Appendix...? What's Appendix with you?

 

This has been the craziest, most ridiculous week I've had in my whole mission. And top 10 most ridiculous craziest in my entire life.

It was like a really big somewhat round rock pushed off the edge of a huge mountain (like the ones in Tooele by the one with T on it- but from the very top) because it was hard to get the week moving at first and once it started going it just kept on going and going.

So- this starts last week- p- day ends at 6:00 and we all get our stuff ready to head out and work and one of my comps( because I have 2) Elder Rigby says "how are you guys feeling?"

And we're like "...good…?" 

He explains he's been having an awful belly ache and was wondering how we're doing to see if it was something we ate…

His pain gets worse and worse and worse and he's like "yup. I have appendicitis"

You must understand who elder Rigby is first though. He is willing to do whatever it takes to be Obedient to the mission rules. He is incredibly consecrated. He is exactly what mothers hope their sons will become on the mission (for the most part)

So- we have 2 lessons left and Elder Rigby is in the worst pain he's ever been in his life (and he's had a hernia) and he's like- we have to do these first….then we'll go yo the emergency room.

So luckily the lessons fall through and we call the mission president and mission nurse and they tell us to go to the ER. 

And yup- appendicitis.

So me and Elder White sit out in the car for a few hours waiting to find out what the plan is. 

After a while Elder White heads in and then…I was all alone in the car for like an hour.

It's very late (like 11:30) it's dark, it's raining, and I'm just alone…as a missionary you are never ever alone like that. And it was kinda scary and unsettling. 

So- I grabbed a Book of Mormon and a pen and wrote my testimony into the front blank pages.

 Elder white comes back out and basically they have to watch him for a bit. 

They ended up doing g the surgery later on Tuesday

We took him home early on Wednesday 

And he refuses to acknowledge any pain he's In. He just keeps on doing the work and pushing through it all. Which is great! But also kinda bad. He literally won't let us help him and we can tell he's in pain but he always says he's doing great.

So that happened. 

The other really hard part about this week has been that I'm finding my problems and struggles. And I wish I didn't have to deal with them.

I have a really hard time whenever I get corrected on a sign. Which is too bad because I mess up on signs alot. Whenever we're at ASL church or singing at home I usually mess up at least one time and when they stop and show me the right way I just get so upset. 

But it makes sense- of course I'm gonna mess up. It's been 4 weeks? 1 month of learning ASL? No way I'm already perfect.

I think we tend to do that alot with other things too. Whenever we receive corrections we like to get defensive and upset. But it literally doesn't make sense. Even if somebody corrects us in a rude way- technically it's still helpful information. I wish I could choose to treasure constructive criticism. I know that if I did I would excel so much faster. I'm going to work on that.

Ok. Sorry. I'm outta time and I can't think of much else to write. I'll do better next week lol.

Read the Book of Mormon every day.

-Elder Owens