Subject: One more person has entered God’s Kingdom!!
September 16, 2013
Hey y'all!!!
Holy smokes what
a week... It has been a roller coaster of emotions. We'll start with the good stuff
first.... And before I forget yes we will be in a trio this whole transfer, I really
don't know after that what'll happen.
Debbie got baptized!!!!!
:) :) :) It really happened after working with her on and off for about 8 months
she did it! It was a beautiful service, Brother Jim Nisbet from the ward, his wife
is Patty that I've told y'all so much about, he gave a talk on baptism and the holy
ghost and did such a great job! He's been a member for a long time now but was inactive
until about 2 years ago, now he's a very strong active member. Sister Fox and Sister
Roundy sang "I Believe in Christ" and I accompanied them on the piano,
it turned out really pretty. Elder Darrington performed the baptism and confirmation,
that was the first one he'd got to do his whole mission so he was really happy and
did a great job! :) It really couldn't have gone better, except I wish Sister Burningham
could have there. I've been missing her a lot this week especially. Debbie was just
glowing though and said now we just got to get Phil, her husband, going and baptized!
:)
That was definitely
the biggest success of the week, the rest of the week was kinda rough. Almost no
one was home this week so we were going, going, going and really not accomplishing
much. We didn't get to see any other investigators this week because they were all
out of town.
The hardest thing
that happened though was a text I got from Sydney that literally almost broke my
heart in half, it said something like this, "I've decided on my own that I'm
not a Mormon and I will never be a Mormon. I do know there is a God now though and
I thank you for that but don't try to push anything else on me. I still love you."
I can't even begin to describe to you how hard that was for me, I felt like a parent
probably feels when one of their children leaves the church. I had so many emotions
come over me at once and I really didn't know how to handle it so after crying on
my companions shoulder (thank goodness for Sister Fox, she helped me out a lot)
I did really the only thing I could do which was pray, hard. I poured out my heart
to Heavenly Father and told Him how I was feeling and that I knew I had to overcome
the hole I was in somehow or I wouldn't be able to function so I begged for peace
and to know what to do. Luckily all this happened Sunday morning so I had stake
conference to go to to get a much needed answer. The whole conference was about
missionary work, I didn't get a direct answer but I did get a sense of calm come
over me that she was going to be okay and not to ever give up on her whether she
comes back while I'm here or several years down the road I don't know but I was
talking to Sister Fox about it afterwards and she told me the same thing, she said
I don't know why but I just feel like everything's going to be okay. Which brought
me a lot of comfort. There is definitely a reason we are companions right now she
has helped me out a lot and is one of the most Christlike people I think I've ever
met. :)
On Saturday we
had one of the senior couples, Sister Casper pass away, she had been pretty sick
but had always wanted to serve a mission with her husband. She finally convinced
her doctors that she was well enough to go and got to serve for about 3 months before
passing away. What an amazing lady, I'm so grateful that I got to know her a little
bit.
Needless to say
it's been kind of an emotional week, thank goodness for prayer, friends and priesthood
blessings though. I don't know what I'd do without my knowledge of the gospel and
the comfort that brings when we are in desperate need.
Sorry to just
dump all that on y'all, I'd never been so homesick as I was yesterday. But I promise
you I'm doing better today. It's going to be a better week, just gotta keep moving
forward.
I did something
very daring yesterday, I held a tarantula (sp??)!!!!!!! Oh my heck I was freaking
out but I did it! Sister Fox, Elder Wollums and Elder Darrington all did it! Haha,
the things you do on missions.
Stake conference
was incredible and gave me a much needed spiritual boost, I think big things are
in store for the Kingsport stake, everyone seemed pretty pumped!
That's so exciting
about Malyssa!! She'll do a great job! And who is this Cameron kid that is always
mentioned???
Well I think that
about wraps up the week here. Thank you for all your love, prayers, and support.
I hope you know how much I love each of you and I'm so grateful that you are my
family and that I get to be with you FOREVER!! :)
Quote of the week....
"Faith and
attitude can get you through anything!"
Love, love, love
you all!!! xoxoxo
Sister Bedke :)
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