Sooooooo this week has been interesting, to say the least...
Remember last week when I said I was feeling sick? Well, that sickness turned into a worse sickness, accompanied by me wanting to cough my lungs out, my head feeling like it was going to explode, and a high fever...
So to be safe, we decided I should get tested for Covid 19. The night before was one of the hardest nights so far. I was super hot and had chills because of my fever and I was not at my apartment because we were doing an exchange (which looking back probably wasn't the best idea). But, the missionaries around me are amazing, and the two Swahili Elders drove over in the "middle of the night" (11 pm-ish) to give me a blessing. It was so powerful and helpful and I can't thank them enough. After the blessing, my fever subsided, and I felt complete peace. The Spirit's pretty great huh?
The next day I got tested, and because we didn't know, we officially were put into quarantine. AND LET ME TELL YOU. Quarantine as a missionary is not that great. I do not envy the missionaries who had been or still are in quarantine. It was so boring. I did get REALLY good study of the scriptures and Swahili in though, so that was really good.
Finally, my test results came. The nurse called me at around 10 am one morning and asked for some info, and then started to tell me my test results. It felt like she was speaking sooooo slow, but finally she said, "You tested....... negative for Covid 19." Me and my comp let out a sigh of relief haha. We still had to quarantine until my symptoms went away, but we are back to normal now! Except my companion is now showing symptoms, so who knows?
Here's the few highlights of the week from when we COULD leave the house:
1. The Scalping- Don't be afraid, it isn't what it sounds like haha. We had a lesson with one of our favorite girls ever, and we started the lesson by making a tik tok with her (as one does). We then focused on teaching out of the Book of Mormon. We have already taught her everything else, so now we are helping strengthen her testimony so she feels ready for baptism! We decided to have her just open up the Book of Mormon anywhere, and that's what we would study. Of course, she opened up to Alma 44, the middle of the war chapters. And, you guessed it, the chapter about the guy who gets scalped. Yikes. She loved it though. She kept saying, "This book is so fun!" hahah.
2. The squad is split up:(- This week, one of the Swahili Elders, Elder Lundgreen, got transferred:(. He is going to Pocatello to be AP, and had to leave early. My district of four people have become so so so close through these two transfers I've been here, and we are honestly best friends. So, when we were getting split up it was a very sad day. Tears were shed I'm not gonna lie. But, the two Elders are going to BYU after their missions, so we are gonna party hardddd.
3. FAST SUNDAY- So, I've decided that Fast Sundays are the greatest days of the month. You know why? Miracles happen. Today is one of those days. We had 13 PEOPLE come to church today from our Swahili district. Fast and testimony meeting was in three languages to accommodate for all the visitors. I bore my testimony in Swahili, Sister Hyde did too, and then a member spoke in French for the other refugees. It was sooo powerful.
Spiritual thought for the week:
In the Book of Mormon, I am in 3rd Nephi. I am reading the Book of Mormon all the way through every transfer, so I'm already at the end again haha. I was reading about when Christ visited the Nephites. He came and the first thing he did was allow each and every one of the Nephites to feel the scars in his hands, feet, and sides. He didn't just let a few of them come, he let every single one, one by one. I think that shows his deep care for the people. He let them all have a personal witness of his divinity. They each got to have a personal spiritual experience with the Savior. It didn't matter how long it took, he made sure it happened. He is ready and willing for us to have experiences with him, we just need to ask.
Ask and ye shall receive!
Anyway, thanks for tuning in, hope I didn't scare you too much:)
I'm living the dream out here in Idaho!
-Sister Copeland <3
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