July 8, 2013
Helloooooo family!!!
Sounds like a
great week! I loved the pictures from Nate's wedding! I'm so happy for him! Thanks
for telling me about what Phebe said :) that makes me so happy! Yes I did get my
VISA card thanks a million! And Sister Carter wanted to send that to you. :)
So the big news
of the week..... SYDNEY GOT BAPTIZED!!!! It really happened! I seriously was so
nervous that it would fall through like so many that have (oh ye of little faith
yah yah I know...) haha but she really did it! Seriously it was so great! She was
so incredibly prepared it was crazy to think that just 16 days after meeting her
she'd be baptized! I think I told you about what she said but after going to a baptism
a couple of weeks ago we're driving back and she turns to me and says, "You
know, I think that's something I'd like to do!" So right then and there we
set the date and she hasn't looked back since! And her dad came to the baptism which
was huge! The sad part was that we found out later he really only came to support
her but also to find fault with our church. He took her home afterwards and was
totally bashing us the rest of the night. Sydney was understandably heart broken
and confused but we went over last night and talked with her about everything and
said just focus on how you've felt, the Holy Ghost can and will never lie to you.
Trust in that and pray to know. She felt much better after we left I just hope and
pray she stays strong! The ward is doing an absolute incredible job of taking her
under their wing though. I LOVE THIS WARD!! :) :)
Yesterday at church
we had 4 people come!! It was so great! Our investigator Gloria came and that was
the first time in over 30 years that she'd been to a church period. Hopefully she'll
have a baptism date soon. She's such an amazing lady. I just want this so much for
everyone that I come in contact with! Man serving a mission really is the best thing
ever!! Amb I'm so excited for you!! Beth, Kim Williams, and Sister Patty Nisbet
came too!
It's been another
crazy busy week! But so good, I love being busy all the time! Mission Leadership
Council went great, long (4 1/2 hours to be specific with a 2 hour drive there and
back...) but great. One of the sister training leaders (STL) had a nervous break
down I guess though and had to go home.... way sad. But it was fun to see every
body and feel the excitement going around the mission!
There are no STL's
in the new Asheville zone yet so I don't know if they'll switch things up with the
8 of us or if they'll call 2 new ones... I really hope Sister Burningham and I don't
get switched out, I'm kinda tired of switching companions every 6 weeks. Also we
work so well together and are having a lot of success. But whatever happens happens
I guess. Sister Burningham is a STL too so we're doing the same thing. Asheville
is in North Carolina and is now like a 1/3 of our mission, it's huge! Very country!
I would LOVE to serve there! Other than that though our boundaries didn't change.
We've gotten back
into regular contact with Pam Mitchell and the other day we were over there and
she told us that she had a dream about her and her son Devonte getting baptized,
and there was an angel just smiling at them so proud. She teared up a bit and said
I'm going to get there I just gotta take care of a few things first! It was really
cool.
Things are definitely
happening here in Kingsport it's exciting!!!
Thanks for everything
family and friends! I love love love and miss you! xoxoxo
Sister Bedke :)
p.s. That's way
cool about Brooke's poem! I feel like I remember helping you write that... Me and
Amb both we were on the couch downstairs watching the Office and in between commercials
we'd help you out haha maybe that was another thing anyway that's way cool babe!!
I'm so proud!!!
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