Dear Family,
Thanks for your prayers, love, and packages. I'm sending a picture CD, hopefully to be delivered by Ellen Amatangelo.
Okay, a little bit of Drama this week. Elder De Menezes went in for a follow up with the ear doctor last week. It was kind of cool, I got to see the inside of his ear (a really tiny camera), but here's the not so good part: there's a tiny hole in his ear drum. He can't get any water inside or there will be an infection that could potentially do a lot of damage. The hole is there because when his tumor was being removed years ago, the Brazilian doctors grafted an artificial eardrum, and it has ripped a little. In the surgery, they accidentally cut the nerve that runs through the ear and branches to the right side of the face - that's what's caused the numbness and lack of use on the right side of his face. Elder D was asked by the doctors at the MTC - if they could get authorization for the surgery - if he would want the surgery to reconnect the nerve. It would mean staying in Utah for another 4 or 5 months and then going to Japan. He said yes, so we'll see what happens. He would be serving in the Provo Mission, so who knows, if it happens, you might get to meet him.
Love you!
Changing to the Japan Fukuoka Mission
In February of 2010, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints published this statement to let its members know of changes happening in the Mission Field. Paul's mission, the Japan Hiroshima Mission, was one of the missions affected by this change. This is another article about the change to his mission. As of the first of July 2010, he is a part of the Japan Fukuoka Mission.
*As a side note, I stumbled upon Paul's new Mission President's blog where they have pictures of their missionaries. I don't know if there are any pictures of Paul, but I thought it was neat to see his mission from a different perspective!
*As a side note, I stumbled upon Paul's new Mission President's blog where they have pictures of their missionaries. I don't know if there are any pictures of Paul, but I thought it was neat to see his mission from a different perspective!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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"Lord of the Rings" Relates to Missionary Work
J.R.R. Tolkien, in The Fellowship of the Rings, wrote this:"The road must be trod, but it will be very
hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will
carry us far upon it. This quest may be
attempted by the weak with as much hope as
the strong. Yet it is oft the course of deeds
that move the wheels of the world: Small hands
do them because they must, while the eyes of
the great are elsewhere."
Alma 37:6 -- "Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness
in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple
things are great things brought to pass; and small means
in many instances doth confound the wise."
By small and simple efforts, the young missionaries of the
church really can "confound the wise" and help the kingdom
roll forth!
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