12/12/16--Projectile Earwax

Well my last week in Hampton Bays! I am will transferred tomorrow! I am so sad to be leaving the Hamptons but I am excited for the new adventure that awaits tomorrow! The most exciting thing that happened this week was the earache in my right ear that I had all week! We finally went to the doctors last Wednesday and he just said I had too much earwax in my ear! He tried flushing it out but it didn't work so he said to get earwax removal drops from Rite Aid to help soften up the earwax. So for Wednesday to Saturday I put these drops in my ears that felt like pop rocks in my ears! It tickled and was awful! I hated it!!! The other frustrating part was I couldn't hear anything out of ether of my ears so I spent all those days saying what? What did you say? My companions wanted to hit me! They got just as annoyed as I did. 

I was very excited to go back to the doctors on Saturday to get rid of all the earwax. So he started with the right ear because that was the one that hurt the most. He couldn't get much out of it so he moved on to the other ear. After a couple of squirts I felt my ear pop and it hurt so bad! Then I heard the doctor say wow that is a lot of wax and both of my companions go cool let me see! You can tell we don't get that much excitement in the mission! The earwax shot all over the doctor and my ear! My companions thought it was the coolest thing ever, I was in pain, and the doctor was regretting wearing long sleeves that day. However we couldn't get the wax out of the ear that hurts so hopefully someday this week I will be able to hear out of both ears.

I wanted to share a quote from the talk "The Challenge to Become" by Elder Dallin H Oaks from the October 2000 General Conference. He said, "It is not even enough for us to be convinced of the gospel; we must act and think so that we are converted by it. In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something."

This past week in Sunday School as well throughout the week as a companionship we have been counting our many blessings for the things the Lord has given us. I know if it wasn't for this gospel and the mission I would never have meet Hermana Johnston and Hermana Spencer and my life would have been completely different. As well without my Savior I would not be me! I know this gospel is a gospel of becoming. Becoming more like our Savior and our Heavenly Father, becoming the person God has in store for us, becoming perfect, and so forth. I love this gospel and the chance I have to come to know my Savior! I know that Jesus was born in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago so that he could come into the world to save us all from Satan's power! I love this time of year to give back for all that we have been given! What have you been given? More importantly what will you be giving for the rest of your life for all that God has given? I love yall and have a great week! Let you know where I will be next week!

Con Amor
Hermana Ashford