Perhaps chauffering Elder Wing on a tour of hospitals in Lublin last month was not exciting enough so this past week he found a way to get up close and personal with some cardiologists. He's put his whole heart into getting to know them well. After just one day of playing with a ballon and a tube with his new friends he was like a new man!
But this new friendship must have only piqued his interest in the members of this profession because a couple of days later he had himself introduced to a couple of neurologists. And he didn't just call them up and make an appointment or saunter into their offices. No, he had to make a grand entrance with lights flashing and horns blaring! It was a pure stroke of luck that they were available when he arrived, and had time to party with him. It was a paralyzing experience, but I think he's pretty much over it now.
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| One of the tricked-out, souped-up vehicles that some of Starszy R's new friends took him for a wild ride in down one of the streets of Warszawa in the middle of the night! |
I had hoped he had all of this out of his system, but Starszy R just had to shake hands with a couple of surgeons. They are keenly interested in the tiniest hole in his leg. Sometimes the things that interest the people in these professions can seem quite morbid. Anyway, we are content just to put their names in the address book for now; we've had enough excitement for this week.
All of this hobnobbing with these professionals takes a lot out of old men, though, so Starszy R has imbibed a few medicinal cocktails, including some potent raw red stuff, and he's been snorting O2 to keep his energy levels up.
He's also reserved a private room for another week to catch up on his sleep and regain his former vigor for the missionary work here in Poland. His new friends visit with him a couple of times a day and have invited him to continue to check in with them often even after he returns to our apartment. They are so kind.
Stay tuned to see how these new relationships go, and stay well!
Well that was about the cutest happiest way to go about it! Love you!
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ReplyDeleteYou have a gift of expressing your experience in such a beautiful and positive way! A memory that will always be embedded in your time here in Poland. Thank you for sharing and for brining a smile to others. You have a gift :)....you and Elder Roulstone continue to be in our thoughts and prayers....hugs.....
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ReplyDeleteWe hope all is well with you both now and your missionary work is going well. We are in Annapolis, MD now working in the State Archive on our Records Preservation Mission. We love this work and sometimes feel those on the 'other side' close to the work we are doing. It is their lives that we are preserving for their descendants to find. I have to share with you an experience I had last week when I was preparing my Primary lesson. I was on lds.org looking for additional lesson helps and chose a story from the Liahona magazine that seemed to fit perfectly. Reading the story I noticed it was an experience shared by Elder Roulstone! I am thankful that he shared his testimony through this childhood story of him following his friends on an adventure and at the end of the day needing the help of the local Bobbie to be able to return home. It was a beautiful comparison of needing our Savior to help us return 'home' also. Thank you Elder Roulstone for sharing your testimony and your talent. We hope you are doing well, we know the Polish people will be blessed by your service. Elder and Sister Bringhurst