Subject: Hump
Daaay!!!
July 7, 2014
Hey
family!!!
What the 9
month mark??? So crazy!! It has hard to believe that I am now halfway done with
my mission. I am determined to make sure that I make this last half count and
do all that the Lord needs me to do here in Georgia. I am really glad for the
time that I do have left and I am excited to see what else is in store for me
out here.
Ash sent
me some pics of your weekend in Idaho and it looks like y'all had so much fun!
Pics are seriously my favorite thing ever to get so thanks for sending them on
to me :) It is so weird that we are in July now and that 2014 is more than
halfway over. Time is just flying by way too fast.
Sis. Olson
is such a sweetheart :) She makes you feel so loved and great! That was really
sweet of her to send that on to you.
This week
was interesting with the holiday. So many people were gone and it was really
hard to actually get in and meet with our investigators. We did talk to most of
them on the phone or through texting but it was kind of frustrating. We just
had to get creative each day to find ways to fill up our time, but I will be
glad when life returns back to normal. But now that I think about it I don't
know if there is such a thing as normal life as a missionary. Somehow it all
works out though :)
The zone
conference with President and Sister Bennion was really great. It was a lot of
fun to see everyone and they are going to do a great job. They are so humble
and just excited to be here. They gave some great trainings and the spirit was
really strong there. We have interviews coming up in the next few weeks so that
will be good.
Sam and
Anna, we didn't get to meet with so it is basically the same story with them
there. Neither of them made it to church again.
Mike and Julie
were also busy this week but we are hopefully meeting with them and the Perry's
one night this week. Yes, Gabriel (7) is their only son.
Shawn's
daughter's surgery is this Thursday so prayers in her behalf would be greatly
appreciated. We spoke to Shawn this morning and she is doing ok, very nervous
but seems to be doing alright. We are hoping that we can stop by either Tuesday
or Wednesday night and say a prayer with her and just help her to be able to
feel the Spirit before going into all of this.
Donna's
floor is still not done. What is done looks really good but her neighbor (the
one who is helping her) is taking forever and he was being so frustrating this
last week. But hopefully it will get done this week and now I can add laminate
flooring installation to my construction resume :) haha it will all come
together but Donna is SO ready for it to be done. We had a lesson on Sunday in
Gospel Principles about family history and we actually got to go down to the
center and help her get started. It was really cool and she is excited about
doing it :) I love that woman!
For the
4th of July we had a ward party that went from 4 to 8 that night that was so
much fun :) We combined with the Lawrenceville ward and the Riverside branch.
There were a lot of games and food and people there and it went really good. We
had an elders vs sisters tug of war with all the missionaries there and the
sisters won! haha we had like 5 little girls come and help us and they were so
excited to be out with the missionaries :) it was really cute! Before that we
worked on Donna's floor a little bit and then went tracting. Our apartment is
just down the road from the Braves stadium and they have a really great
fireworks show so when we got home that night, we went up to the top floor of
our building and got to see the really high ones over the trees :) It was a
really great night and I am so glad that we live in this amazing country with
all the freedoms that we enjoy.
The
Albanian investigator the other sisters are working with has been really flaky
lately but that would be so cool if the missionaries from Gr and Gr end up
being able to teach him! We are really hoping that that will all work
out.
It has
been another HOT week, mid 90s with humidity but you just drink a lot of water
and keep moving forward :) I think I can just plan on looking forward to this
weather for the next 3 months but hey come what may and love it.
I love you
all so much and I am so grateful for each of you. Thanks for the love and
support!! Y'all are the world's greatest!!
xoxo
Love, Sister Bedke
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