Week 94
Mission Log
It
was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I traveled the
farthest I`ve gone from the apartment. I spent the most time in the
apartment. I talked to the oldest guy. I talked to the youngest guy. I
have so much time left. I have no time left.
This week
went very well. On Tuesday, we rode our bike way up North to a place
called Katata. It was the farthest I have ever been from the
apartment. It`s about three times as far North as I`ve ever been
before. It took hours to get up there. We were riding along Lake Biwa
the whole way. It was a pretty ride. My bike was having some slight
problems the whole way there, too. By slight problems, I mean that the
wheel wouldn`t turn sometimes when I wanted it to, and sometimes it
would turn on it`s own when I didn`t want it to. It caused for an
interesting bike ride way out to Katata. When we finally got to the
house, I started to get a bad headache. I said a little prayer though,
and rang the doorbell. I ended up being ok throughout the whole
appointment. I had a headache the whole time, but it was at a
manageable level. The moment I stood up to leave, my head started to
hurt way bad. I got on my bike and rode around the corner without
saying anything to the member. After getting around the corner, I had
to stop. I couldn`t ride my bike any farther. We slowly walked to a
nearby drugstore where I got some aspirin. It was pretty lucky that
there was a drugstore right by us. Even after taking it, my head was
hurting much worse than it ever has before. I`m not really sure what
the difference between a migraine and a headache is, but I probably had
that. I wasn`t able to work any more that day and had to get back to
the apartment, but the apartment was a several hour bike ride away and I
didn`t even feel like I could ride a normal short distance on my bike
in this condition. We left our bikes there and took the train home. I
was in bed for the rest of the day.
The next
day, we rode the train back to Katata, and made the long journey back
home by bike. I don`t really know why, but I got quite sick starting on
Tuesday and rested for at least a portion of each day all the way
through Saturday. I'm pretty alright now, though. On Saturday we got my
bike fixed and then rode much farther South than I`ve ever been before.
It was a nice trip. On Sunday, we ate dinner at the house of a member
whose wife isn`t a member. The member remembered a story that I told
during my talk the week before and said that he loved it so much and
wanted me to tell it to his wife. I was happy to tell it, and even so
happy that someone liked my talk and even remembered it a week later.
This
morning we got a phone call from President Zinke. He gave us some
interesting news. Elder Meyers is going to be transferring to a place
called Hanayashiki to be companions with Elder Baily who was in the MTC
with me. I will be staying in Otsu until the end of my mission, and I
will be training a new missionary once again. I`ll go pick him up from
the mission home on Thursday. It should be a fun experience. I`m very
excited to train again. Maybe he just keeps letting me try it again
until I get it right one time. I`ll try my best. I`ve got to get going
now. I love you. Bye.
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