I certainly received a pleasantly, unexpected surprise this Sunday! It was strange turning the corner & seeing a white guy call me by name, "Elder Staheli, I have a package for you!" He looked like a great guy, but I had no idea what to expect. Anyway, it turned out to be a package full of goodies! Thank you all so much for all of the effort that you put into making this happen. Tell David thanks also!
Well, it's been less than a week with Elder Martinez & I have already found myself a new best friend! It's scary how similar we are, from interests, to music, to ideals, to ambitions & passions...it's the full package. We still have a long time together, but I am already dreading the day that we get transferred. At the same time, I am excited to see him after the mission. We have plenty of activities & projects to make happen!
This week held in store for us yet another MLC. So good! MLC's are always incredible & so spiritual. I love how productive they are. We learn doctrine & things to teach to our missionaries in workshops (which is tomorrow), but we also discuss problems that we see in the mission & ways that we can improve ourselves. I'm really excited to get home & start going to school & working. I feel like I am really going to enjoy working with others & helping them improve in their lives, businesses, families, etc. I love people. People are amazing.
We had kind of a scary moment this week however. One of the missionaries that was in my district a few months back contracted dengue fever. Usually they will be sick for a while & have some pain, of course, but this has been extremely serious. Normally our blood platelet count should be around 150,000, but his has dropped to around 18,000 which is life threatening. We rushed to the hospital with President & the assistants on Monday night to check on him. He wasn't feeling well, but is a big, tough guy from New Zealand. We gave him a blessing & left the hospital late Monday night. Things weren't looking too good, but miraculously a donor walked in the door on Tuesday morning. In the middle of the transfusion however, the donor's veins collapsed. Luckily, another donor was there & they were able to transfuse his blood over successfully. He is still in the hospital recovering, but all is looking up!
Krue, happy birthday buddy! I'm sorry I won't be able to be there, but you know what that means? I'm going to be home before your next party! I can't wait to see you! I love you buddy!
I uploaded some pictures to dropbox, so go & see my new companion. There are a couple of nice "selfies" on there. That's what the hip kids are doing these days, right? Anyway, I love you guys.
Elder Staheli
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