(Aug 20 2015) Flight Plans! & Ear is healed

So the news is that my ear is fine, I've got a bit of fluid that has dried in my ear canal, and at this point I'm just waiting for it to come out on it's own. But I don't have a Hole in my Eardrum so that's good! I leave on Monday morning... my schedule looks like this: - wake up monday morning and report to the mission office at 2:30am (yes, that early) - arrive at SLA airport and wait until out flight leaves. - our flight leaves at 6:55am and we travel - From: SLA - To: Chicago O'Hare - We arrive in Chicago at 11:12am, then we have a Layover in Chicago for 7 hours... (yep) so that means I'll have plenty of time to call home!!! - Our flight from Chicago leaves at 6:10pm: - From: Chicago O'Hare - To: London Heathrow, England LHR - We land in London at 8:05am THE NEXT DAY (so we fly through the night) -we have about an hour and 45 minute layover in London, then we fly to Prague: - From: London Heathrow, England LHR - To: Prague, Czech Republic PR What's crazy about this is... well, everything about this is crazy but besides Everything... it's crazy that we have to be at the MTC Travel office at 2:30am in the MORNING! that is crazy! so now, to tell you about this week and such: Today, Aug. 20, 2015, Elder Chappel, Elder Hanis, and I went to the Temple for the last time for 2 years. We did an endowment session and it all went very well. After the Endowment, I took some time to pray, and I felt peace knowing that my family and friends... EVERYTHING that I had left behind, would be taken care of, and that I need not worry. I have a mission to complete and I should not fear for anything in regards to my family and friends. And I am continuing even after the Temple, to recieve the thoughts, "Be still, all of my creations are in my hands, and fear not your imperfections and flaws, I have qualified you as a servant unto me, and I will go before your face, and I will be on your right hand, and on your left, and no unhallowed hand shall stop the work from progressing. Have faith, do not waiver in your conviction, and you will have power according to your faith which is in Me. Go now, I will take care of those things that are dear to you, and to you my servant, Thank you, and, I love you." Those are the thought that are coming into my head, and I know they are words from the mouth of the Savior! He lives and is with us even now, and he is with you! my family and friends! because he has comforted me and I know that even now He is pouring out His spirit upon you all! I am ready to serve the Lord. While I was praying in the temple, I promised the Lord that I Pledge my life and existance to Him, and that I trust Him and his plan for us all. Please Attend the Temple, and please know that your Father in Heaven Loves you! More than we have any Idea. In the temple I learned today, that EVERYTHING was created... for the soul purpose of having Joy... think about that for just a second. When the Lord has a plan for us, and I now testify that he does, He will qualify us and refine us into the souls He needs to accomplish His work. After our missions, our mission is not over, and even before our missions, whether we go or not, the Lord has a plan, and he prepares us even when we don't realize that we are being prepared! Please read that quote again from my thoughts, I KNOW that those words are not my own. Even sitting here typing those words, I know that I was guided on what to say. ___________________ Now... DAD, You wanted me to answer some questions regarding some things and I'll answer them below: - Are You OK? - Yes I am Okay, I'm more than Okay. I have never felt the Lord so close other than while baptizing claire. The feeling is the same, but the intensity of it's manifestations changes, because I think the Lord trusts us to always strive to make good decisions, and follow what we know to be right, Even when we don't always feel the spirit as intensely as we would sometimes like to. - What has the Doc. said about your ear? - I'm gonna be fine, I've received many blessings, 3 by priesthood blessings, and others from the Love I know my Father has for me(and each of us). I'm gonna be JUST fine leaving with the others on Monday morning. - Have you had 1-2-3 blessings by now? - Short answer... yes, I've had 3. -Are you still leaving with your group on Monday? - Short answer... yes. -What time do you leave the MTC? - 2:30am or thereabouts - Do you still have the TracFone and has the dumb thing rang again? - haha yes I have it. The Branch presidency found out that what you two did by sending that to me is actually... get this... ALLOWED here at the MTC! So TELL JEREMY and his parents when you get the Chance!!! - Will you have the Phone on Monday? - Yes -Do you have a new prescripion? do we need to pay for it? - I have been given some eardrops and they technically are a prescription but the doctors office was very kind and instead of making me pay for it, just looked for a spare, unused, unoppened, brand new box that they had laying around, and they actually found one, so basically I don't need to pay for anything... I have paid appoximately $28-$32 for this ear issue, which is great considering what I could have ended up paying. - I have no need to buy a card to call from a pay phone because I have the trac phone so no worries dad. Hey I love you all and can't wait to Hear from you agian next week!