June 9, 2014

I don't know how this keeps happening--me getting so far behind!!

It literally has been the craziest week in the world and I don’t even know where to begin but I will start by telling you how much I love you guys!   As for the camera card sounds good I would love that! As for summers here, they aren’t too bad yet.  I hear next month will get crazy!!!    As for now it is just really really humid and sweaty!!!  Transfers are next week and I will be staying and training here in Chapel Hill. We still have a car but I am forcing my comp to bike as much as possible!! I love biking!! Well anyways--

This week where to even begin... well I guess I will start by telling you that Sister Wilde has a disorder called conversion disorder.  What that is--she has seizures and is awake for the whole thing and they last for about 3 hours.  So this week started out with Sister Wilde waking up on Tuesday and she couldn’t stay awake.  We didn’t know what was wrong with her but we told her to lie down.  Then we went and did service and Sister Wilde was so weak that she couldn’t stand up.   She also had bruises all over her body so we called the Mission President and he told us to let her sleep until she had more strength. Well that day was really long and Sister Fullmer and I got real close that day!! ps I LOVE SISTER FULLMER she is such a tender mercy to me and I feel that we will be friends for the rest of our lives! Heavenly Father sent her to me!! haha  But anyways,  so we wake up on Wednesday and go to our district meeting.  Sister Wilde still wasn’t feeling good but she pushed herself to go.   When we got in the room Sister Wilde was shaking uncontrollably-- it was really scary so I took her into the other room and grabbed my district leader.  Well she was sweating profusely and we had to hold her in the chair for the blessing.  She had told me all about this before and she told me it hurts worse if you try to hold her down so I did my best to hold her in the chair while Sister Fullmer grabbed the car.  Let me tell you-- that blessing was one of the most amazing experiences, the Spirit was so strong! The Elders carried her to the car and we called the doctor.   She has been to the hospital before for this and there is nothing they can do so she just has to endure it.  So we took her home--well we live up stairs... you know how in my blessing it says that I have done many things that will prepare me for my mission... well I wondered about that until now. I was able to put my cheer skills to use! haha I think this might be the only chance I ever get but we got her up the stairs and had to get her clothes off and help her to get comfortable.  Take into consideration, she is seizing this whole time to the point where her neck looks like it is going to break. At this point all I can say is the Atonement is real and when you need strength from the Lord all you have to do is pray! Well we got her settled and the seizing stopped after about 3 hours. The whole time through everything,  Sister Wilde just wanted us to tell her funny jokes and make her laugh.  She said that it helps if we just talk to her and keep her mind occupied. Well I will tell you one thing, that  was probably one of the hardest things that I have had to do-- to just sit and watch as she goes through so much pain and there was really nothing that we could do to help her but talk to her. She was so positive through everything and I have learned so much from her. Well this happened again later that day and went on for about 2 hours.   We went to the doctor and had some blood work done but then the rest of the week we were apartment bound.  To give you a feeling-- squeeze every bone in your body as tight as you can... then shake like you are trying to dance while squeezing every muscle and then do that for 3 hours... well you get the point... she was super sore and tired. She is such a trooper though and fought every day to get out and work! I am so grateful for her motivation! Well then-- other than all this, Vernettas baptism is this week! We met with her last night and she is doing great! She has had such a change of heart and it is amazing to see the Gospel make bad men good and good men better! She is the best! We also went to UNC hospital this week to see Joey our investigator! He is doing great and getting better! Oh and the K family from Rwanda is getting baptized next week!! We are pumped! They are all so amazing!! I am so grateful that you were all able to see how golden some people are and that the Gospel just makes them even better. There are so many out there that are being prepared! I know that this is the Lords work and that we can be a part of the blessings that are in it!! I am grateful for the Atonement and that we will all live in Heaven again with perfect bodies! I hope you all know how much I love you and how much I miss you! You are the best family!!

Love forever

Sister Oliver

Cass