Monday was really stressful. Got a good chunk of packing done and did a crap ton of other things. It was insane. But then after P-Day we saw a couple of other people. Said goodbye to them. Then I came in and had a great final call in with the Starkville Sisters. I enjoyed being District Leader a lot. I have grown to love more and listen more as well. It was a great blessing to have in my life.
Tuesday we got up really early (4am) and got final things ready. We loaded up the car and drove up to Booneville where I finally said Goodbye to Elder Rich. I grabbed Elder Draper and we drove up to Bartlett where I loaded up my gear and got transported to North Little Rock! When we got there, I got to see Elder Phillips and Elder Spear which was great to see them again. Then I got to see my glorious 2nd cousin of a companion Elder Roberts! Then we started figuring out a few things and also got to see Elder Ferrell again, the Elder is a legend. Afterwards we finalized a few things and got some lunch at Arbys and drove all the way down to Arkadelphia! There I got some things situated and we had a lesson with someone which was pretty good! Then we went and did some minor shopping out of the way and we went and I got to meet a member and chatted with him for a little bit, then we saw another member and visited for a minute. Then we came back home and had dinner.
Wednesday was Elder Robert's 20th Birthday! We did our studies and a some members took us to a restaurant to eat at. Afterwards President Hansen called and wished Elder Roberts a Happy Birthday. Then we had a big contacting spree and sadly we didn't see much out of it, but it was good for me to learn more about the area. Then afterwards we came to the Church building and attended Institute! It was really good and I was able to meet a lot of the members! It was a cool experience! Then we came home for the day.
Thursday we did our studies and such. And then after lunch we had another contacting spree and we again didn't see much success out of it either. It was rough. Then we had dinner with some members at a Chinese place and got to know them a little bit. Afterwards we talked about a few area things and tried visiting two people but no luck with that so then we ended the day.
Friday is where the title of the weekly starts. We had to take it a little slow because Elder Roberts Stomach was feeling too great. We did our studies and our Weekly Planning and that was pretty good. Afterwards we went and had a good lesson with someone who is close for Baptism and we talked about the interview questions to help him show that he's ready. Then we had a few calls and came back to our apartment to have Elder Roberts rest. That was pretty much the day.
Saturday is where the fun begins.. Ok fun is not the greatest word but it's ok. We took it easy again. We had some minor things to do throughout the day. I finished up my talk that I was asked to speak on for Sunday. Also had a Zone Zoom Call and that was good. Later on during the day we were trying to figure out one of our tires and Elder Roberts pain started to get a little worse. We went to the apartment and rested more. And then it got worse and we made a call and got told to go to the ER.. And now at 8pm we get to the ER, and after a while and a CT, we find out his appendix ruptured and we are going to get transferred. And during all of this I was making call.. After call... Figuring things out... After call... After call... Figuring more things out... And then we get into the ambulance and drove up to Hot Springs, got there around 11:30, and then a lot of other things happened and we didn't go to bed till 1:30 that morning.
Sunday of course we weren't at Church, so I'm probably going to speak sometime in the future. But the surgery happened in the morning. The surgeon spoke to me after and told me what went down. Apparently it was his most difficult Appendix surgery he's done. But it was a success. Then we got sent back to our room and after a little the Zone Leaders showed up and one of them took my spot while I actually went to the Hot Springs apartment and ate some food and took a fat hour and a half nap and then came back to the Hospital and did some other stuff there for the rest of the day
"Welcome back to Arkansas!" Is something I've been telling myself a lot lately. But, this has definitely been a learning process and I'm thankful I'm with him going through this. It's tiring.. I'm drained.. But I am just glad that he's doing ok. That's what is more important. Things will workout the way they need to. But yea.. I'm signing out. I love each of you. Keep smiling. And if any of you need someone to talk to.. I'm right here.
May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!
Elder Braxton Hotton
Also, if y'all ever want to send me something, send it to this address:
905 Kierre Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72116
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-Saying Goodbye to Elder Rich!
-Elder Robert's Birthday!
-E.R. Adventures
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