Helloooooo family!!
Yes
mom that would be okay if you shared that experience, it was a pretty
sacred and personal experience but I've been prompted to share it with a
couple people since then. It really just ceases to amaze me how aware
our Heavenly Father is of each and every one of us. :)
So
I know you're all wondering what ended up happening on Saturday with
Oralia and Reynel and unfortunately it's not good news... :( Reynel Sr.
wasn't there when he said he would be and then he came later to come
pick Oralia up and she asked him to come in for just 10 minutes but he
wouldn't... It was so frustrating and discouraging this isn't very
missionary or charity minded but I really just wanted to kick him in the
face! 10 minutes that's all we asked! And for heavens sake you've been
living with the woman for 15 years why not just make it official!? Some
people's children... When we talked with Oralia about it she said she
thinks he's realizing how big of a commitment the church really is and
that some changes will definitely have to be made and that he's not up
for those kind of life changing commitments right now, he likes
his alcohol to much... She
loves him though and wants to help him out. But she knows how serious
of a sin she's living in right now and it's starting to get to her. So
hopefully and prayerfully something will work out sooner than later.
BUT!!
Yesterday guess who came to church?!?! REYNEL SR!!! Holy smokes I think
my eyes bugged out of my face! We had gotten a text from Oralia early
that morning (in English! She's getting better slowly but surely!) that
said please tell Cathy (the lady who gives her a ride) not to come
because Reynel is taking us. Right there was huge that he was bringing
her because several months back he stopped but then an even bigger bonus
was that he actually came into the building and stayed for sacrament
meeting and Sunday school!! Wow wow wow it was awesome! And we have an
appt with him on Friday! Maybe they're supposed to get baptized as a
family... I don't know yet but I do know that the Lord is in charge,
it's kinda taken me awhile to figure that one out but I do know that His
plan is perfect and so is His timing.
We found out this last week that Tasha is in jail... I guess she was
supposed to be paying child support to her husband but she doesn't have a
job and has no way of paying it so he knowing that took her to court
and got her thrown in jail for at least a month. I feel so bad for her,
it's just so sad to see how people's decisions affect them years down
the road. That's why people need the gospel!!!!!
The new apartment is good, the cookie lady brought us sugar cookies the
other day to welcome us to the building :) oh my lands they were soooooo
good! And so cute! Come to find out she is the mother of a lady who is
married to a member of the church, he's not active right now but the
branch has been helping them out a lot lately because they just had a
baby with major heart problems so they've had great contact with the
church these past couple of months and we're hoping we can start
teaching the cookie lady soon. She's such a nice lady and could really
use this message.
I'm sorry to hear about Brooker, I hope she gets feeling better soon!
I about died laughing about Jace and the maturation experience hahahaha! Gotta love those classes :)
That is so awesome about the Lone Peak basketball team! Yah that's where Em went.
It
sounds like camp is going to be fun! Is Court going to be a YCL? Mom
have Amber show you the pics I sent her of the scripture boxes, they're
way cute and easy to make that could maybe be a fun craft to do.
You said grandma will have 5 new great-grandkids?? Whose the 5th? Val,
Ryan, Jesse, Blake, and who? Is it Emily? I can't remember... That's so
exciting though! :)
The work is continuing to move
forward here! Slowly but surely. I just love this area there are so many
good people and the branch is awesome! I really hope I stay for another
couple transfers but I really don't know what's going to end up
happening. I don't even know if Sister Colwell and I will end up staying
together to finish out her training... Which would stink. There's just
so many coming in and they need to be trained so I guess what might end
up happening is that they'll start putting 2 half trained sisters
together to finish up their training together. Which would be kinda
stressful for them but there's really no other solution.
President
Irion pulled me aside the other day and asked how training and
everything was going, I said it was going great and that if needed I
think Sister Colwell could definitely move on with another half trained
sister. He thanked me for all my hard work and for my always positive
attitude then said if we had 10 sisters like you we really wouldn't need
any others. Which made me feel really good :) cuz there are someday's
when I don't feel like I'm doing that much good out here so it's nice to
be told it every once in awhile.
I'm
going to a zone training conference tomorrow in Knoxville. Only a
handful of us get to go and for whatever reason they want me to so I'm
not really sure exactly what to expect but I think it'll be fun!
Well I think that covers all the highlights of the week. I love and miss you all!! xoxoxoxo
Sister Bedke :)
P. S. Birthday wise clothes is never a
bad option... I can't really think of anything I need at the moment.
I'll think about it and let ya know next week.
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