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| Lunch in Pest with Elder Howard and Elder Dixon |
What can I say? It has
been quite the week... week and a half if we are being technical.
Tuesday was a Hungarian holiday celebrating one of their many
revolutions, everybody had work off and most places were closed so our
P-day was moved this week to Wed. originally but due to me needing to be in Budapest for the doctors ours was switched to Thurs.
Alot has happened
since I last emailed, so apologies to anybody that emailed for not
having the chance to respond. On Friday we had a mission conference in
Budapest in which a member of the 70 attended to speak to us. It sounds
like it was a real hit, I actually couldn't say myself because Sister
Jeppson and I didn't make it through the conference to hear him speak. We
had gone up early morning because Sister Jeppson had an interview with
the mission president. As I sat in the mission home office I started to
feel really sick, my face was becoming really warm, and my head was
pounding like crazy. I took some ibuprofen and hoped that it would go
away soon, and after Sister Jeppson got done with her interview we
headed down to the conference. I made it about 15 minutes before turning
to Sister Jeppson and telling her that I thought I was going to throw
up. I didn't want to interrupt the conference though, so I sat there for
another 10 minutes before I could not wait any longer. Jepp told me to
leave and she would come check on me in a few minutes. I stood up, ran
out of the conference, and made it to the bathroom just in time before I
threw up.
After emptying the contents of my
stomach, I turned around to find Sister Jeppson standing there with a
box of mints in hand, talk about a true friend! Unfortunately I did not
have time for the mints though. I started to get real dizzy, I was super
light headed, and felt as if I was going to pass out. Luckily one of
the Senior missionaries rushed into the bathroom right then and caught
me as I started to fall off the bathroom counter onto the ground. Her
and sister Jeppson helped me onto the elevator and we went upstairs to
lay down on a couch. At this point my face was burning up, but my body
was freezing cold and I was shaking. They put wet rags on my face and
covered me with a bunch of coats. At about this time I remember no
longer being able to feel my arm. That's when things got a little scary
for me. Sister Szabadkai, the mission president's wife, came in to see
what was going on.
From this part on, the day
was a little bit of a blur, but apparently I was in shock, so they
decided that they needed to call for an ambulance. All I can remember is
hearing people talking and them switching out the wet towels on my
face, while I laid there shaking. And then I heard people running. Our
zone leaders, Elder Bagley and Elder Martindale, had left the conference
and came upstairs to give me a Priesthood blessing as we waited for the
ambulance to come. I honestly cannot remember much of what was said in
that blessing, but in the moment I was able to comprehend everything
that was said, and it was one of the most beautiful blessings I have
ever heard. I have never felt such peace before in my life as I did when
Elder Bagley was blessing me with those words God had given to him to
comfort me. The spirit in the room was so strong, and I felt so much
comfort in that moment. I do remember being promised that everything
would be alright, and that my work here in Hungary is not finished yet.
It is hard to put into words the way that I felt while receiving that
blessing, but if there is one way that I do know how to explain even
just a portion of what I felt, it is that our Heavenly Father knows and
loves each one of us. I have always known this and had a testimony of
it, but I have never felt his love so strongly and evidently as I did in
that moment. I am so thankful for the Priesthood and all the worthy
Priesthood holders in my life who have had a positive influence in my
life! I have such a strong testimony of Priesthood blessings and their
power in our lives, it truly is the way that men are able to act in
God's name and receive blessings from Him as he predicates, and I am oh
so thankful for this knowledge.
After the
blessing things were not necessarily a ton better, but I did have a
reassurance that everything would be okay, so I need not worry. The
ambulance came and got me, and Sister Jeppson & I had a fun ride to
the hospital, keeping the mood light, quoting Betty White's fake heart
attack scene from The Proposal #greatestmovieever.
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| Yes I'm LAUGHING to keep from CRYING!! |
When
we arrived at the hospital they took me into a room and started running
a bunch of tests. Everything seemed to be normal, despite my symptoms,
so they took my blood, put an IV in my arm, and moved me out of the ER.
Only problem is that there was not any room, so they just rolled my bed
out into the hall and left me there. I had also been wearing a long
sleeve 100% polyester shirt with zero stretch, so I had to take my shirt
off for the IV. So there I sat in a random hospital in Hungary, in the
hallway, in just my bra...FOR 4 HOURS as they gave me 2 IVs and I waited
for my blood test results. It was quite the experience to say the
least! After 4 hours of waiting, the blood test finally came back
completely normal though. The doctor had no clue what could have
happened, she concluded that it must have something to do with MY BRAIN,
so I would have to meet with the general practitioner and then go see a
neurologist for further testing.
On that note
the doctor released me and we headed out to the front of the hospital
to catch a taxi back to the mission home where we would be staying for
the night. As I opened the door to climb in, the taxi driver started to
reverse. He knocked me off my feet a little with the door, but luckily
he noticed before backing all the way out and running me over. There was
no way I was going back in that hospital, especially not that same
day!
Sister Jeppson and I slept at the mission
home, and Sister Szabadkai was amazing and made us food and took care
of us just if if she was our mother! Saturday morning we woke up and had
breakfast with their family and then President and Sister Szabadkai
drove us home to Kecskemét.
Yesterday Sister
Jeppson and I went up to Budapest for the doctors. Ever since Friday my
headaches have been really bad, been throwing up and the general doctor couldn't figure
out what is going on, so I will have to go meet with a neurologist next
week. I have received a lot of comfort from Elder Bagley's blessing
though, and I truly believe that everything is going to be okay! While
we were in Budapest there was a mini transfer going on because Elder
Bagley and King finished their missions and are headed home, so we had
the opportunity to meet up with them and their companions for lunch and
say goodbye to them, so that was neat! We are now back in Kecskemét
ready for a busy week full of missionary work! I love you all, have a
splendid week in good ole America!
Sok Szeretettel,
LeBaron Nővér
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| Our first ever semi-okay companion picture. Also turns out Budapest is really pretty! |
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| Us trying to be normal for once |
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| The shoe monument in Pest. This is a memorial where Jews were lined up on the Duna and shot into the water during the war. Really sad story, but touching memorial for them |
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| I found myself a cute Hungarian man, we are engaged!!! (Dont worry, i did not actually touch him, that would be gross) |
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