Ok SO. This week. Has been pretty fantastic :) We've
seen a lot happen!! But some bad things happened too. Haha Ok. Tuesday
we had interviews with the President so it was awesome to meet and talk
with him one on one. He's really awesome! He's really nice. He's a
little intimidating, but not really. Mostly you can tell he really cares
about us missionaries and he really just wants us to progress. So that
was nice :)
During the interview my toe was hurting. I didn't
think much of it. But when we came home for the night I took my socks
and shoes off and I my toe was REALLY swollen. And it hurt a lot. I
attached some pictures, but just a heads up they're kind of gross :)
haha. Especially the one with the needle. BUT that wasn't very fun.
The next day, wednesday, I woke up pretty sick. I'm
not sure what it was, I just felt sick and anytime I got up to do
something I got really tired really fast. So I spent most of the day on
the couch and Elder Stauffer worked on putting people into his GPS and
other stuff like that. I'm pretty sure that it was some bug that Elder
Stauffer brought with him. He hasn't felt well since he's been here, and
I think he has a bug. But I got over it after that one day so that's
nice. My toe was still hurting though, so I called the mission doctor
about it and I told him I thought it was an ingrown toe nail, because it
was swollen and it hurt from pressure. So he told me to soak it 4 times
a day in warm water. Started doing that.
Wednesday Night we taught some good lessons to our progressing investigators. So that was nice :)
Thursday.
Not much to say here. My toe hurt like all day. So we were either out
teaching a lesson or back at the apartment because I could barely walk.
We also talked to a member in the ward, and she got kind of worried
about it and told us we needed to see a doctor about it. So we called
the mission doctor again and he said that I could go see a doctor. We
made that call around 9:30PM though, so we decided to go the next
morning.
Friday. We left to the Doctor's office around 7AM.
Got in and checked in around 8. So, doctor comes in and looks at my toe
and says he's going to numb my toe and then cut open the wound and let
the puss out and check out what's on the inside. Sticks me THREE times
with the numbing stuff (Yes Kaiti, 3 needle pokes :p) then procedes to
slice the side of my toe by the nail to look inside. He cuts it open.
There is NOT an ingrown toe nail. It's just an infection. The doctor was
really surprised that not very much puss came out. But he prescribed me
some generic antibiotic and in 48 hours I would be better.
So here I am monday, and my toe feels a lot better
:) It's not completely healed. But better. Much much better. :D But
there's that story. :)
Other fun events.
Saturday... I went to the TEMPLE!!! Elder Stauffer had some converts
from his first area that were getting sealed, and we had the opportunity
to go and watch it!! The sealing ceremony was INCREDIBLE!!! So sweet...
And then the kids were able to come in and get sealed to their
parents!! That was probably the best part. It was SOO neat to see
everything we talk about as missionaries happen right in front of us.
Families are everything, and they were just eternalized. It was amazing
:)
In other news on Saturday... B was baptized!!
[B is the grandmother of A, Kameron's first baptism in
Southport, NC. B and A visited us in Utah several months ago
and we became good friends. Patrick, Melanie and Kaitlin flew to North
Carolina to attend her baptism. Patrick baptized her, Melanie spoke at
the baptism and Kaitlin played a piano solo.] It is awesome that you
were in Southport and able to see everybody!! And, like Dad said, It's
pretty neat to see the direct results of missionary efforts down the
line. It seems like it usually takes a couple years before that happens.
But this didn't take long at all :) It was awesome!! But yeah, Congrats
to B:)
Other news!! Mother's Day Phone Call :) Man this
letter is LONG. haha But Yeah! Mothers day. Awesome :) I loved hearing
you all! It was weird having you only like 70 miles away, but it was
awesome at the same time!! Haha I was at a member's house so I had to
contain myself a little bit more after the phone call, but I still cried
for a minute or two. It's hard getting off the phone. It really is. I
know I can email you every week and write letters, but it's almost like
you aren't real. And then the phone call makes it really and makes it
SOO HARD. Gah. Haha. But I love the phone call :) 7 month until the next
one!! It won't be so bad. Say Hello to Thailand for me on my birthday
:p haha that will be fun though...
Ok, spiritual thought. Today I read in Deuteronomy
32:49-50. I have a new quote for us :) And it's spiritual. and funny at
the same time. In these scriptures, The Lord commands Moses to go up to a
Mountain and die. SO. Kaiti, whenever you tell me to go die in a hole.
You can switch it to go die in a mountain, and say that it's scripture.
:) It's almost a nice thing, because it's like telling someone that
they're so spiritual, almost like a prophet! Ok, that's slightly
blasphemous. But still funny. Elder Stauffer and I have decided we're
going to start telling others to go die in mountains. It's great :)
On a more spiritual note... I've also been reading
Mosiah 2:41. Which is a lot nicer and encourages people to be better :)
So just to paraphrase and quote it, Consider on the blessed and happy
state of those who keep the commandments. They will be raised to a state
of NEVER ENDING HAPPINESS. Now, I don't know about you all, but never
ending happiness sounds pretty good to me. And I don't think there's a
lot I wouldn't do to achieve it. And the promise is pretty simple. Keep
the Commandments equals never ending happiness. So, in the words of
Brother Jackson here in Jacksonville. To his wife. "JUST DO AS YOU'RE
TOLD!" We should all just do as we're told and we'll make it to a place
of never ending happiness. Done. :)
Well yeah. I think that's enough for now... I've had
more to write than usual. Hopefully you all had wonderful weeks and
enjoyed yourselves. Know how much I love and Miss you :) It's weird that
I only talked to you like 12 hours ago. CRAZY. But, it happens. I LOVE
YOU!!
HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!!!
Love, Elder Kilbourne
