Tongan Update, 01 February 2008, Opening a Can of Worms
“Opening a can of worms”-- What does that even mean? When our family goes fishing at Strawberry Reservoir, we stop in Heber and buy cans of worms for bait. The boys open a can of worms, scrunch the slimy creatures onto hooks, and throw them overboard where they are slowly drowned after being dragged for hours…unless, of course, John is fishing. Then the worm dies quickly due to being chomped on by a giant fish!
Meg, our granddaughter, doesn’t think opening a can of worms is so fun. She thinks it’s kind of gross…so does her grandmother...all those squiggling things in the moist dirt! Yuck!
“Opening a can of worms?” What do you think because I think we opened a can of worms here in the Mission Office? Do you remember poor, sick Elder Sanchez? He was the one with Dengue Fever. Doctor Ana told him he had to stay IN THE OFFICE until he was feeling better. We followed the doctor’s orders, and he stayed in the office. After the first few days of fever, dizziness, aching bones, throwing up, etc., he was feeling much better. It was nice to have another American Elder around the place so we feed him well, had good talks about home and the mission, played our marble game, and soon he was well enough to go back to doing the Lord’s work.
Well, word got out! “If you’re sick, you can stay at the office!”
Oh my, we had so many sick elders (especially American elders), and they all thought they had Dengue Fever. Sister Garrett (new nurse) arrived just in the knick of time.
I didn’t know what to do with all those faking elders! She just took over like the professional that she is, taking pulses, temperatures, and asking the right questions. No one had Dengue Fever so they were all sent out of the office and back to their own little houses in the villages. So sorry guys…………. that’s opening a can of worms!
Have a great day! Missionary Work is incredible! ‘Ofa ‘atu, John and Diane
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