September 29, 2010

Familia,
Greetings from Hidrolandia again,
This was a very awesome week where we witnessed miracles, yes real live miracles Tuesday night we received a telephone call from our leaders saying that we needed to baptise three people over the weekend. My immediate non faithful reply in my mind was WHAT! Is my Presidente crazy, but i knew this was not the case and i said okay elder we will work hard. We, Sister Gonçalves and I worked our little tail ends off, and prayed prayed prayed and fasted fasted fasted and I felt that we should contact all the people who had the possibility of being baptised, had already had some lessons ect, and we looked in the Area Book I felt that we should visit a lady that Sister Galvão and I had taught, but the day before her baptism decided not to be baptised and we went there and told her that we had been praying to baptise 3 people Sunday and would like her to be one of those people. She said she would pray and we prayed with her in the moment. We checked up with her and you know what, Luzia and Isabel were both baptised this weekend, I know that with faith and revelation and inspiration and the help of my companion that although the tribulations were tough, the baptisms were beautiful! I thank my Father in Heaven every day for these great blessings and know that he has helped the small an dthe simple do extraordinary things. He is helping me in every moment, I plead for your prayers and love! Thank you for all the letters! Congrats SIssy Rebecca on Homecoming Royalty! YOu are absolutely beautiful inside and out! Hope all is well with all you all!
SIster Judd

September 22, 2009

familia,
MArci, first I need you to clean out my mailbox again if possible. Thanks babe.
So This week was great, I am loving my new companion and novinha! Sister Gonçalves. We laugh a ton which is way important!
This weekend we had a baptism. Miguel was baptised, he is a man 56 year old, and Sister Galvão and I had already worked with him a lot, three months in fact, but he smoked and was having a real rough time quitting, but anyway we made some real sacrifices this week and he quit, and was baptised! I´m not sure if you know it, but I love being a missionary, and I love baptising! It´s awesome! I love the Lord!
Thank you for all the Birthday love and marci I would like it if you could send some of my e-mails to Wyatt Faylor. I gotta go! Love you all and pray for your success!
By the way I found out that really anyone can e-mail, but I can´t respond to anyone except family.
Love love love from Hidrolandia Brasil.

September 15, 2009

Familia,
It was so good to hear from all of you in letters and e-mails, I am doing really well!
Like I said I am training now, and it is a humbling, and yet really amazing opportunity! I love it! You get to teach someone everything that you have learned on the mission it is sweet! And it is better yet because my novinha, or greenie is awesome stuff! She is from São Paulo and has a good head on her shoulders! I love her a lot! Her name is Sister Gonçalves! I am praying to the Lord a lot that we may have some good successes working together! I love the Lord in Him my soul delights! I LOVE THIS WORK! Thanks dad and mom for the great letters! Definitely the mission brings blessings, one of them being that each week I get to hear how awesome my parents think i am and sibilings too. It rocks! I love you all and have to go!
Sister Judd

September 8, 2009

Familia,
This was a really packed week we had two baptism and the Lord blessed us immensly. I was really happy, Sister Galvão and I made a goal to baptise 3 people before she left, this was three weeks ago. We were blessed to have these three baptisms in the last 2 weeks.
One thing that I have learned a lot on the mission is that Sacrifice will bring forth the blessings of heaven. Surely this was the case these last weeks.
SIster Galvão left today for her home. It was a happy sad time. She will be missed. So, with her gone changes occur.
I will be training this transfer in HIdrolandia, a new Sister from either Fortaleza, or São Paulo. I am excited, but at the same time a little nervous, I will pick her up tomorrow. I feel like the lord is placing in me a lot of confidence, I hope that I can help her gain a missionary vision, and learn to love serving in the Lord´s vineyard.
I will be staying in Hidrolandia and this will make 5-6 months there. A lot of time, but it is fantastic. We have helped many come to the knowledge of the truth, and Our baptism Sunday was a young man 25 years name Jandre, he is so neat. He is always reading and sharing with us what he has learned it is wonderful to teach him and see the ways he is chnaing and how the gospel will help him chnge even more. I am very pleased with his baptism.
Cledson was finally baptised this weekend as well. After 4-5 months working with him and helping him. It was great that hefinally made the right choice.
I love the Lord in Him my Soul delights! I didn´t receive much news from home, but I am sure happy for Emma and her mission call! It will come faster than you think! Love you all and I ask that you all will keep me in your prayers because I will be entering into a new adventure being a senior companion and a trainer.
Love
Sister Judd

September 1, 2009

Hello one and all!

I know I know!! We had a conference last Preparation day and I was not able to write. It was really great it was a special one for all the sisters. A sister Conference with Sister Tobais and than with Presidente. they listened and answered any question that we had. it was great.
Just yesterday we had a zone conference and it was the last one for Sister Galvão so she bore her testimony. She is leaving the 8th of September, I will miss her. She is a great friend.

We had a baptism this week it was amazing and almost had two so it was a little sad too, but the 2nd one Cledson passed his interview and wants to be baptized Saturday! We are planning Saturday for him. He is a great guy, I just think that he was way nervous or something, but we read some great chapters in the Book of Mormon with him and he said the last prayer and thanked heavenly father for us and prayed that everything would go right so that he could be baptized.
Washington was baptized and it was a beautiful baptism. We helped his two children learn ''When I am baptized" to sing with the Primary children at the Baptism. It went well and what is best about it is that we completed a family. His wife is a less active, but they are returning to church and it is wonderful, their next goal is the temple! What joy we find! We did a family night last night with them. They have so much to learn, but are on the right track now! I love the gospel!
I have got to go but I love you and yes, I received Aunt Gayle's package I think I already said that and thank you all so much for everything! Continue to pray for me okay!
Sister Judd