Hermana Rich -Thank You!
This guest post comes from my companion Hermana Rich. She went through a really great struggle and this letter is a peak into our lives in the CCM:
Today marks 1 month of being a missionary. It is hard to wrap my head around the fact it has been 4 weeks. ALSO I got my flight plans yesterday which is so exciting! I am flying out of Mexico City August 8 at 9:30 PM and landing at 6:30 AM in Santiago!!!!
The MTC is pretty repetitive. Everyday we have our studies, classes, mega-mid food, and so much bonding as a district. The more I am here the more I just love it. Everyone here is glowing constantly and just so happy and nice. I love being around so many strong, faithful missionaries.
To start this next section of my email I just want to say thank you. I have been so overwhelmed with love this last week from everyone. I have had so many people say they put my name in the temple, say they are praying for me and also so many people say they are fasting. I have had so many random girls here at the CCM come up to me saying their whole district is praying for my health. I want to thank everyone for uniting your faith on my behalf. I will never be able to say thank you enough. I feel so blessed.
If you know me and my teeth you know it is a pretty sensitive subject for me. I have never gone to the dentist and not had a cavity. It amazes me everytime because I take amazing care of them. My dentist and I even joke that I need to marry rich only because half of his salary will be going towards my teeth. Throughout this week there were pretty clear indications that it was my tooth that was causing problems and that the appointment with the dentist needed to happen.
I have had quite the ptsd experiences over the years and absolutely hate that place. So, going to a new dentist in a totally new country without my mom's hand to hold gave me quite some anxiety. Last Saturday I went to my first dentist appointment and in short it did not go well. I was alone with someone who only spoke Spanish, in a new environment and was not numb during the whole procedure. To be honest it was horrible. I was traumatized.
I was almost set on coming home to fix everything because I really didn't think I had it in me to go back for 2 more appointments but the CCM doctor came and found me before I had the chance to finalize my flights home. He truly is an angel because without him I would be home right now. We talked and agreed that he would give me some medication that would help me relax during my next appointment and the CCM president's wife would come. He said if it went bad again that he would send me on the next flight to SLC.
Today I had my second dentist appointment here in Mexico City. I would like to talk about the few blessings I saw while being there.
1. I had someone there that was able to translate the dentist's spanish to english and helped me communicate with her. She also held my hand through the whole thing and helped make me feel more comfortable in a time when I was so scared.
2. Before the dentist began she asked if she could play some background music. I of course said yes because I love music. She begins to play BYU Vocal Point's hymn album. If you know anything about me you know this album means so much to me and is my go to church music.
3. I never thought I would say that I would feel the spirit at the dentist but I felt it so strongly. I really couldn't tell if I was crying because of my nerves or because of the spirit. I know I had angels in that room helping me get through something that has always been so hard for me.
4. When it was over the sweet dentist gave me the biggest hug and said she was so proud of me. So little but it made me feel so loved.
5. As I walked out of the Dentist I was in shock to find a penny at my feet. You may ask why this is so special to me. My sweet sweet great-grandma Browning passed away a few years back. After her passing all her family members started noticing pennies everywhere they went. It was her way of saying she is still with us and loves us tremendously. In a country that doesn't even use United States currency I found a penny in a time when I needed it most.
The second appointment went so much better. She killed the nerve today and when I go back on Friday I will get my crown put on. Obviously if I still have pain by the end of next week I will probably need to come home to figure out what else is wrong. But I have faith that through everyone's prayers and fastings the lord will bless me and I will be taking that flight out to Chile. I will never be able to express how much love I have for all of you. Thank you so much for caring so much about me.
Though this has been a really hard time for me here at the CCM with being able to improve on my gospel and language studies through the pain I have improved a tremendous amount in my faith. This has been such a big faith building experience for me. By believing and trusting that our kind God will bless us with His miraculous power according to His timing we will be able to see the hand of God manifested in our lives.
