Missionary Excitement

This last week Christian had an interesting experience. I think the story would be told best in his own words . . .

Well, things are going pretty well out here in Oregon--for me, at least. Elder Haynes, unfortunately, seems to be falling apart at the seams. He's been having trouble sleeping, getting migraines, having a lot of problems with his knee, and, most recently, got hemmorrhoids (don't worry, I've been given permission to share this, because there's actually a pretty good story that goes with it).

Friday evening he noticed that there was something unsual going on in that region, and by Saturday morning it was bad enough that he could barely walk. We weren't sure what it was, however, and Elder Haynes, understandably, did not really want to talk to Sister Dyches (who handles all the medical stuff with missionaries) himself about this, so I offered to make the call for him. Still, because we didn't really know what the problem was, I had to simply describe it to the best of my abilities. It went about as follows:

"Well, Sister Dyches, I've been thinking, and I don't think there's a delicate way to put this. Elder Haynes...has a large, painful lump...on his...bum hole."

Thankfully everythings been working out a bit better since, and he wasn't off his feet for too long. Not the most exciting story, I realize, but we don't get a whole lot of excitement in our lives, so we take what we can get.

Because of his companion's health, they haven't been able to get out and teach as much as they'd like. They did go on blitzes with the APs and splits with the ZLs. They also taught a girl the last doctrinal lesson before she is baptized, and Christian expressed how neat it is to see the progress she has made.