October 6, 2009

Family!
I am excited I finished early with all the other things that I needed to write and read all my e-mails really fast so I have a little time to write and tell you a little about Brazil.
I am loving Brasil certainly! It is very beautiful and green. You know the drive from Grandma Alma´s to our home in St. George, pretty dry and boring, but the mountains are beautiful I will give it that, but here it is wonderful to drive around, really gorgeous with jabuticaba everywhere. Jabuticaba is a fruit that grows here and it is delicious. The trees are chuck full. It is interesting the fruit grows on the tree trunk and on the braches and everywhere. It is fun. HIdrolandia is called the city of water and jabuticaba. There is a man who has something like 31,000 trees.
Speaking of Hidrolandia I have some news as of yesterday I am not there anymore. I was transferred all of the sudden when I was minding my own business I received a phone call from Elder and he said I would be transferred, before the conversation was over I was bawling like a baby. I was so sad, I knew that I would be transferred, but I thought that at least I would finish the transfer in Hidrolandia, but I guess Presidente has something in mind. I cried thinking about all the people I came to love in HIdrolandia the 12 recent converts that I left in the hands of the members and other sisters to take care of. I hope everything will go alright. I know it will. I cried thinking that I would not have time to visit them all. I did visit Adriana, and Washington, we baptized him and helped Adriana become reactivated. She cried. It is wonderful to know the people that we have helped really feel a great love for us. I know that Maria will cry as well, I didn´t have time to go to the cidade das aguas where she lives.
My poor companion, She is the best ever! I love her so much Sister Gonçalves. She was crying pretty hard as well. I am her trainer and we had so many good times. I think she was a little scared, but I am confident that she will be okay I did my very best to train her in truth and righteousness. She is amazing and has a lot of faith. WE had 3 baptisms in 3 weeks. The Lord blessed us immensely and now he desires that I baptize here in Park Amazonas. No Annie I think that the address is wrong. You should send letters right now, or this week to the Mission home.
I think this will be way different; I am now in a large city, and finally serving my mission Brasil Goiania, in Goiania.

It has been raining here which has been a huge blessing because it is so stinking hot, before it rains it is much hotter, but the rain cools it down. They say that Goiania is hotter than Hidrolandia so we will see. I still don ´t think that it is hotter than St. George when the sun gets really hot, but we don´t spend all day out in the sun when it´s like this and everywhere has air conditioning which is pretty much the greatest invention ever. Here no one has ac and it makes it a little more uncomfortable, but I am not complaining. I definitely feel like the luckiest to be in Brazil serving a full time mission and I pray that the Lord will continue to bless my immensely like he already has.

Jandre is a recent convert that is so special. He amazes me. HE came to conference with us. He will be a great leader one day I think. He is searching. I love conference and all week I was so excited to hear from our wonderful prophet! I received a lot of personal revelation and hope that All of you as well received what you needed.

I love you all
Sister Judd