so that we don't have to suffer it alone. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Love,
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