MTC Moving On

It seemed like it was going by so slowly!  Only 12 days total...but then it's here!  Departure date this Tuesday, July 29th!  She said she can even call us from the airport at a layover in Georgia.  Elizabeth and I will be at Laurel's Conference and Ken and the boys here, so I told her if she can only make one phone call, it has to be to MY phone!  I know, so selfish, but I think I have a right as mom! She shared a wonderful MTC miracle with us in her email today.  I watched the computer all day!  And it finally came in after dinner.  I guess waiting's the name of the game these days :)  Here's an excerpt:

"Last Tuesday Elder Lindsey and Elder Young (Missionaries in her district) were gone for a large portion of the day. No one really knew where they went, but there were rumors that they had gone to the health clinic. Later that night, after several hours of not knowing where they were, we found out that not only had they gone to the MTC clinic, but also the BYU health center and then to the ER.

Elder Lindsey had 8 open-heart surgeries before his mission, so when he started having pain in his chest Monday night, he knew he should probably get it checked out. Elder Lindsey is an INCREDIBLE missionary and has gone through a lot to get here. It probably wasn't wise, but just exemplifying how dedicated he is, he didn't get his pain checked out until he taught his two investigators that were scheduled for that Tuesday. After his last appointment, he went to the doctor and eventually the hospital and had several tests done to find out what was wrong.

The doctors told him that it looked like something they had put in from a previous surgery was broken off. They scheduled him another appointment for Friday to do some more tests and if needed, would admit him for surgery that night. He was told that there was a chance he could stay, but it was likely that he would have to go home.

Our district took action and turned to the Lord through many many MANY prayers and on Thursday we all did a group fast. We privately asked our teacher if he would put his name in the temple for us and then we had to simply trust in the Lord. And what better, stronger group to do it than 9 representatives of Jesus Christ?

Friday was our infield orientation and it was an amazing program; however, you could tell that our district just wasn't there. We were all thinking of Elder Lindsey in his appointment. Towards the end of the orientation, our district was outside on a table reading a case study together. No one had any expression in their voice and the mood was solemn. At one point, our district leader looks up and sees the Elder Lindsey and his companion, Elder Young, walking back to their residence. We all sit up straighter, suddenly alert and call them over to us, each of us eager to hear the results.

After a long day of tests, they reported that they couldn't see the broken piece anymore. In fact, they couldn't see anything wrong with his heart anymore! Truly a miracle had taken place, and we all knew it. The downside was they found other things in his lungs that will need to be taken care of, but he would still be able to serve in Houston after a short (hopefully!) delay.

This event strengthened everyone's testimony and faith in God. There was one elder who had never fasted for 24 hours making this an incredible experience for him and our district became very united. We are all still praying for his lungs, but we will never forget the miracle that we witnessed only a week into our mission.

District Motto: "God is good" "All the time. All the time" "God is good"