When the neurologist ordered a tilt table test for me last
week, I really didn't know what to expect. She just said that it'd probably
give us the answers we were looking for, as to why I keep fainting.
Sounds like a plan.
So Thursday morning, I head to the hospital and
the nurse takes me to this room where a bed with large straps attached
on either side, monitors and IV hangers, and "emergency
equipment" (like oxygen masks, alert buttons, and
defibrillators) are all chilling in one room.
Ummmmmmm.......
And then she has to go and say, "Yea, it
looks like a torture chamber, I know."
Thanks.............now I feel SO much
less nervous:)
She then explains how it goes......I get
strapped to this bed for 2 minutes lying down and then 30 minutes standing up
to see if I faint. And then she says, "So you and I will get to chat for
30 minutes about whatever you want to talk about!"
Way to make a missionary's day:) You don't know what you just got
yourself into.......
And it was WAY easier than
contacting......or tracting. Basically, I should get tests like this
taken more often:)
After getting strapped in......don't
ask......yes it was REALLY weird.......they stand me up, and
then...........30 minute discussion.......GO.
When she finds out I'm a Mormon missionary, she
says, "Ok.....so I have some questions.....mostly just things I've heard
and I don't know if they are misconceptions or not......"
(I'm thinking: multiple wives.......gold
bible......horns........anti-Bible.......y'know....all the crazy questions we
get asked as Mormons)
She then starts dishing them out:
"Mormon's can't wear makeup, right?"
Pretty sure I'm living proof that
they can:)
"Mormons can't chew gum, right?"
Wouldn't
be Mormon if we couldn't:)
"Mormons don't dance, right?"
Depends
on whether or not you call the Deacon Shuffle dancing:)
lol
"Were the Osmonds like legit Mormons, or
not really?" "Legit Mormons"??
Not sure how to answer that question.....;)
We had a really good conversation (despite
the fact that I was awkwardly tied to a table) and she
told me afterwards, that she was really glad to know the truth about
Mormons.......and she also mentioned that she had a son my same age who
shared similar interests in sports, business management, and working
out.....and he wasn't currently dating anyone soooooooooo........
Sooooooooooo...............I'm a missionary,
see.........
It was worth a shot, though:)
By the end of the test, everything came back
NORMAL......AGAIN. I was torn between disappointed and relieved. I just want
answers, but looks like now they'll have to wait till after the mission, when I
can get more extensive tests done. I'm content, though, and I'm actually glad
that now I can just focus solely on the work, without dealing with doctor's
appointments, tests, and more doctor's appointments on the side.
Basically, it's in His hands. And
I'm good with that:)
We got a phone call Wednesday night from the
director of the Relay for Life (the one that got oblivionated because of the
tornado:) who told us it'd been rescheduled.......for tomorrow......and asked
if we could help out for 4-8 hours.
Suuuuuuuuure.
So whatever plans we had scheduled for Thursday
got postponed and we pitched in at the relay. Our first assignment was to take over
400 paper bags filled with a glow stick and stand them up in a l.o.n.g.
ring down the entire. soccer. field.
0_0
In case you're wondering....400 paper
bags.......yea....that's A LOT of paper bags. Just sayin. It looked SO
good by the time it was done, though, and the relay staff was impressed......#missionaccomplished
At the end of the night, one of the staff
members offered us a bunch of free swag-bag stuff......cups, pencils, magnets,
t-shirts, snap bracelets....y'know the kind. And then she pulls out a
collapsable ice chest and says, "Oh, girls, you gotta take one of these!
Just look at how many beers you could fit in
that!!"
We tried to explain that we didn't drink but it
just ended in, "Oh, well you're not 21 yet, but you're outta
high school sooooooooo....[wink, wink]"
No really.
I don't drink............like at all.
Oh well.....what are ya gonna do?? We ended up
taking it to make her happy, and one of these days, we'll find out how
many IBC’s we can fit in it:) lol
Oh....and we also got our FISH this
week!!!! Feels SO weird having a pet, but good news: He's
not gone belly-up yet! And that's saying a lot:)
#proudparents #justkeepswimming
We went and visited an investigator this week
that's been a bit tough to get in contact with. We knock on the door and hear
her two dogs inside going B.I.Z.E.R.K.....and then we hear her,
"Boys, boys....is it someone you don't know? If it is....you tear
them to shreds, ok? Tear them to shreds!"
Uhhhhhhhhhhhuhuh.........should we leave now?
or later??
She eventually peeked out the window with,
"Oh hi!!.....Wait, I have to go put my dogs away....they can be kinda
vicious."
Kinda vicious??
After the dogs were "put away" she let
us in and we got to talk for a while about the Book of Mormon and the Restoration.
She was a bit skeptical and cross-checked us a couple times using Bible verses
and probing questions......so it was an interesting lesson, but at the end, she
said, "Well, I can't join the Mormon church without going to it, so I'll
have to be allowed to come to your services."
I think we could arrange that......
We left with a standing offer to come to church,
and she agreed to come, "just maybe not for the whole 3 hours.....that
might kill me." No worries......the death rate's
been on the decline ever since refreshments during Relief Society
was suggested........
#survivor #RStotherescue
So….we’re teaching, preaching, and up-reaching! The work is
hastening, and I’m continually amazed at how blessed I am to be a part of it!
Yea, the days can be hard and long sometimes, but what
doesn’t kill you makes you stronger………. (lemme guess…….. K Clarkson
just started blaring in your head:) lol
But anyways…….being a missionary is SO rewarding and the
lesson’s I’m learning and the person I’m becoming because of it is unbelievable
sometimes.
And I wouldn’t trade that for the world!!
Onward and upward,
Sister Anna Parker
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