Pretty good week this week. So lets see, I wasnt able to get my packages the day before my birthday because the Zone Leaders hadnt gone to Piura so that was too bad, but i got a chocolate candy bar from President and Hna Chipman so its all good :) Then about the 24th in the evening my tooth started to bug me a little bit, not too bad, just a little nagging pain. But then the 25th when i went to bed it got really bad and i woke up like 6 times that night. So I called the Assistents to the president and they wanted me to come to Piura so that we could go to the dentist but We had a lot of good appointments set up that afternoon with members, and its hard to have lessons here with members so i decided that i was willing to wait and push through the pain. now that being said....none of the members that were supposed to come with us could actually go so....that was kinda a bust....haha but that was okay, That night it was killing pretty good too and i couldnt get to sleep so i decided to say a prayer because there wasnt much else that i could do because i was for sure not going to sleep lol. But then after that i ended up falling alseep, naturally I dont remember falling asleep, but then the next thing i knew it was morning and i hadnt woken up once during the night :) and then the very moment i got up to go shower....My tooth was killing again :) but its all good. It was basically like you said it was when you had problems mom, a throbbing pain. So the 27th we went to Piura and got it looked at at the Dentists office. It was actually a really really nice office suprisingly. So you dont have to worry about a lady pedling a bike haha :) It was basically a slice of the states. I was also plesantly suprised at how much i could understand even when she was talking about teeth and cavities and such but it was also nice having Elder Chica there because he was a dentist before his mission. So he knew what he was talking about.
But basically the synopis is....Im gonna have to get a root canal....yay....We are going to go back to Piura today in like 2 hours but idk if they are actually going to do it today or not....well have to wait and see. But basically im really excited about that....i wish you all could hear my voice when i say that....best part about it all is that the mission doesnt pay for tooth problems so....its gonna cost about 800 soles which is a ridiculous amount here in Peru and comes out to be about 300 dollars, which is a lot of money but im also not sure if that is still cheaper than it would be in the States for a root canal? But yeah so im gonna have to just use my debit card when i pay for that okay? dont worry Im not getting taken advantage of becuase ive got the Help of Elder Chica, orginally they said 1000 soles but he knew better. So it was a pretty good/bad few days....BUT the best part is when we went back to the mission office before we headed back to La Union.
We went back and BOOM there were 4 packages waiting for me! yay! Packages from Alli and Megan :D THanks thanks thanks thanks thanks! but you all are definitely in trouble because 1. youre trying to get me fat with all of the candy you send me ;) and 2. i am supposed to be a poor missionary! not a spoiled one! haha but trust me I'm not complaining :) ill share my spoils with everyone else :) It was definitley a good pick me up though after a long day, so thank you :) Still no word on your package mom and dad but im pretty sure that the zone leaders had already picked it up from the office so they should give it to me on wednesday. Then i can be even more fat! yay! haha
So while all of this was going on we were having an interview for one of our investigators, Chirstian, to be baptized. He's a really cool kid who is 18 years old and doesnt have a ton of support from his family, but he got baptized on Saturday and confirmed Sunday. It was really cool to see but now all we need is someone to give him tons of support because he is the only member in his family :s Thats gotta be tough so i hope the branch is always there for him. Hes got a really strong testimony though and has seen a big change in his life through the BOM so Im sure he'll be fine :)
Hope all is well with the rest of the world, someone tried to tell me that obama died the other day, for a split second i believed him....how sad it is that i know absolutely nothing anymore :) haha oh well. According to Elder Valladares, the second coming is tomorrow. Gottagobye Miss you all tons!
Love,
Elder Woodburn
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