Email 20 Aug 2006
Excerpts from Sister Welker's email:
how are you guys doing today: i love you tons and tons: thats a lot: thank you for always sending me emails: it really brightens my week: you are amazing:. . .i had an interesting week: a lot of things happened. . .well we have zone conference next week on thursday: not this thursday: . . .well i have to tell you so far magenta is my favorite area: i love it here: the members are great: they really help the missionaries: i love them all: they all seem to like me which is good: they all like to tease me and joke with me: it is really funny sometimes: i guess it is easy to tease me: i think they do it because they know i can take it: i just laugh with them: i love it: a lot of them call me their fils which means daughter or girl: oh i love it here: i feel like i am back in hawaii: they are very similar to the people there: so i love my new companion sister rowberry: she is just like sister freeman: i am so happy to get a companion that i like and who is obedient and works hard: i am so happy right now: we work hard and are always happy: she is a really good example to me: i have learned a lot already: . . .well this week has been a hard week for the work: at the beginning of the week we had tons of appointments but everyday people kept calling and canceling or they just werent there: almost every single one of them: it was hard but now that i know why i am here i didnt get discouraged and i am not discouraged now: it just motivates me to work harder and continue: well i want to tell you a little story that happened this week: something that was a little test of my faith: on wednesday we had been working all day long trying to find people and contact people but no one was there or they just werent interested: we were both getting a little tired and i was getting a litte discouraged and i didnt like it so i asked sister rowberry if we could go say a prayer: so we turned off the street and prayed on the side of the road: i asked for strength and help: after the prayer we started walking again and we had just passed one of our investigators house: well i heard this whisper in my head say go see marie: well the weird thing about that was that i knew that she worked everyday except for weekends and it was wednesday: i thought she wouldnt be there but the spirit told me to go again so i asked sister rowberry if we could just go see: i wasnt expecting anyone to be there but when we got there she was there and her cousin was there also: it just so happened that she had a day off that day: something that never happened before: well right before we got there the two of them had been in the middle of talking about religion and marie had told her cousin about joseph smith and she even had the phamplet out talking to her about it: it was amazing mom and dad: we had only taught her one time: the first lesson: but they were so amazed and excited to see us: they invited us in and we taught the first lesson: i almost just started crying: i couldnt believe it the lord really blessed us that day: and because of that we were lifted up for the rest of the day: my testimony of prayer grew tremendously and my faith also: i know he is there for us watching out for us: for all of us: it is like your story dad about seeing someone with nikki: it is amazing how much he loves us: well i love you both tons and tons and miss you tons and tons: i am loving my mission and am doing well:
how are you guys doing today: i love you tons and tons: thats a lot: thank you for always sending me emails: it really brightens my week: you are amazing:. . .i had an interesting week: a lot of things happened. . .well we have zone conference next week on thursday: not this thursday: . . .well i have to tell you so far magenta is my favorite area: i love it here: the members are great: they really help the missionaries: i love them all: they all seem to like me which is good: they all like to tease me and joke with me: it is really funny sometimes: i guess it is easy to tease me: i think they do it because they know i can take it: i just laugh with them: i love it: a lot of them call me their fils which means daughter or girl: oh i love it here: i feel like i am back in hawaii: they are very similar to the people there: so i love my new companion sister rowberry: she is just like sister freeman: i am so happy to get a companion that i like and who is obedient and works hard: i am so happy right now: we work hard and are always happy: she is a really good example to me: i have learned a lot already: . . .well this week has been a hard week for the work: at the beginning of the week we had tons of appointments but everyday people kept calling and canceling or they just werent there: almost every single one of them: it was hard but now that i know why i am here i didnt get discouraged and i am not discouraged now: it just motivates me to work harder and continue: well i want to tell you a little story that happened this week: something that was a little test of my faith: on wednesday we had been working all day long trying to find people and contact people but no one was there or they just werent interested: we were both getting a little tired and i was getting a litte discouraged and i didnt like it so i asked sister rowberry if we could go say a prayer: so we turned off the street and prayed on the side of the road: i asked for strength and help: after the prayer we started walking again and we had just passed one of our investigators house: well i heard this whisper in my head say go see marie: well the weird thing about that was that i knew that she worked everyday except for weekends and it was wednesday: i thought she wouldnt be there but the spirit told me to go again so i asked sister rowberry if we could just go see: i wasnt expecting anyone to be there but when we got there she was there and her cousin was there also: it just so happened that she had a day off that day: something that never happened before: well right before we got there the two of them had been in the middle of talking about religion and marie had told her cousin about joseph smith and she even had the phamplet out talking to her about it: it was amazing mom and dad: we had only taught her one time: the first lesson: but they were so amazed and excited to see us: they invited us in and we taught the first lesson: i almost just started crying: i couldnt believe it the lord really blessed us that day: and because of that we were lifted up for the rest of the day: my testimony of prayer grew tremendously and my faith also: i know he is there for us watching out for us: for all of us: it is like your story dad about seeing someone with nikki: it is amazing how much he loves us: well i love you both tons and tons and miss you tons and tons: i am loving my mission and am doing well:
posted by Sister Alicia Welker at 8/31/2006
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