The Church & the Coronavirus

[Anonymous]

Does she live alone? I hope there is someone taking care of her.

[Anonymous]

I am so sorry Mom3.

It really makes it more real and urgent when someone you love is sick. Hugs and prayers for you and your family.

[Anonymous]

She is a student at University of Glasgow in Scotland. She lives alone. We are living online as best we can. Yes having no fever is good. But even without it, this thing is a monster. It’s like pneumonia on steroids. She can’t breathe, she feels bricks are on her chest, the headache feels like two heavy metal chains pulling from your eyebrows over your head and down your spine. She is 28 years old. Not in the age bracket at all.

She can’t do her laundry, take out her trash, barely can get up enough to grab food. And she prefers this to the hospital. The mortality rate at hospitals right now is 50%. So if you can stay out, do. We are thrilled for no fever, that is the saving grace at this point.

I’ve known a lot of things in life. Earthquakes, death, childbirth, bad relationships. This might top it.

[Anonymous]

I’m truly sorry mom3. I’m with you in spirit.

[Anonymous]

I can’t even begin to imagine what you’re going through, and don’t even want to try to imagine what your daughter is going through. She’ll be in my prayers. Just remember that the vast majority of people who were the sickest eventually did recover. This too shall pass.

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I can’t even begin to imagine what you’re going through, and don’t even want to try to imagine what your daughter is going through. She’ll be in my prayers. Just remember that the vast majority of people who were the sickest eventually did recover. This too shall pass.

I write for a hobby. I have 2 published books. 4 or 5 articles. Some pieces in anthologies. I can’t even string together words on this one. Every one of us is inspired by her. She has tenacity and resilience we can’t describe. Her sister, who is Daughter1 on the forum, was so heart broken when we got the news. We were all on Zoom, I could see every face, including mine, but the tears from her older sister were the final nail.

Emotionally we are all living in a very different zone. We have traveled to a realm, I can’t fully describe. We still exist here. Doing our lives, but the colors, the textures, the feelings (different than textures) are palpable. So many people are offering prayers and support. It’s remarkable, but before them, something else arrived – a clarity, an energy, a something – that thing is carrying us through. We are more nuclear than we have been – and we were tight knit before. This is elevated by miles.

Yes it will pass. When it does I look forward to the beauty we get to keep. Every day I imagine us standing before the blazing sun, silhouetted against it’s light, hand in hand, launching to our appointed futures. As Princess Leia said, “It’s my only hope.”

Her report today is “the worseness increases”. Still no fever but everything else is over the top. She’s had migraine’s for years, this headache beats them all. She’s hanging in there, so are we.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the updates Mom. I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like for her, you, or your family. Virtual hugs.

[Anonymous]

With the total number of church officials, leadership & missionaries in the field, I’m surprised there isn’t more in these categories that have been

infected by this virus to date. Unless this is the beginning of the infection. I wonder, how would the Church react if an Apostle came down

with it & needed to be hospitalized or died?

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Minyan Man wrote:

With the total number of church officials, leadership & missionaries in the field, I’m surprised there isn’t more in these categories that have been

infected by this virus to date. Unless this is the beginning of the infection. I wonder, how would the Church react if an Apostle came down

with it & needed to be hospitalized or died?

I’m not sure how much this was noticed. One day last week there was a news article about missionaries returning in which the executive director of the missionary department stated there were no missionaries who had tested positive (in a rather boasting manner in my interpretation). The next day it was announced the missionary in Mexico was positive and then the next day another positive missionary was announced. Also that day the church announced they will no longer announce the number of missionaries who test positive. That could be all coincidental and the church could have other very good reasons for not making such announcements. Just saying. Were a Q15 to test positive it would be big news in the church, and I think they likely would announce that if only to ask for prayers and fasting. I also think they have isolated all of the GAs pretty well, and I bet they are subject to frequent screening, especially if directly interacting with each other.

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