I'm going to update a little on
the last couple weeks. Things have been relatively calm and quiet. This update
may get a little graphic.
I have a couple catch phrases I say quite
often when things go wrong. The first is, "Something happened..." and then "I
knew it was a bad idea, but I did it anyway." Well, I had a couple of those
experiences.
Last Friday, the 19th I believe, I was
sitting at my desk and cutting up this marker cap. I was just bored and cutting
stuff for fun, regular people stuff. Well, my hande slipped and got the top of
my finger, right above the top knuckle before the nail. I cut it pretty deep to.
"Oh no..." It was pretty cool to look at. We pulled the skin flap back and it
looked like a mouth throwing up blood. Now, that was a little crude, and I
apologize, but you have to get the idea.
Well, we went out and it was about seven
hours later and it bled through about four band aids. So, we went to the
hospital. Since I waited so long they could stitch, so they super glued it.
Well, that didn't work so I've still got a pretty gnarly cut on my finger that's
waiting to heal. It was pretty fun though.
Yesterday during church we had a member
of the seventy there and there was a mix-up on who was supposed to speak so as I
was passing the sacrament, I was motioned out into the hallway. I was asked to
speak by the missionary who was supposed to speak. So, we finished the sacrament
and about thirty seconds later I was up at the pulpit to speak.
I spoke on the Book of Mormon and the
Holy Ghost's converting effect, Joseph Smith's mission in revealing Christ,
additional scripture, and our premortal life's effect on our probationary
estate. Now, given the circumstances, I think things went pretty well. Then the
seventy got up and told stories about the Twelve. I can't compete with
that!
I have four weeks left and I'm nervous
and excited. I have a lot of reasons to be excited but there's a lot of
uncertainty. I've almost forgotten what home is like. I've heard stories but I
guess I will have to experience it for myself. I will definitely miss Michigan,
but I will settle back into my element and strive to be contented.
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