Familia amigos e todo mundo,
I hear that pretty much everyone and their dog receives these e-mails. I guess that is good?
This week I have started on the path of changing my vision! It is necessary to have a point where you will not, or will do things because they are right. My vision has increased, and with it the sacredness of the calling as a missionary too has increased. I am so grateful for Sister Chaves who showed me that this needed to change.
I love being a missionary. Righteousness is the start of all miracles, because to have faith one must be righteous, and with faith all things are possible, this includes miracles!
We had a miracle this week, and are in the process of continuing this miracle! We received 260 references from members this week. At the last stake conference, President Tobias did an activity where he had all the members who were there take a sheet of paper and wirte all the names of friends, neighbors, etc and then he picked them all up and we received them, 260 people to visit, overwhelming a little, but a great blessing it is.
The members in our ward are really excited. one member brought his friend to church and we got his information, lastnight we visited him in the home of the member and he accepted to be baptised next Sunday! Wow! We are way excited and will need to have perfect righteousness this week to be able to realize this miracle. I know it will work out. HE lives pretty far about 20 minutes on the bus, but it is a prviledge to get to teach people so prepared to hear and receive the gospel.
The family who brought him to church are way excited as well, and they helped prepare him truly. HE stopped smoking 2 months ago because Irmã Ana Paula said he needed to. It is so great to be in the service of god!
This week I received more of your letters and it was wonderful to read them! I love to hear from all of you although I did cry a tinsy bit to hear that Tyler is walking and almost talking, and everything! SO great!
Thank you for your prayers and concern. You are all in my prayers as well and I know that the Lord will take good care of you!
I love being a missionary! It is very difficult sometimes, but with the Lord all things are possible!
Love lvoe love!
Sister Judd
Oh yeah the name of the man who will be baptised this week is Lindomar, if you would like to include him in your prayers I know that will all of our faith he will be baptised and remain strong in this glorious gospel!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
April 21, 2009
Moose e familia!
Oh yes it was a week full of miracles! We had three baptisms! It looks like Verle and I are having similar successes! How wonderful I am so happy for him! It is so great to be here and serving at this time. I love the work.
This week we have had the privilege of having Sister trainers here with us, sister Chaves and Sister J. Lima. They are wonderful and they have helped us a lot. It has been wonderful to see the change in Sister J. Lima especially for me. She is a way better missionary now.
I am so grateful for repentance. This week I have been thinking a lot about this and have been repenting a lot. When we really think about our call and all that we are doing and could be doing that we are not, we realize how very much we need to repent of.
This week we had 44 new investigators and a lot of baptismal dates set. in our teaching we always invite people to be baptized. Just about every time. It is interesting and I am not sure that all missions are the same, but it really puts a lot of responsibility on the teaching part. If we teach clearly, people will understand the need to be baptized. It is awesome! We always invite after giving the first vision. My testimony sure has grown about the restoration of the church because just about every time we give the first vision i am able to feel the Holy Ghost! What a blessing the gospel of Jesus Christ is.
Mom I hope you are doing alright! I sure love you and a part wishes that I were there to help you right now. I know after i had my wisdom teeth out it was pretty hard because you were out of town and i was alone with Austin! but God will provide! I know you are being blessed.
I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for my testimony. I think that of all the gifts I have in this life my testimony is the most precious, this is confirmed over and over.
Yesterday we had a conference with our President and his brother who is one of the seventies. It was great he talked a lot about goals and what we should be doing to be better parents and it was interesting because usually it is more mission related, but amazingly one could apply all the principles to missionary work. He talked about being the type of person we want to marry. Being the type of companion that we want to have. I know I have a lot to work on, because I want someone marvelous that is for sure!
One thing that happened in the conference like always we practice teaching and my companion and I were called on to practice teaching the first lesson in ten minutes in front of everyone. My strongest point of all lessons I believe is my testimony. I just want you all to know that I know My Savior Jesus Christ lives, and that he loves us with more love than we can imagine. I know God lives and that he wants us to return to live with Him. I know Christ is the way we will be able to accomplish this. I know that President Monson is the prophet called of God to lead us today. I know the Book Of Mormon contains the word of god and that we are closer to our heavenly father when we read and apply the instructions it contains. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet that had a vision of God and Jesus Christ and that through him something more important than anything else happened in my life. A transformation in this world, a light is now here and that we have the fullness of the gospel of Christ to enjoy and share! I love the Lord, in Him my soul delights!
Oh yes it was a week full of miracles! We had three baptisms! It looks like Verle and I are having similar successes! How wonderful I am so happy for him! It is so great to be here and serving at this time. I love the work.
This week we have had the privilege of having Sister trainers here with us, sister Chaves and Sister J. Lima. They are wonderful and they have helped us a lot. It has been wonderful to see the change in Sister J. Lima especially for me. She is a way better missionary now.
I am so grateful for repentance. This week I have been thinking a lot about this and have been repenting a lot. When we really think about our call and all that we are doing and could be doing that we are not, we realize how very much we need to repent of.
This week we had 44 new investigators and a lot of baptismal dates set. in our teaching we always invite people to be baptized. Just about every time. It is interesting and I am not sure that all missions are the same, but it really puts a lot of responsibility on the teaching part. If we teach clearly, people will understand the need to be baptized. It is awesome! We always invite after giving the first vision. My testimony sure has grown about the restoration of the church because just about every time we give the first vision i am able to feel the Holy Ghost! What a blessing the gospel of Jesus Christ is.
Mom I hope you are doing alright! I sure love you and a part wishes that I were there to help you right now. I know after i had my wisdom teeth out it was pretty hard because you were out of town and i was alone with Austin! but God will provide! I know you are being blessed.
