Hermano Sánchez taught us important principles.

A sister saw him in the temple, and told him she was upset to see him in a wheelchair instead of walking.  She continued on down the hallway, and he spoke to me: "It is very painful and dangerous for me to walk, but with the wheelchair, I can go and do whatever I need to.  I am very happy to be in this wheelchair!"

As soon as he got a wheelchair, his leg pain was greatly reduced.  It did start up again later, but in the joints, not the middle of the leg.  We concluded that the dead part of the bone does not hurt, and is not irritating the muscle any more.  However, the joints hurt: what could be better news: the most important part of the bone is alive!  Pain means there is life.

I poured him the rest of the juice, and asked, "is the glass half full or half empty?"  He smiled and said that to him is is half full, and he is more than satisfied with it.  He is content to
accept whatever he has and whatever his situation, and to bloom where he is planted.

Tuesday his Bishop ordered a wheelchair from Quito.  Wednesday at noon it arrived.  He attended the temple in his new chair that evening. He left Thursday morning on the bus, and arrived in good health and good spirits to be with his family.

Thanks to the intervention of the temple missionaries, he has an appointment for the surgery he needs.  It is in our nature to help people.  It was good for us to have this opportunity.  We probably won't be allowed to do anything like that again.  This time we needed Hermano Sánchez, and he needed us. wnd we are all better for it.