Hey Familia, amigos, y mucha,
This week was super awesome! I just
have a question for y'all; Have you ever had a light saber surgery?
. . . Because I have.
For the past 7 weeks, I have had a
growth on the inside of my lower lip that just kept getting bigger and bigger
and well bigger. It was getting really annoying to talk and smile. Over time, I
kind of got really used to it, but I really didn't want it to be there forever.
Then one day, it turned really purple and a member said I HAD to do something
about it. Well, I sent a message to Hermana Caffaro, our mom and nurse, and she
had me make an appointment with a dermatologist right next to the temple. Well,
the lady, Dr. Wolmers, was really nice and spoke English. She said that it
appeared to be a swollen gland and could possibly go away so there was nothing
to worry about. Then she said, "Well, do you want it or do you not want
it." As I answered that I did not want it, she (a fancy lady in a dress
and high heels) threw on a little hair cap and said, "Lay down". Then
she pulled over a cart with a metal box on it (looked like a welder) She rubbed
a little bit of numb gel on my lip and pulled out an electric wand (like a
marker with a little piece of metal sticking out of it). Then she said, "This
might be very hot, well, it's just going to sting a ton. If you want an
injection to numb you let me know." Then she grabbed the growth with
doctor tweezers and went at it. It buzzed then stung a ton (woman of her word).
I just saw smoke rising from my lip with each zap. To be honest, I don't think
I'll have another experience like this in my life. As she was
zapping/burning/cutting, she said to her assistant in Spanish, "Wow, come
here! You have to see this. It is so cool! . . . oh also grab a napkin so the
blood doesn't stain his shirt." Well other than a bit of blood here and
there, as she cut, the heat sealed the skin so there was no stitches or
anything. She just finished cutting it out (a bit bigger than a pea), and said,
"Wow, that is a lot bigger than I thought. Well, I'll send this to the lab
to make sure it's not cancer. You can go now." She just left me with a
sealed hole in my lip and said, "Your lip is made of mucous membrane so it
will grow in in a couple days" It's already filled in. This was on Friday.
It's like when Obi-wan-Kenobi cut off all of the arms and legs of Anican Skywalker,
but the light saber sealed the wounds.
Other than that, Hermano De Leon received
the Melchizedek Priesthood on Sunday and he is super pumped to give a blessing.
He is really neat.
Elder Marroquin's brother (Marroquin
was my trainer) died this week from his cancer. I don't know if you guys could
e-mail him and thank him for all he does or whatever you feel. I love that kid.
jorge.marroquin@myldsmail.net
Also, my companion never receives
e-mails because he's on a mini mission and hardly talks to his parents. Could
you send him something too?
wilygdeleon@gmail.com
If you could write in Spanish is
would be best, but if not, they'll figure it out. Just write them.
OH, also, On Sunday morning, at 7
a.m. we had to do divisions so that my companion could go all the way up to the
stake to get an interview to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood and I had to go
up to the Jerusalen Branch to participate in the Baptism of Janeth.
Then later was the baptism of two 8
year olds, Marvin and Mayerly, who asked me to participate in theirs as well.
Sunday was a very special day.
On Thursday, one of the assistants
to the president, Elder Williams, came out to work with us. He is from Syracuse
Utah and LOVES basketball. He is super tall too (6'6"). His best friend
just came home from the Chile Osorno mission on the same day as Annamarie:
Elder Ryan Warner. That was a fun day.
The mission is absolutely amazing. I
never could understand or become what the Gospel has for me if I were not here.
THERE IS NO SUBSITUTE FOR A MISSION.
Wow, it's fun! . .
. because it's hard.
Love you ALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Elder Olson
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