Step 1: Wisdom Teeth

Taylor went to get his wisdom teeth pulled in preparation for his mission. Surprisingly, it only took about 20 minutes. Taylor said they put a needle in his arm and he was telling the doctor and the nurse (a graduate of BYU) about his mission when he fell asleep. When he woke up he was singing along to a song on his phone and everyone was laughing with him.

They brought him out and he was really loopy. His mom took his arm and helped him to the elevator. In a very loud voice he said, "Sorry everyone for being so ridiculous." They all smiled. When he and his mom got off the elevator, one woman asked if his mom wanted her to sit with him while his mom brought the car around. She was very sweet but it wasn't far to the car. Taylor insisted he could drive, even though he was dizzy, double/triple vision, and couldn't walk straight.

He said goodbye to everyone we passed and then was waving out the car window to everyone walking by. He called his friends and spoke with gauze tucked in his mouth. A couple of his friends came over so they watched him while his mom left to fill his prescriptions and get him a Jamba Juice. That afternoon he had two ice packs inside pantyhose tied under his chin. But so far the pain is minimal.

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1 This will likely be the only post that I make personally. After this, my brother, Jacob, will be posting the letters I write home for all to read. I've also asked him to add commentary explaining certain aspects and humorously enhancing others. So here we go:

2 I believe I have finally finished all of the paperwork that is required before I embark on my adventure. For those who don't know, or have forgotten, I will be serving a full-time mission in Micronesa - Guam for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the next two years, beginning in October.

3 I opened my mission call about a month ago, and I wanted to thank everyone that was there with me, on the phone, or on webcam. For the record, Rafael wins for having guessed Guam at all, it was the last place I was expecting, but I am beyond excited.

4 After having spoken to a few people who also went on missions to the same area, I have learned the following:

5 -Micronesia consists of hundreds of small islands and several different languages, so I may not be speaking English after all.

6 -I will most likely starve to death, or lose 40 pounds.