Email from 12.07.09

So just a funny story to tell you guys. After the surgery they told me about this nerve block they put in my arm, which numbed my whole left arm. They said I need to keep it up at all times and to keep it away from anything super cold or hot, because you won’t know something’s wrong until you smell your burning flesh. I thought well that's a little morbid but whatever. So I say ok then hold my lifeless left arm to my body and get into the car to drive home. Well, when I get home I have to use the restroom, and I thought, boy this is going to be hard I can’t let my left arm go below my waist so I saw some potential problems. Oh, by the way my arm was in what looked like a big cheese thing and I had to have it on all day and night for that day and then every night until the check up. So I went in and I realized I have to sit lady style lol. Because you know one arm has zero feeling and the other arm has to control the arm with no feeling from falling down so that left me with no arms to control other things lol. So I get up then I realize some potential problems. First, I need to pull up my pants and I need to keep my arm elevated. So what do I do? I put my arm which is in that big cheese thingy up on the towel rack as I tried to pull my pants up. Well I got my garments up and my pants half ways up when I realized, my left arm is slowly falling out of the big cheese thing, and I'm thinking oh crap so I quickly grab hold of my left arm and can’t put it back in the cheese thing because I have zero control over my freaking left arm and my pants fell back down. And I'm slowly losing the battle to keep my left arm from falling. So, here I am in the bathroom arms falling out, my pants are down, I don't know what to do so I yell for Elder B. I said something like "Elder B. I need your help right now hurry." so he runs in and just starts laughing so hard that he wasn't able to help at all. So I grab my arm the best I could and, had my pants around my ankles and I slowly scooted out the door around a now on the floor laughing Elder B. and into my room. I crawled on my bed then turned on my back and proceeded to put my arm back in the cheese thing and pull up my pants. So that's the story. Pretty funny huh? Lol Ya we have had some adventures over here lol.

Well I think I found the answer to my question while reading one of D. Todd Christofferson talk in the book of Mormon study guide about unity with the Savior and the Father. So, I will work on that. It is great that we can get answers to our prayers because the Lord loves us. It is sometimes hard to follow what is asked of us huh? I love our Savior and Heavenly Father, I really do.

I just hate feeling like I can’t do all that I need to be doing with the investigators, because I want to say so many things to these people and tell them about the gospel. It’s just frustrating that I can’t do it as well as I want too. I completely rely on the Lord, and I know He knows the struggle I’m going through cuz He knows me personally through the Atonement. Well, all things will be good. Here are some pics of me in the cheese thing and after Thanksgiving so you can see my hand all wrapped up.