February 3, 2009

Familia-
It was so good to hear from you all again! It just makes my day! I have thought about you all this week! I feel so lucky to have such an awesome family with additions all the time!
This week has been great! We have more people to teach and more people with baptismal dates this month my comp e I have a goal of baptizing 5 people. This will be challenging, but after much prayer and fasting this is the number both of of had in mind. We are willing to make the sacrifices necessary and have decided to fast every Sunday this month for this milagre. Really! We didn't have any baptisms this month, and I want to baptize, I know Heavenly father will bless us!
We had another girl come to church with us this week which was amazing! Her name is Monique! It was fast and testimony meeting and you know that sometimes that is interesting, but it was perfect, and the members were all so inviting, after the meeting as we walked home with her she said that she really liked it, and that she wanted to return and she wanted to participate, she has a baptismal date for the 15 of this month. She also has a sister and her father are listening to the lessons, we want to baptize them all, she was the only one awake though and she was the only one who came, but we hope next week the entire family will come with us! They are beautiful girls, 17 and 15 and Monique has such strong faith. The family read the Book of Mormon together after our lesson and she says that she felt that the book was true when they were reading. She also received an answer about Joseph Smith! We need to have them all attend church at least two times and then they can be baptized, we pray that all will turn out well! Alexandre is still awesome and we continue teaching him! Can´t wait for our visit from Presidente Tobias.
So I heard news last week from an Elder in my district that now sisters will have the chance to serve for two years, I still have not heard from my president about this, but I think that I have the funds to do so, and I think that I want to do this. Let me know please about this, I think it is a miracle that I just happen to have the funds available for this, and what a great blessing and opportunity this will be. A great work is continuing to take place!
We still live with the other sisters in the area, and we have so much fun.
I taught the law of Chastity for the first time in Portuguese, I was all worried, but I know Heavenly father blessed me! Oh he is so good to me! I love this work! I know this is the work of God! I feel so lucky that I have known these things my entire life, and I have never had to suffer the pain and guilt that comes from these types of sin!
Thank you for your prayers! I know that they help me! Please continue!
I miss you all like crazy, I guess this is why I want to serve 6 months more huh!:) I do love you all and thank my lucky stars!
Dad congrats on your new calling! You will do so well! I think it fits you perfect! Oh what a blessing you will be in the lives of those boys! You are the bestest ever!
I love you mom!
e familia!
Sister JUdd