Letter from mission President's wife

Subject: Your son

Dear Brother and Sister Weihing,
President Woolley and I are in Kazakhstan and so we have been able to see your son. We were quite worried when we found out about his leg infection. Our U.S. doctor in Moscow has been in contact with him and he has been seen by the doctors at the International Clinic. When we first heard about his condition, we thought it might be a staph infection so President Woolley called to tell him to stay off his feet! That has been hard for a dedicated missionary like he is. During the days, he has mostly been staying with our wonderful senior couple here, the Moores. Right now for zone conference, another couple from Astana, the Shaws, have also been here, so he has spent time with them too. When Elder Weihing went to the International Clinic, it happened that an American doctor was here training. (All the medical people there are Western trained.) In any case, he said it probably was an infection of some kind and he changed the antibiotic. Both legs still have a rash, but it seems to be getting better because of the new antibiotic. Yesterday, he said his legs hurt a little when he stood up. Today he is feeling even better. The doctor told him to only work half a day for awhile. He plans on attending a baptism tonight at the branch. He lives quite near. I told him to take public transportation/taxi if he has to go any distance at least until he finishes the antibiotic.
You can be so proud of your son. He doesn't complain about his legs, even though he is impatient to get back to full time work. According to the Russian sister in this zone, he is speaking good Russian. Yesterday, at the zone conference, the zone leader selected him to give a talk on his Book of Mormon hero. He chose to talk about Ammon. I was really touched when he "likened" the scripture to his life and told of a time when he visited a sick friend and followed his prompting to take her to your home so his father could give her a priesthood blessing. How wonderful for him to recognize and follow that prompting. How wonderful for him to have a father who is worthy and willing to give that blessing.

We love Elder Weihing and are so happy he is in the Russia Moscow West Mission with us.

Sister Athelia Woolley
Russia Moscow West Mission