Email 15 Apr 2007
Excerpts from Sister Welker's email:
how are you all doing this week: i am doing really well: we had a really good week: we worked really hard and had a lot of success: we are hoping to continue to work hard like that this week as well and every week until i leave: oh it is so crazy that i will be home in a few weeks: it hasnt really hit me yet: i am definitely more calm now than i was a few weeks ago: i am excited to see everyone but i am really trying to work as hard as i can before i leave this place: this is my last few weeks as a young sister missionary: . . . oh something i wanted to ask you was if we can go watch the joseph smith video sometime when i get home: i have not seen it yet: and everyone is talking about it: it sounds really good: we did a lot of tracting this week: tons and tons: we are trying to find some new investigators: it was actually kind of fun: we met a lot of interesting people: we taught one guy at a bus stop: we just sat down with him and taught him the first lesson: it was amazing: the spirit was really strong: he asked a lot of questions: it was great: he lived in another sector so we told him where he could go to church and gave him the number for the missionaries over there: i love talking to people about the gospel: when i first started my mission i was really timid and was scared to talk to people but now i dont really fear: i enjoy doing it: i still get nervous but it is normal: oh my i have so many missionary journals to write in: when missionaries leave all the other missionaries give them their journals to write little messages in them so they can remember all the people they served with: well that is all i have been doing in my spare time: i have so many: i have a huge stack at home that just continues to stare me down: it really wouldnt be that hard if they were in english but about half of them are in french: so it takes a little longer: but i am about half way done with them: yay: . . . : it is really starting to get cold here: we have been freezing: i had to wear socks as gloves the other day because i was so cold: and it was in the low 70s: i am absolutely going to freeze in utah: eek: this morning we went to wash our car and found ourselves with some pigs: we went to a members farm to wash it and some of their pigs had gotten out: so we had little pigs running around us while we were washing it: so crazy: they were cute though: oh i forgot to tell you the other day when we were out doing tracting we were stopped on the side of the road trying to figure out where to go next and a little boy probably a little older than one year came walking towards us: . . . he came right up to me and hugged my legs: it was so cute: we were so surprised: he just gave me hug: his aunt came out to find him and saw him giving me a hug she just kind of laughed and picked him: it was great because it gave us an opportunity to talk to the lady: but the little boy was so cute: well that is all for this week: i love you all so much: have a good week: gros bisous et bientot:
how are you all doing this week: i am doing really well: we had a really good week: we worked really hard and had a lot of success: we are hoping to continue to work hard like that this week as well and every week until i leave: oh it is so crazy that i will be home in a few weeks: it hasnt really hit me yet: i am definitely more calm now than i was a few weeks ago: i am excited to see everyone but i am really trying to work as hard as i can before i leave this place: this is my last few weeks as a young sister missionary: . . . oh something i wanted to ask you was if we can go watch the joseph smith video sometime when i get home: i have not seen it yet: and everyone is talking about it: it sounds really good: we did a lot of tracting this week: tons and tons: we are trying to find some new investigators: it was actually kind of fun: we met a lot of interesting people: we taught one guy at a bus stop: we just sat down with him and taught him the first lesson: it was amazing: the spirit was really strong: he asked a lot of questions: it was great: he lived in another sector so we told him where he could go to church and gave him the number for the missionaries over there: i love talking to people about the gospel: when i first started my mission i was really timid and was scared to talk to people but now i dont really fear: i enjoy doing it: i still get nervous but it is normal: oh my i have so many missionary journals to write in: when missionaries leave all the other missionaries give them their journals to write little messages in them so they can remember all the people they served with: well that is all i have been doing in my spare time: i have so many: i have a huge stack at home that just continues to stare me down: it really wouldnt be that hard if they were in english but about half of them are in french: so it takes a little longer: but i am about half way done with them: yay: . . . : it is really starting to get cold here: we have been freezing: i had to wear socks as gloves the other day because i was so cold: and it was in the low 70s: i am absolutely going to freeze in utah: eek: this morning we went to wash our car and found ourselves with some pigs: we went to a members farm to wash it and some of their pigs had gotten out: so we had little pigs running around us while we were washing it: so crazy: they were cute though: oh i forgot to tell you the other day when we were out doing tracting we were stopped on the side of the road trying to figure out where to go next and a little boy probably a little older than one year came walking towards us: . . . he came right up to me and hugged my legs: it was so cute: we were so surprised: he just gave me hug: his aunt came out to find him and saw him giving me a hug she just kind of laughed and picked him: it was great because it gave us an opportunity to talk to the lady: but the little boy was so cute: well that is all for this week: i love you all so much: have a good week: gros bisous et bientot:
posted by Sister Alicia Welker at 4/17/2007
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