Email 01 Apr 2007

Excerpts from Sister Welker's email:
hello my beautiful family; how are you all doing this week: i am doing well: oh man things are getting crazy here: i have appointments lined up for the next six weeks with people: it is so busy: we are doing a lot of tracting and contacting and trying to find as many new investigators as we can: well i know where i will be serving for the rest of my mission: boulouparis: yay: we got transfers yesterday and they told me i will be staying here for the rest of my mission: i am so happy: i was really hoping i would be able to stay here: the lord has really blessed me: i will also be serving with sister titel until the end: yay again: i was hoping to stay with her as well: we work really well together: i am very happy right now: i just cant believe how fast time is passing: it feels like i am standing still while the whole world rushes around me: yikes i am scared: i did a lot of dejunking today: i dont have that much stuff now: that should be good: we are going to the city this week i wanted to get a few things for you: just some little things: and little things to help me remember here: i wont get too much though: i have been really sick this week: . . . i have been not been able to keep any food down: i have been throwing up: i was out two days last week: which about made me go crazy: i hate having to be stuck in the house: i love working: but i just did not have the energy: i have had a fever all week: it comes and goes: it is a little better now but i am still nauseated right after i eat: no matter what i eat except for soup: i have eaten a lot of soup: . . . this is the second week now that i have had this illness: i dont know what it is but i pray that it will go away so we can work: an elder told me to eat black licorise before i eat and that will help: i am not a big fan of it but i will try it: we had a cyclone here the other day: we were on a first alert: it rained so hard and it was really windy: but before it reached us it died off: it hit the north and the islands but didnt make much south: just a big storm: we didnt hear any warning about a tsunami: just the cyclone: i am surprised you didnt hear about that: i was a little scared: the leaders were calling making sure we had water and food storage: and they told us to bring everything that was outside in: and to tape up our windows: i was nervous: we prayed really hard: but all is well: oh i absolutely loved general conference: we watched the two saturday sessions yesterday: we are watching the sunday sessions next sunday: i loved elder hollands talk: it is really good for us here: oh you guys wrote about a sister from new caledonia at temple square: i dont know her personally but i know her family: she is almost done: she finishes this month: maybe in a week or something: her brother is the branch president in the branch i serve: . . . the family is really nice: her dad is also the first counselor in my first branch: i am really excited for you to meet sister rowberry and the other missionaries: tell them hi for me: you might have one elder come up to talk to you: he knows you will be there: he just left two days ago. . . just tell them hi is all: well my family i love you all and miss you all so much: i hope you had a great week: . . .