SO. I didn't really write last week cuz there was a lot of stuff going on, but here's the story.
Last week, we were eating lunch with a member family, when out of nowhere, my companion Elder Chagas passes out, then starts having a seizure. He had told me that he had one other seizure in his mission, so it wasn't surprising, but it was still really scary. The seizure lasted about 8 seconds, then we helped him lie down, and within 10 minutes he felt fine. We called the mission president's wife, and she said that it would be good to go to Córdoba to get him checked (1.5 hour trip).
We went to Córdoba, had him checked, they said they couldn't find anything, but that he should do another test the next week. We slept that night in the mission home, because it was already late. We went back to Cosquín the next day, thought it was all good.
The next day, we got a call from president. He told Chagas that the area rule is that if a missionary has 2 seizures in the mission, they need to go home until they figure out what's wrong. He said that on Saturday he would need to go home, and that if in 3 months he had medication and didn't have a seizure, he could come back to finish the 3 months he had left.
It was really sad, and we were holding onto some hope that Chagas would be able to stay, but at the end of the week, he did have to go. :(
I was sad about the whole situation, Chagas and I got along really well, but I've talked to him, and it seems like he's doing well. I'll update you all on if he gets to come back in 3 months, but in the meantime, please pray for him and that he'll be able to return.
In other news, I was left without a companion and with 2 weeks to go in the transfer, so...
to my GREAT surprise, my new companion is... ELDER NAEGLE!!! If you don't remember, he was my zone leader here in Cosquín when I was in Cosquín 2 (He was in Cosquín 1, then left, and now we're both in Cosquín 1.) Haha a crazy turn of events, but I'm so glad that Chagas's replacement is someone that I already know and get along great with! Elder Naegle is one of my best pals in the mission, so even though we might only be together for the 2 weeks that we have left of this transfer, I'm really excited to make the most of it :)
WELL. There's the long and short of it, just wanted to quickly end this email with a quick spiritual thought saying that I LOVE THE CHURCH AND THE BOOK OF MORMON. I'm reading the Book of Mormon with the Ven, Sigueme manual, and it's helped me get so much more out of reading than normal. Be like Nephi, and "liken all scriptures unto [yourself], that it might be for [your] profit and learning." (1 Nephi 19:23)
love you all!
Elder Jenkins
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