I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for my testimony. I think that of all the gifts I have in this life my testimony is the most precious, this is confirmed over and over.
Yesterday we had a conference with our President and his brother who is one of the seventies. It was great he talked a lot about goals and what we should be doing to be better parents and it was interesting because usually it is more mission related, but amazingly one could apply all the principles to missionary work. He talked about being the type of person we want to marry. Being the type of companion that we want to have. I know I have a lot to work on, because I want someone marvelous that is for sure!
One thing that happened in the conference like always we practice teaching and my companion and I were called on to practice teaching the first lesson in ten minutes in front of everyone. My strongest point of all lessons I believe is my testimony. I just want you all to know that I know My Savior Jesus Christ lives, and that he loves us with more love than we can imagine. I know God lives and that he wants us to return to live with Him. I know Christ is the way we will be able to accomplish this. I know that President Monson is the prophet called of God to lead us today. I know the Book Of Mormon contains the word of god and that we are closer to our heavenly father when we read and apply the instructions it contains. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet that had a vision of God and Jesus Christ and that through him something more important than anything else happened in my life. A transformation in this world, a light is now here and that we have the fullness of the gospel of Christ to enjoy and share! I love the Lord, in Him my soul delights!
Monday, April 13, 2009
April 13, 2009
Hello familia!
Meus amores! I amo vocês! I am so happy this week was truly a week of miracles! A week of dreams for missionaries who really love the work. To enjoy the fruits and to be able to find more of them! i will send some more pics right now!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009
Family!
Wow what an awesome week and one with a lot of changes and crazy stuff going on! First of all I have to chastise a little Brent says he only sometimes gets my e-mails, and that he only knew that I had had one baptism. I have had three and will have three more this week! Alexandre, Ernani, Lenir, and this week a miracle family who I hope to see in the temple Milton, Andrea and Mirela! They were a reference from Bishop and they are gold! They finally accepted a baptismal date for this week! Thursday! SO we have more to teach really fast, but they are so awesome and are way excited about the temple! My dream mom and dad would be (if you two still have any plans to pick me up) to go through the temple with them in one year. Almost exactly when I will be headed home. The temple in Campinas! WOW! What fruits! They are wonderful and I sent pictures I think, actually no, but I will! Thank you for the pictures candy and other happinesses! Sweet Aunt Nancy and Uncle Wayne sent a package that was awesome! Thank you! Love you all!
Brent I will send a letter!
We now have an area wayyyy huge to cover and are praying for inspiration to know where to focus our time and we would love to have references from members because they are so much more effective! I loved conference, I only got to watch one session in English the last one and certainly the best, probably because I could understand everything, but it was beautiful and all of you need to find someone for the missionaries to teach! All of you! The work for us is so much more difficult when we have to do all the finding, and nearly impossible! Help1!!!! Every missionary in the whole wide world would pray for this, and Many people pray for the missionaries which is great, but exercise you faith, do something about it! Pray and then search for ways to bless the missionaries! That is my advice for the day! I love you all so much and ask that all the family read my e-mails, I don´t have teh time to write real letters each week, but this I can do and hope that the whole family will be able to hear what is happening here in Brasil!
Our mission has for the last 5 months baptized over 100 people each month! A blessing to serve here at this time. Our goal now is 200, last month we baptized 150 people! Surely this is the work of the Lord! Surely with out a doubt! What an opportunity to be a part of this miracle! When President Tobias arrived here a year and a half ago the number of baptisms was about 47. Imagine it has tripled in the last year! and will continue to raise! Amazing! So Many people are ready for this wonderful news of the gospel, but so many need to be found! So help okay!
Love you all with all my heart!
Sister Judd
Wow what an awesome week and one with a lot of changes and crazy stuff going on! First of all I have to chastise a little Brent says he only sometimes gets my e-mails, and that he only knew that I had had one baptism. I have had three and will have three more this week! Alexandre, Ernani, Lenir, and this week a miracle family who I hope to see in the temple Milton, Andrea and Mirela! They were a reference from Bishop and they are gold! They finally accepted a baptismal date for this week! Thursday! SO we have more to teach really fast, but they are so awesome and are way excited about the temple! My dream mom and dad would be (if you two still have any plans to pick me up) to go through the temple with them in one year. Almost exactly when I will be headed home. The temple in Campinas! WOW! What fruits! They are wonderful and I sent pictures I think, actually no, but I will! Thank you for the pictures candy and other happinesses! Sweet Aunt Nancy and Uncle Wayne sent a package that was awesome! Thank you! Love you all!
Brent I will send a letter!
We now have an area wayyyy huge to cover and are praying for inspiration to know where to focus our time and we would love to have references from members because they are so much more effective! I loved conference, I only got to watch one session in English the last one and certainly the best, probably because I could understand everything, but it was beautiful and all of you need to find someone for the missionaries to teach! All of you! The work for us is so much more difficult when we have to do all the finding, and nearly impossible! Help1!!!! Every missionary in the whole wide world would pray for this, and Many people pray for the missionaries which is great, but exercise you faith, do something about it! Pray and then search for ways to bless the missionaries! That is my advice for the day! I love you all so much and ask that all the family read my e-mails, I don´t have teh time to write real letters each week, but this I can do and hope that the whole family will be able to hear what is happening here in Brasil!
Our mission has for the last 5 months baptized over 100 people each month! A blessing to serve here at this time. Our goal now is 200, last month we baptized 150 people! Surely this is the work of the Lord! Surely with out a doubt! What an opportunity to be a part of this miracle! When President Tobias arrived here a year and a half ago the number of baptisms was about 47. Imagine it has tripled in the last year! and will continue to raise! Amazing! So Many people are ready for this wonderful news of the gospel, but so many need to be found! So help okay!
Love you all with all my heart!
Sister Judd
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