I will
admit this week wasn't the best week I have had on my mission. On Monday I had a super awesome time at
Brother Phillips doing all of the fun things at his house. But while I was fishing, I failed to realize
that fire ants like to hangout on blades of grass around fishing ponds. So probably after an excessive amount of
fishing, I got nine fire ant bites around both ankles. I honestly think I am allergic to fire ants,
because after taking the scouts fishing on Tuesday evening, my ankles really
started to hurt. It got so bad that it
was extremely painful to even put pressure on them, not to mention I got the
chills and it is Georgia there is plenty of heat. So that put me out of missionary work for
three days, since I am in a biking area.
My ankles
are healed now and I am feeling better, so no need to worry. I have really come to an understanding on why
they are called fire ants. But all is
well. Georgia has lots of bugs. Most of them are big, annoying, and can
inflict pain. Georgia is also the home of the top five most poisonous snakes in
North America. Also, the dogs want to
eat us! Tracting is actually not too
safe.
There is
the phrase, "missionary work is hard work." Yes it is hard, but so rewarding, and I
realize that, and that is why I am still out here on my mission never giving
up. I mean I am fighting a war over
people's eternal salvation, it is pretty cool to think about. Thank you all so much for the packages this
week, we are thoroughly enjoying them! Thank
you all for the love and support!
Love,
Elder
Hinrichs
