Subject: Hey Y'all!
Helloooooo family!
So good hearing from you! I look forward to Monday every week to hear how things are going at home.
To answer your questions...
1. A typical day in the life of Sister Bedke is wake up at 6:27 and work out (Sister Walker is very much a morning person and as you all know I am not so mornings are still an adjustment), work out, shower, eat breakfast, then at 8 we do personal study, 9 companionship study, and 10 training, since I'm still a "golden" we get an extra hour in the morning for mission training. Then after that we either have lunch or an appt it just depends on the day, this last week was really slow teaching wise :( So we got in several tracting hours in the 100 degree weather! Oh my heck, I was so sweaty I seriously don't think I've ever sweat that much in my life I was literally soaked! Then we do phone calls, meet members, dinner appts. it just kinda depends on the day. Then we're usually back in our apt by 9 and go over to visit our neighbor John, who is a recent convert to the church he got baptized almost a year ago. I'm starting to think of him as kind of a third grandpa :) He keeps us updated on what's going on especially in the Olympics which is fun and then we read from the Book of Mormon with him. It's always a great way to end the day. Then around 9:30 we plan for the next day and write in our numbers for the day. Talk to our district leader, ward mission leader, and Roy every night, then I get ready for bed, write in my journal (I haven't missed a day since I left! I love writing each night I've found its very relaxing and helps get things off my chest. It's like I have to do it or I can't sleep haha you never thought you'd hear me of all people say that huh?) Then 10:30 it's lights out.
(2.) My apartment is very small. I've never been one to get claustrophobic but if I'm in there to long I start to really bad. But yah it's nice enough, it's right off the highway and if you weren't looking for it you'd drive right past. But I feel safe there and our neighbors are all nice.
(3.) Laundry is actually going pretty well! I haven't dyed anything a different color yet! Thanks for the tip my poor clothes are so pit stained it sucks. BUT I learned from someone here that if you use a white bar of soap and scrub them out it should work! I tried it on one garment top but it took forever so I haven't done it since but its something you could maybe try.
(4.) John is explained above. He lives just 3 doors down.
(5.) We do our e-mailing at the library about a mile or so from our apt, we only get about an hour on the computers.
(6.) Yah we eat with members pretty often, its great! We ate last night with the Youell's and the Mckenny's both older couples in the ward and they are awesome! And they sent us home with sooooo much food haha, Bro Youell was like you're to skinny! We need to fatten you up so you can be a real southern woman hahaha! I get that a lot from people in the ward. The southern cooking is pretty great but I have yet to eat some that's better than grandma Bedke's.
(7.) Yes we do have a car. Its a brand new grey 2012 Toyota Corolla. But... Right now it's in the shop because I think I've mentioned before Sister Walker is not a good driver, seriously I turn into Mom when I'm in the car with her I grab the side door handle bar and try very hard not to suck all the air out of the car, because a lot of the time she doesn't watch what she's doing! Anyway so yesterday when we went to go pick up the Elders for church we were backing out and she was not backing straight and just as I was telling her to watch the side she hits the car next to us. Denting the front of our car and leaving white paint marks... Luckily the other car wasn't damaged at all (definitely a tender mercy!). She just said, “Well I guess I'm going to lose my driving privileges now”, and that was it. So needless to say I'm now the designated driver haha which makes me feel a lot safer. But now we are without a car for at least 3 days. Which sucks because everything is so spread out here, I don't know what we're going to do. We already had to walk a couple miles back from the mechanics... The joys of being a missionary haha.
(8.) The only service we've gotten to do so far is we are now the official bingo callers at the nursing home! It was so much fun! I loved every minute of it and it reminded me of playing with grandpa :). So every Wednesday we go hang out with the old folks. Oh and we also helped this lady in the ward clean her house oh. my heck. it was the most disgusting house in the world. I wanted to throw up. Just thinking about it grosses me out.
(9.) We haven't had to go to Knoxville yet but when we do I think members usually drive us up.
This week has been better homesickness wise yesterday I was fine all day, which I was so incredibly grateful for. Heavenly Father is watching out for me and knew I really couldn't handle another Sunday like the last one. Last night we had a baptism! Her name is Gloria and the Elders taught her but it was so cool to be able to go and experience that, I think that was my first convert baptism I've ever been to. I'm so excited for when our investigators get baptized, it'll make everything so worth it!
Like I said this week has been pretty slow... We had several appts bonk us which is always discouraging and frustrating. I just wish people would tell us up front they aren't interested or just call us and let us know instead of us driving clear out there. But Christy and Joshua both are progressing steadily, it's exciting to watch.
Yesterday Pres Irion came down and spoke to the ward and he mentioned that Dad served here 30 years ago, several people came up to me afterward asking about you dad. It was so cool! Do you remember the Satterfields, Beasley's, Turners, or Denmans? Bro Beasley wanted your number so I gave it to him so if you here from him let me know. Sister Cox from the ward (her maiden name is Satterfield) but her family were some of the first members in Dalton and church was held in their home. So she was talking to me and wants you to send a picture of you when you were on your mission as well as any pictures you may have taken while out here. She's putting together a book and so she'll have your picture and mine in the history of the Dalton ward book right next to each other! How awesome is that!? So anything you remember please let me know.
Well I better wrap up here. Thank you so much again for the letters I love them! And tell Amber her reply is coming soon. Oh one more thing can I get Emily's mission address please as well as Grandma Bedke's and grandma and grandpa Kinghorns addresses I'd really appreciate it. I love and miss you all! xoxoxo
Love,
Sister Bedke
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