Email 12 Nov 2006

Excerpts from Sister Welker's email:
hello my beautiful family: i love and miss you all so much: i just want to let you know that myldsmail does not work when i write but i can receive emails: i cant receive photos though so you can just continue to send the photos here at my address: oh man i love the house: it is so pretty: hey is that my room the one with the pink bed: it is so homey looking: i am so excited: it is going to be weird living in a big house again: i am so used to little studios: dad i loved the photo: it was great: i thought of you on veterans day: i told my companion about you and my grandpas: i even sang some american songs it was fun: it was a surprise to hear that kenneth died: but i knew he was sick: it would have been nice to be with all the family again: all the aunts and cousins: i miss go with you up to idaho: i am getting so excited to talk to you at christmas: it is just a little over a month now: wow time is really flying by: it is so crazy: i have six months left: maybe less i dont know: i am getting really excited to see you too: but dont worry i am staying focused and working hard: hey i dont know if you guys have heard anything but there was a warning or just a rumor maybe of a cyclone hitting here: nothing too dangerous: we really thought there was one coming because the temperature was really bad for the last week: the sky has been a gray color but it has still been really hot: finally saturday it started raining: but today it cleared up but is back again tonight: it is really weird: . . .zone conference is next week: and guess who gets to speak: me and my companion: fun huh: we have to give a talk together: it is really surprising i am not scared: i am so used to talking all day everyday now that i am not scared: i am fearless: well i wouldnt go that far but hey i have a lot more courage than i did when i left: there is also a chance that i wont be able to write next monday because we may have our p day another day: but whatever day we have it i will write you: i received your letter: thanks: it was fun to see the house: i showed everyone the window to my room: i cant believe that thanksgiving is next week: i remember last year we were all together for the last time: and about this time i was set apart as a missionary: wow so crazy: well i love you tons and tons: nothing else really happened this week: thank you for all the work you have done to help me get applied to byu: my mission president is going to be on island next week so i am going to try and see if i cant get my interview with him for the application if not i will have to wait until january: . . . well i love you: i miss you: have a great week: big bisous: