June 9, 2009

Familia,

Wow things sound so great there at home, like there are many changes and everything. That is good! Sounds like some of you are real busy, but I hope you are loving life and all.
This week was interesting and parts were tough and others really good.
This week we had a conference with Presidente Tobias and Sister Tobias, it is always really great to strengthen our testimonies and remind us of eternal truths, but most of all to remind us that our purpose is to baptize. No one else in the whole world has this purpose to baptize. If we want to see the church grow we must baptize, if we want to be blessed we must baptize and all that jazz! It is true but it hurt a lot knowing that we have not been able to baptize for the last 5 weeks straight. Finding the elect this week was a little problem. But things will turn around I just know. I wrote a letter to Emma today in which I tried to explain how I have grown on the mission and what I have learned. It was difficult and truly I have learned and relearned and experienced a lot. It helps remind me sometimes of the simpleness of the gospel, and at the same time how much we have to do to change our desires and actions to show that the Celestial Kingdom is our goal, and our very deepest desire.
Amanda Doty is going to Russia!!!!! WOW That is so crazy! I am so happy for you and all my good friends who are making wise choices and getting married, or serving missions, and showing forth their faith.
Marc, and Sean are moving to St. George wow interesting. Good luck with everything! I love you and can´t wait to see my new niece and nephew!
The food here is wonderful! I love rice and beans, :) it is true too which is the best part of it. HOnestly I feel like something is missing if we don´t have beans and rice!
I am learning so much here, and hope to be a much better person on my return, but don´t think about that for another year okay! Don't get trunky fam. I love love love you all! I loved your letters today that I read. Brent I have written 2 letters your way so don´t be too upset!
I am so happy for Verle!
Dad and Mom you are so special to me and I will forever be in your debt. Thank you for everything and most importantly showing me how I could gain the most precious gift I feel like I have in this life, my testimony, I love MY god lives and loves me and I this feeling becomes stronger and stronger each day with each new experience. Everything that is important to me is important to me, and has worth because of the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life!

Sister JUdd