25-04-12
Dear Family,
So I received the packages! I got the Valentines package and Tiffy's package! They were awesome. I am so glad that I have that seasoning again in my life. What a blessing! And yes, I did receive the two flash drives; I think everything arrived unharmed.... except for the White Powder doughnuts. I ate the first one and went to grab the next and saw that it was green with mold. I was so angry, but I guess that’s what happens to donuts when they are in a humid mail system for almost three months.
Tiffy! You shouldn’t tempt me by talking about a taco from Taco Bell that has a giant Dorrito for a taco shell! I almost started just sprinting back to the states; even now my mouth is watering thinking about it. I miss Mexican food so much! That’s awesome that Hunger Games was good, I can’t wait. Thank you for the photos mom; they are just what I needed. And thank you Heidi for your photos too, they were hilarious. I’ll be sure to show people here.
Thank you so much Nana and Pops and Coley for the Easter money. I used it to buy two new ties and some ice-cream and soda. It was a good Easter!
Yes mom, I know Elder Winsel, fairly well actually. There were three missionaries from a different district at the MTC that I got pretty close to, and Elder Winsel was one of them.
Could you guys do me a big favor? I would like a copy of my patriarchal Blessing for my Portuguese Scriptures, the size of them is 13cm X 20cm, Yes, Portuguese scriptures are bigger than English.
This week has been full of pain and fear; I'll first talk about the fear. I had an interview with the President this last week. When I walked into his office, he set a chair right in front of him, sat down, we started with a prayer, and then he asked me, "Are you breaking any of the Ten Commandments?" while staring deeply into my eyes with his piercing eyes, striking fear in my heart. I replied no, and he quickly returned fire with "Are you sure!?" not smiling at all. I began to wonder if he knew something I didn’t. I quickly went through all the commandments in my head to make sure my answer was right, but when I got to the commandment "false idols" all I could thing about was; Oregon Ducks, Batman, and Taco Bell. I've never felt so vulnerable in my life, but in the end, it was all good.
But the day before the interview, I was stricken with a fever of 102.1 degrees. I thought that I would try to keep our schedule and teach because we had two investigators that I felt really needed to progress and couldn’t afford to miss a day of being taught. After I left the house, I soon found that my decision was a bad one. I was very weak walking under the hot sun. I felt I would faint at times. After lunch, we decided we would abandon our teaching appointments and seek medical help. With my pounding head, I was more than happy to. We arrived at a so called clinic for help. The lady told us the wait would be two hours. Ok, I can wait for two hours for medicine.... But waiting there is like waiting at the DMV. There are a bunch of people, its loud, lots of people are coughing, and it was just torture. In addition to that, there was a drunk man that would not be quiet. It was so annoying. Anyways, two hours came and went; we decided we would wait a little longer. 2 1/2 hours passed, soon 3, 4, and almost five hours and we were still waiting. We decided rest was more important that medicine at that point and just left. I got some generic medicine. I fell asleep pretty quickly and the next day felt great. But then something weird started to happen to my feet. I got a whole bunch of little red bumps on them, and my skin was almost peeling off where my shoes were rubbing. I’ll add a couple pictures. But now they are getting better. I bought some stuff for my feet too. But this week hasn’t been the best. But if there are charges on my card from this week, it’s because of that. (If any of you can diagnose Jess from the picture of his foot and the high fever, please let me know…. Nurse Elly?)
We had family night with a bunch of new members this last Monday and it was good. I will put a photo of that too.
Well I hope all is good back home. I love hearing about the Howard Family, but I understand if they will be too busy to write for a while with the move and all. Also, it might be a good idea to buy that thing Elder Smidt IX talked about for my pictures. Alright, Love you all!
Elder Smidt X
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