(A Little Sick) But a Great Week

One of President Eyring's Watercolors
(Better than a picture of Bryce throwing up!)

So I had a fun week. I have never thrown up in my entire life as I did this week. On Wednesday we went to go help a family move and I woke up with some stomach pains but still went to the service. I began to feel worse and threw up in their bathroom. Then we got to the new house and I threw up again. So I was not having a good day. Then as we got in their car to leave I told the guy I needed to get out and use his bathroom. Unfortunately I only could make it to the street corner before I started hurling and so I sat down and threw up in the drain. The best part was their just happened to be a beer bottle beside me as I was throwing up. So it looked like I was one of the drunks who had been drinking all night. The guy who we helped took a photo of me so I will ask him for it to show you. 

So I was throwing up everything for two days. But now I am a pro at hurling so it doesn't even phase me. 

This week was actually pretty awesome in terms of the work. Our sector is starting to cook. 

Also this week we gave several blessings. I had a sweet spiritual experience on Sunday. We had a family call us from church saying they urgently needed a blessing. They rushed us to the hospital and I could see the worry on their face for their young son who was in the hospital and not doing well. They expressed their confidence in us and their faith that what we were about to do would be a miracle for them. And then we went into the intensive care section of the hospital to give the blessing. 

For those that know me I hate all things medical. Shots make me squirm. Even hearing that stuff makes my stomach churn. So being faced with the prospect of going into the hospital seemed overwhelming. But this wonderful feeling of peace came over me and everything just felt right. The blessing went well. 

Something crazy about the mission is how much people trust us, 19 and 20 year olds, so much. People see us as angels. They confide in us their deepest problems. They ask us for counsel with these problems It is a humbling experience to feel that so much weighs on us.

Something that has been hard for me in the mission is dealing with the fact that salvation is not easy. I wish every person who accepted a baptismal date actually got baptized. I wish every person that enters into the waters of baptism actually faithfully kept that covenant their entire life. I wish I could visit every person multiple times every week to fortify them in the gospel. But unfortunately it doesn't work like that. And that has been hard for me. But this week as I was listening to a talk called ¨For Him¨ it really helped me figure out why I serve and better manage the stress of ministering to so many. It was a cool moment.

As I have gone through my mission my perspective of P-day has changed dramatically. At first it was my favorite day of the week. I lived for P-day. Now it is my least favorite day of the week. I dread P-day because it is never as fulfilling as regular days in the mission. P-day just stresses me out.   

I got pretty trunky today when I learned that the church had combined two of my favorite things: Art and President Eyring. They are have a President Eyring art exhibit up until January. I won't be able to see it but that is okay. 

Love y'all,

Elder Tucker