"The
fitness level and weight of a sack of potatoes"
SZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIASZTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK
MMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDENKIIIIII!!!!!!!
Another week, another
doug.
The last week has
drudged on, like a snail in molasses. Ok, not THAT bad, but pretty slow haha. I
have had not much to do, and not much that I could do because of my ailment, so
I have become lower than a couch potatoe in existence. Its actually kinda sad.
Did yall, know, that a sack of couch potatoes weigh more, and are more active
than me?? Thats right. I had no idea until this week but it was a
groundbreaking realization for me. A sack of potatoes is healthier and weighs
more than me. Crazy!!
In all seriousness
however, I have lost 11 pounds due to the lack of apetite from being couped up
all day everyday. And the sleep progressively becomes worse. Less sleep, less
frequent. But Im still chuggin along!
We went to the
rhuematologist on wednesday of last week, and we found out that I did have an
autoimmune disease that had tipped the indicator, known as psoriasis. A skin
disease that makes you peel I guess. ITs why I have such bad dandruff and ears
haha! I thought that was how it was with everybody. But that was a fun
discovery. Still dont know about the sleep. That is still at the scheduled time
of july. And we mentioned my heart episode as a Junior in Cross Country to him
and when he asked if we ran a pulominology test they actually hadnt. Of the 5
tests that they ran that wasnt one of them, so we are off to check my heart
again for an autoimmune heart disease. And then we will go back in to the
rhuematologist later in the month. And that is where we stand! And now we are
waiting again.
I did have an opportunity
to work which was awesome! It was through my dads boss, and I was at a skeet
shooting tournament being the trapper, the one pushing the buttons when they
yell PULL. It was a blast watching some 60 years of shooting come out and take
their chances on the course I was over, and it was blazing hot (94 but felt
like 102) and it was harder manual labor afterwards in clean up, but I made
something which felt good. And I was given a gift from Heavenly Father while I
was working, I had the opportunity to talk to a lone shooter about the church
and my mission for a bit since there was some dead time. He was from TAMU, a
competitive shooter from TAMU, and we got talking about school and such and I
mentioned my mission and he asked which church and from there we were hitting
up a discussion about his experiences there. It was really a great feelingtobe
able to share that again, not in such a bold way as I used to but still share
what I believe and invite him unto christ through Institute. It was honestly awesome
haha! I felt like a missionary again it was amazing.
I will say, if I have
felt impressed about anything this week, is that we must do everything and
anything it takes to gain the Holy Spirit as a CONSTANT companion. Giving up
certain habits, rewiring how we think of things, humbling ourselves and
becoming as little children and submitting to our fathers will, because that
gift is freedom. IT is spiritual freedom from worries or cares of "will I
know this" or "will I be ready to deal with that". With the
spirit of God we can do all things and know all things. Lets acquire that gift
by making the necessary sacrifices to gain.
Love yall, and I love
this life and gospel! Gods work goes forth!
Szeretlek Benneteket!
Jake
(Friday was the first
opportunity Jake and I had to attend the temple.)
(Jake was sustained
in his new ward calling as a Temple and Family History Consultant in church yesterday.)
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