Moms and Pops,
So,
as the title suggests, what can you think of that I've been "plagued" with at
least two times before now on my mission? Well, if you guessed Poison Oak, you
are correct!! We did some service in some one's backyard that was very wooded,
we were clearing underbrush and whatnot, and the lady said that she had all the
Poison Oak removed... well, that's not true. Once again, I have it everywhere.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE! When I found out that I had it (on Friday morning) I
immediately went and bought bleach and 2 tubes of cortisone (which are all empty
now, I bought a few more and they are empty too, 4 bottles in total). That
morning I have myself a bleach sponge bath, that sucker BURNED like crazy! Of
course I didn't do straight bleach, I blended it with water, and the rest of
that day was just miserable... It is on my face, my neck/jaw line, both arms,
both legs, and behind both knees... fun times, huh? Funny note though, I have
permission to not shave! So, I've been growing out my beard for the first time
since I had something to grow! It is pretty gross... haha I've been growing it
out since Friday. It is very patchy... but I got some good stuff on my chin!
Other than that, it isn't too pretty... On Friday though, i called the mission
nurse and she got me hooked up with some prescription prednisone which helps a
lot... so, I got hooked up immediately. Like you, pops, because of my
infirmities, I couldn't enjoy General Conference as much as I would have liked.
I HATE POISON OAK! I hate being so stinkin allergic to it!
Ughh!
Anyway, how about general conference! Despite my plague, I received
a lot of good inspiration and revelation on my life! I had 4 major questions
that I had prepared. They were pretty general though, they were: 1. What
direction should I take my life (career wise) after my mission? 2. What should
my priorities be? 3.
and 4. How can I continue to glorify God more fully. The talk that provided me
with the most revelation to my questions that I had was Elder Christofferson. It
was great! I loved that talk. Also, other favorites of mine were Elder Holland
(as usual), Elder Bednar (as usual), and President Monson's Sunday morning. Of
course many many of them stood out, but those ones come to mind first. It was
awesome! Now that I'm older and can understand what is being taught, I am so
much more involved, and time passes by SO fast! These past 2 days have gone by
in the blink of an eye. I remember when I was younger and watching G.C, it was
just drudgery, but I didn't fully understand at the time. I'm grateful for the
added knowledge that I have now that helps me learn. Weird to think that the
next G.C. that I will be at home... crazy! My mind is continually blown that I
only have about 3 months left, that is way too weird. Oh, what are your thoughts
on the age change for missionaries? That blew my mind! Holy cow! There are going
to be a TON of freshman girls at BYU in the next year, should be interesting! :)
This is God's way of taking away my competition! haha! Either that or He is
giving me a great opportunity to find a RM wife... either works for me. Not that
I think about that a lot
anyway.............................................
The new shirts that
you're trying, the Gold Bond ones or something like that? I think Gold Bond is
some kind of baby powder, but it's something like that. It's a good shirt to
use, they'll be good for the winter when it's colder, because these shirts are a
bit thicker. As for my birthday, don't go crazy... ties, and some snacks would
make me perfectly happy! As for Christmas, with only 2 weeks after that, I would
say just save the money. I mean yeah, send me some snacks or something, maybe a
tie or two, but save the money. I don't want to receive a bunch of things and
have to haul them home with me. When it is time for me to come home, I'm going
to give away a lot of things, like my bike, ties, shirts, etc... I want to come
home with light luggage. When I get home, then maybe we can have our own little
Christmas in January or something... give me $75 to the Nike outlet or
something, I'd have a blast!
As for the work, we just dropped 7
investigators the other day... they were people that we haven't seen in weeks,
and people that are avoiding us. The one referral from the MTC who was super
solid dropped us as well, so... that, along with the plague has made for a very
trying week. It has been tough. But, through the trials, we learn patience,
faith, and trust. There is not really anything more I can do about my skin
disease, but just wait it out and endure... good thing a lot of talks focused on
trials and whatnot, huh?
So, we received some sad news yesterday...
Elder W's grandfather passed away. He took it pretty well actually. He had about
15 minutes of just crying it out, but after that he shifted his mind and was
good to go. He has a lot of faith. It made me think of if Gma passed away while
I was out here... I would be devastated... I love that "sassy old pup!"
I've been telling her, in about every letter, that she needs to take care of
herself so I can see her when I come home! So, that was some sad news that we
received this week...
Sounds like sports is doing great! Except the
Browns... sometimes I wonder if they like to think. I guess not... frustrating!
But the Colts won! Who is their head coach?? So good to hear about OSU KILLING
Nebraska in the conference opener... So excited for them! And BYU... their
offense has been pathetic the past year or so, that score 6-3, was like a
baseball game score... Sorry to hear about the Cardinals... They can come back!
at least it's not single-game elimination.
Can't believe that there is
only 2 weeks left in this transfer. Where does all this dang time go! I'm up and
going 16 hours a day, every day, you think that it would seem like the days are
super long! But, they aren't... time just gets faster and faster. It is also
increasingly easier and easier to get unfocused... If I hear a good song in a
restaurant or see a glimpse of an interesting movie, it is hard to bring my mind
back from thinking about how much longer I have until I can do those things
again... But, that internal battle continues. My comp says that I seem to be
doing very well with controlling my "trunkiness."
Anyway, I love you
both very much. I hope that you were both uplifted and enlightened from General
Conference and that you received some great guidance. Remember, it isn't enough
to just think of ways to change, we need to ACT! Hugs and Kisses XOXO Also!!!!
This is probably the first letter in MONTHS that neither of you mentioned my
pup!!!!!!! I need an update on that furry little critter! Please and thank
you!
Love,
Elder Edwards
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