Sister Jessica Allen: family

My brother, Sam got called to Madagascar

speaking Malagasy (which is French/Samoan)

and leaves August 3!!

I can't believe it!

It will be a completely different mission than mine.

I am so excited for him and secretly want to go with him!

Lots of learning and growing going on here in Drammen. On Monday we knocked on this potential that we knocked on 2 transfers ago and he was just as positive! He this Norwegian dad who lit up when he saw us at the door. We gave him a Book of Mormon and said we would come back when his wife was home. As Sister Crenshaw and I left the front door I kept saying.. "He is soo nice! I can't believe how nice he is!" haha. After knocking on millions of doors and getting rejected everytime.. it is nice to have a pleasant person answer the door. It was a tender mercy.

We visited a lot members and contacted on the street. I just love the members! We had some cool experiences on the street. With the few that listen I am always grateful. We are able to bear testimony to these people and we see a change in their eyes. Hopefully later in their life they will remember and search for answers to the questions of their souls.

It was stake conference this weekend, so all of the wide side of Norway came to Drammen! We got to help serve food for a leadership meeting they had one night. Stake conference was amazing! The spirit was so strong and I felt very grateful for my mission! I love the members in Norway. They are so strong! It very strange to be religious here and to especially be a mormon. I look up to them so much!

Her er et skriftsted for dere! 1 Corinthians 14:33

Don't complicate the gospel. Try feeling the spirit instead. Peace!

Love,

SÃ¸ster Allen

Scott's Bike Accident

Many angels and heroes were on that mountain that night.

I had many angels supporting me in the parking lot while we waited to get him off the mtn.

Dawn and Aaron, Charlie Numbers , Earl Dorius and others.

This has been quite an adventure and it has just begun.

I told Scott it will be like a stage race, a marathon.

But just like many other events in his life.

He will win this race and just like all the others I will be there cheering him on.

Updates by Jenn

Tuesday September 22nd -

7:00 PM: Scott Crashed

Scott spent 2 hours in the dirt, lying on his back pack,

in unbearable pain, upside down,

helmet still on his head in the middle of Corner Canyon's Rush Trail,

with a broken hip and femur, without morphine, before medics arrived.

Four Alta riders protected him, Jordan Meyer kept me updated thru texts.

Leslie Zimmerman a cyclist and army medic stopped and held his leg and talked him thru pain.

Curt Doman also stopped to help and got his bike down the mtn.

He also sent us these pictures.

Leslie Zimmerman was a godsend today.

Thank you for being there for Scott.

You were in the right place at the right time.

9:30 PM - Orson Hyde Trail Head

Waiting for the medics to bring him off the mountain

Medics had to hike in, put him on a back board, hike him out,

take him down on an atv, and then the ambulance.

September 23rd -

Long Painful Night

3:30 AM - They painfully transferred Scott to the University of Utah Hospital.

His muscles had bunched up into his hip causing the swelling.

So while awake they drilled a hole in his knee,

put a nail in and are pulling his leg down with traction.

This will help the muscles relax and get ready for major surgery.

Trying to get him into surgery in a few hours.

Jenn massaging his leg - Waiting for Surgery- in Traction - in PAIN

3:00 PM - Taking him to Surgery finally!

Surgeon Dave Rothburg

saying goodbye... :(

6:30 PM: Scott broke his hip and femur in 6 places.

Out of surgery all went well.

Hopefully racing his bike again in 6 months.

Before and after pictures below.

Before & After

Dave Rothburg Surgeon

Finally done with Surgery - moved to Room 6313

Finally DRINKING!!!

Thursday Sept 24th -

Jenn's Birthday

3:30 PM: After getting him up in physical therapy he got dizzy and passed out.

Good thing for 2 physical therapist, one to hold his leg and one to catch him.

The trauma to the muscles being in a constant contraction for 2 days is exhausting.

They think his hematocrit is low causing low oxygen and a little fever.

Considering a blood transfusion.

He can mentally control pain but not dizziness.

Frustrating for him.

Friday Sept 25th -

Much better day!!

Scott has been working from bed.

They realized his blood pressure issues could be dehydration so they filled him with 8 bags of saline through the night and did blood pressure tests every few hours.

At first it was 74/36 too low now it is 113/60.

He was then able to walk down the hall and back without passing out.

It's amazing and humbling to see this amazing cyclist struggle to walk a few steps.

Never take your body and your health for granted.

They did an EKG last night to rule out heart issues.

Results showed left ventricle hypertrophy. (oversized and thick)

Some are concerned some think it is because his heart is so strong.

So doing an echo cardio gram to rule things out.

Positive day but realize how slow this recovery will be.

We are so thankful for the love and support. We feel your prayers.

2:30 PM - ECHO for heart