THANK YOU ALL I LOVE YOU
73 weeks
Your Healing Hermana Rich
Pics:
1. Sleeping while reading a conference talk #rightous
2. Crying after my traumatizing first dental appointment
3. Cute sunrise
4. It literally is always pouring here
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5. Meds make me so sleepy and dizzy
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6. I hate the dentist
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Today marks 1 month of being a missionary. It is hard to wrap my head around the fact it has been 4 weeks. ALSO I got my flight plans yesterday which is so exciting! I am flying out of Mexico City August 8 at 9:30 PM and landing at 6:30 AM in Santiago!!!!
The MTC is pretty repetitive. Everyday we have our studies, classes, mega-mid food, and so much bonding as a district. The more I am here the more I just love it. Everyone here is glowing constantly and just so happy and nice. I love being around so many strong, faithful missionaries.
To start this next section of my email I just want to say thank you. I have been so overwhelmed with love this last week from everyone. I have had so many people say they put my name in the temple, say they are praying for me and also so many people say they are fasting. I have had so many random girls here at the CCM come up to me saying their whole district is praying for my health. I want to thank everyone for uniting your faith on my behalf. I will never be able to say thank you enough. I feel so blessed.
If you know me and my teeth you know it is a pretty sensitive subject for me. I have never gone to the dentist and not had a cavity. It amazes me everytime because I take amazing care of them. My dentist and I even joke that I need to marry rich only because half of his salary will be going towards my teeth. Throughout this week there were pretty clear indications that it was my tooth that was causing problems and that the appointment with the dentist needed to happen.
I have had quite the ptsd experiences over the years and absolutely hate that place. So, going to a new dentist in a totally new country without my mom's hand to hold gave me quite some anxiety. Last Saturday I went to my first dentist appointment and in short it did not go well. I was alone with someone who only spoke Spanish, in a new environment and was not numb during the whole procedure. To be honest it was horrible. I was traumatized.
I was almost set on coming home to fix everything because I really didn't think I had it in me to go back for 2 more appointments but the CCM doctor came and found me before I had the chance to finalize my flights home. He truly is an angel because without him I would be home right now. We talked and agreed that he would give me some medication that would help me relax during my next appointment and the CCM president's wife would come. He said if it went bad again that he would send me on the next flight to SLC.
Today I had my second dentist appointment here in Mexico City. I would like to talk about the few blessings I saw while being there.
1. I had someone there that was able to translate the dentist's spanish to english and helped me communicate with her. She also held my hand through the whole thing and helped make me feel more comfortable in a time when I was so scared.
2. Before the dentist began she asked if she could play some background music. I of course said yes because I love music. She begins to play BYU Vocal Point's hymn album. If you know anything about me you know this album means so much to me and is my go to church music.
3. I never thought I would say that I would feel the spirit at the dentist but I felt it so strongly. I really couldn't tell if I was crying because of my nerves or because of the spirit. I know I had angels in that room helping me get through something that has always been so hard for me.
4. When it was over the sweet dentist gave me the biggest hug and said she was so proud of me. So little but it made me feel so loved.
5. As I walked out of the Dentist I was in shock to find a penny at my feet. You may ask why this is so special to me. My sweet sweet great-grandma Browning passed away a few years back. After her passing all her family members started noticing pennies everywhere they went. It was her way of saying she is still with us and loves us tremendously. In a country that doesn't even use United States currency I found a penny in a time when I needed it most.
The second appointment went so much better. She killed the nerve today and when I go back on Friday I will get my crown put on. Obviously if I still have pain by the end of next week I will probably need to come home to figure out what else is wrong. But I have faith that through everyone's prayers and fastings the lord will bless me and I will be taking that flight out to Chile. I will never be able to express how much love I have for all of you. Thank you so much for caring so much about me.
Though this has been a really hard time for me here at the CCM with being able to improve on my gospel and language studies through the pain I have improved a tremendous amount in my faith. This has been such a big faith building experience for me. By believing and trusting that our kind God will bless us with His miraculous power according to His timing we will be able to see the hand of God manifested in our lives.
THANK YOU ALL I LOVE YOU
73 weeks
Your Healing Hermana Rich
Pics:
1. Sleeping while reading a conference talk #rightous
2. Crying after my traumatizing first dental appointment
3. Cute sunrise
4. It literally is always pouring here
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5. Meds make me so sleepy and dizzy
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6. I hate the dentist
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