October 25, 2010

Well everyone,

How's it going, i would first like to thank you all for your prayers on our behalf the blessings have been flowing into this area and really has lifted us to another level. This week Wanda Derosa and Violet Harville both were baptized and it really was a great week. We also have Eduardo Sultan for this coming week and Vernon and his brother Ronnie Harville for the week after that so the work is really flowing now.

Cool experience to is that Brother bullock accepted the invitation to be baptized he just hasn't committed to the day yet but i don't have a doubt he will. It's either going to be the sixth of november or the twentyth of november, what a great birthday month you have to admit.

Well i'm exteremly tired because we went golfing today and just finished 18 holes so i really don't feel like writing a whole lot more.

love Elder Judd

October 18, 2010

Wow,

What a week probably the best spent week of my mission it seems as though each week just gets better and better. At church this week we had 11 investigators the most i've ever had. The lord is really working miracles here in this are. This week we followed up with brother Bullock and he's ready to take the lessons. On Sunday they even brought two of their non member friends to church with them and we taught them all during gospel principles.

We also had the Harvilles Christin, Vernon, violet, ronald, and Kathleen. This week we invited Ronald to be baptized and he accepted we are really excited for him.

We also had Eduardo who came last week also. Well when we went over there this week he was super prepared and when we invited him to be baptized he accepted immediately it was great. He knows it's all true and we are taking him on a temple tour Wednesday. The best part is that he is also activating three members along with joining himself which is exactly what this ward needs.

Brother Seawright also came with his family as usuall. His biggest concerns right now are being baptist he doesn't believe we put enough emphasis on the bible and too much on the Book of Mormon. But we are going over their with our mission president on Wednesday and i pray that he will have a change of heart. We did commit him to read in the bom and pray but i don't believe he is.

last but deffinetly not least is Joe Kennedy who is Theresa Beaughs husband, we taught him the first lesson this week and it went well but he didn't accept the invitation to baptism yet. He wants to read through the whole book of mormon first.

Wanda didn't make it but she was extremely sick but she will be getting baptized this sunday we are going to eat over there tonight it's going to be great.

We also had a less active who came with her daughter that we are trying to start teaching this week we'll see how it goes. Also another partmember family came to church that invited us to come over this week. I know right the lord is great and i know for a fact this is his work. I'm going to see more baptisms in my last area than i have seen my whole mission isn't that crazy.

Love Elder Judd

October 11, 2010

Hey everyone,

Wow the lord really has been blessing us so much. This week we set three more baptismal dates for october and the Lord is really coming through on his promised blessings, and it is so great to be a part of it and to at times speak for the lord. The spirit has really been strong with us and that has really been a blessing. Theresa made it to baptism and was confirmed on Sunday and now we are also working with her husband along his path. We really had the best Sunday I've ever had in my life and the spirit was so strong in all of our classes. That's why Joe is now wanting to learn more because of how powerful the spirit really was in priesthood and gospel principles. Right now if you were wondering we have four baptismal dates for October and we will be setting a baptismal date with Joe this week hopefully for the 30th of October.

I love my companion Elder Jensen he's really a blessing to have as a companion, and I love his spirit. Our obedience has gone up quite a bit, and we can really feel the effects of it. Well I'm done talking, but I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Love Elder Judd

October 5, 2010

Family,

It's been a great week for us here in Cocoa. Even through all of the hardship and trial we are pushing on with great hope and faith. We were very blessed to here from prophet seers and revelators in our days, and we really look forward to applying the principles we learned from these humble servants of god.

Well Good news Theresa Beaugh is gettting baptized this saturday. She's very excited in fact the last time we went over to her house we got on Mormon.org to find where the closest meeting house is to her mother. Well she's been talking a lot to her mother and her mother now wants to join the church and also her neice. She is such a great missionary, she has already invited several of her non member friends to come to her baptism. We have seriously been blessed to know this wonderful woman and i know god is going to work miracles through her. Just the other day we were eating inbetween sessions of conference when i saw her just watching people and when she saw a lady in need of help getting a drink she got up so quick and went to help her. She really does have a gift for helping those in need and she's going to be a great asset to the lord's kingdom.

This week we also took Wanda on a temple tour and it went very well. She's so excited for her baptism and can't wait to get to go into the temple and do the ordinances for her family who have passed on. It really is great to know her she has such a great spirit and i know she is a choice daughter of god, we really have been blessed just to know her god is good.

We also had a great time this week preparing pulled pork for the barbeque before priesthood session. Brother Bullock a non member was the one preparing it and he let us help him. We got to dry rub the pork and get it all ready to be smoked the next day. Well as brother bullock was driving us home he told us he was about to tell his wife he was going to take the lessons but he just didn't get a chance. He also told us he's a little worried about how it is going to effect his parents. He really does have a lot of love for them and wants them to know everything is still going to be the same between them. We committed him to pray that night at 1030 and we at this same time were down on our knees praying for him to recieve answers. WEll we haven't quite had the chance to follow up with him yet but I know that is went well i can't wait to hear what he has to say.

Life is great out here i love my mission i love life God is great and today is the greatest time for faith the power of god is at it's best. If we will turn to him he will work miracles in our lives. I love you all and thankyou for all of your support may god bless you all.

Love Elder Judd