April 12, 2009

Dear Family,
This week has been a good one but also had some of its downs. We were supposed to have baptized sister Hines this week but she told us she's not ready to do it. We are helping her still and hope she'll be able to understand the importance of what our message can bring into her life.
The Meadows family is supppppppppppperr awesome. They are all going to be baptized this weekend on the eighteenth of April and we are so excited for them. You can really see the change they have made in their countenance. He gave up coffee like it was nothing and said he never really drank that much either. Oh man I'm so excited for them and so is the St. Cloud ward. In fact they are helping us so much. This really has got them all excited and they are really looking forward to helping us out is much as possible. In fact a lot of them are looking for missionary opportunities and are being blessed with them.
My Easter was amazing but i won't lie after hearing Jeffery R. Holland's talk on the atonement was incomparable. The talks that were given though were very heart felt and you could really feel the spirit so strong. We have been very blessed in St. Cloud and have been able to find eight new investigators this week. They are very cool and have made missionary work all worth it.
I guess by being and staying away from the world you gain a prospective on how unimportant the world really is. You are able to see those who have the gospel and stay away from the world prosper. While those who don't have the gospel and are of the world struggle especially in this economic crisis. I'm very thankful for all the things my mission has really taught me, and look forward to learning even more.
Love Elder Judd