Dec. 8, 2009

Well, I have plenty of time to write a nice e-mail today and it was wonderful that some of you decided to repent and wrote to me. Thank you so much.
I can use your prayers.
I am loving the mission and the people here. We have just a couple of hold ups with the baptisms because one needs an interview with our President and the others need to come at least one more time to church. Fransisca is awesome still and in progressing. It was great when she came to church and everyone just loved her. This is what members are for. I love working with the members but to do so a person has to be patient and loving and really careful!!!! I am not sure if I have to explain what that means, but it is great. We planned an excellent activity these days for allthe returned missionariesin the ward, we thought of how we could baptise a family every month here in our ward and thought that we needed the help of the members to do this, so we thought of a couple of ideas and thought that there already exists in our ward people who know how to do missionary work... returned missionaries.. So we made invitations and withthe help of the ward mission leader we asked them to bring there name tag, pictures, and an experience to share, and wife or husband, afterwards they would go out to eat somewhere.. it was a success, after the most spiritual part sister olsen, who has pretty much the best voice of all time, and I sang Que manhã maravilhosa. Oh how lovely was the morning and presented our plan and asked for a reference every month from them as a couple. they all accepted the challenge and I believe it will work. It is so great to use members. It is so important to be worthy of their confidence.
We had transfers but I am staying here thankfully with my wonderfully wonderful companion Sister Ginger Olsen, I think I will name one of my daughters Ginger so no one take my idea. and NO I am not trunky!
I felt a little sad to hear that it may not be possible for mom to pick me up. I want you to know whatever happens it is okay, but after about 3-4 months on the mission and especially after 9-10 I thought wow what a wonderful thing itwould be. If it works out that would be the desire of my heart. I will finish the mission May 11, 2010. Merrry christmas to all you all!
SIsster judd
I love you all and ask that you all pray for me!