Hey ya'll!
Sounds like
everything's going well back home! That's exciting about Keith and Brandon good
for them! :) And Brooker congrats on the championship!! That's awesome babe!!!
I'm excited to see you play. How did Weber's basketball team end up doing or is
the season still going?
About the
cookie lady yes we live above her bakery and she does all the baking and
decorating there so yes we wake up to the smell of freshly baked cookie
everyday, it's pretty fantastic. Her name is Sandy
So guess whose
training this next transfer again? Yep, yours truly! I'm not to surprised
honestly but I am going to miss Sister Colwell. It kinda stinks we were really
starting to get good at teaching together and now I have to start from square
one again, oh well I guess. I'm excited for this chance to train again and I'm
not nearly as nervous as I was the first time around. All I ask is that I get a
happy hard working sister. We're getting 8 new sisters and 2 visa waiters and I
think 5 new Elders.
Update on
Oralia and family... Miracles are definitely happening!! It's so exciting!! Rey
(I'm going to start referring to the boy friend as Rey and the son as Reynel)
did keep his appointment Friday and we were able to catch him on Wednesday as
well! Friday though he was totally participating in the lesson, asking
questions and gave us a referral! He wants us to start teaching his brother and
his girl friend so we've met them once (they speak English!) and hopefully will
be able to start teaching them soon. And come to find out Rey was the one who
initiated going to church last Sunday I guess he woke up and was like I don't
have to work today lets go to church as a family! :) Oralia was of course
thrilled and was just beaming when she walked into church. So it's definitely
going to happen and I think it just might be sooner than later! I'm excited I
get to stick around for a little while longer and hopefully see it happen.
Thank you so much for your continued fasting and prayers I know that that's
what's really making the difference.
We also had some more exciting news
this week. Our branch missionaries Brother and Sister Caughman told us they
have gotten back in touch with an old friend who was a member but was
excommunicated 20+ years ago but he wants to get back into church! So we're
starting to teach him this week and we'll hopefully be able to get his wife on
board too. I guess she got offended with her husband being excommunicated or
what he was going to have to do to change and so she still has very bitter
feelings towards the church and priesthood leadership. The only downer to this
guy is that we can't really count him as an investigator being baptized because
things are a little different with excommunicated members, which kinda sucks
but when we talked with President about it he's like but it'll count in your
heart and in mine haha. :)
The work is moving forward!! :) :)
The zone training council I went to was
pretty cool, it's neat to see all these 19-20 year old guys stepping up to the
plate and taking charge of things. They really put a lot of time and effort
into each training they have. I left feeling a little inadequate though... I
see them having all this success and I start to get a little down on myself
which I know I shouldn't do but sometimes it's hard. One day a baptism will
happen I just gotta be patient and keep being diligent.
So I was thinking about birthday stuff
and I really would like some bright spring/ summer clothes, Sister Colwell has
made me painfully aware of the lack of color in my wardrobe haha and it needs
to change so some fun patterned skirts or shirts would be great!
Way to go Jacer for running for
officer! Keep me updated on how that goes! Haha I liked that idea for a poster.
We went to a stake Relief Society
activity on Saturday where Sister Irion was the speaker. We rode down with a
bunch of ladies from the branch which was fun and I was able to see several
ladies from the Dalton Dalton
Sister Irion spoke on "Happily
Ever After" and did the acronym HAPPY. H- hard work. A- appreciation.
P- positive attitude. P- plan of Salvation. Y- you! If we want to be happy we
need to choose to be happy and do those things listed when we do that we will
be happy. We have the gospel that right there should make us smile! :)
Well I think that about wraps up the
week. Thanks for all the love, support, and prayers!
I love ya'll!!
xoxoxoxo
Sister Bedke :)
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