Sorry family,
Sorry i didn't write yall a letter this last week. I needed to because of the wonderful letter i had recieved for my birthday. I only wish i could've been there to here it all but it still really touched me. However as you all must know I was packing on Pday so that's why i really didn't have much time.
My New area is called Clermont where i am companions with Elder Mansfield from Lehi Utah. Elder Mansfield comes from a family of 13 so we can relate quite a bit. I really enjoy Elder Mansfield and we really get a long. It makes me more excited for Christmas to have elders who'll be fun to be with. As for Clermont though it's the most hilly area in our mission so my legs have been real sore the last couple of days and i've been building up my stamina and leg stregnth. By the time i leave here my thighs will be cut. But i told my president that he needed to send me here as my last area so i could get in shape right before i came home.
I've been having some good succes here with Elder Mansfield and we are excited to work hard. We set a baptismal date yesterday with a kid named Eddie Moore. We were both pumped and that day just did a lot of challenging and testifing. We also have a kid in our ward who's been living with some members and has been taught everything. We just found out last week from bishop that he wants to be baptized so that makes us even more happy.
The Ward here is so great and they are so genuine. None of the members here are fake and they all like to tell you exactly what they're thinking. Really i can appreciate that especially when we have investigators who give us retarted excuses all day long.
Well that's pretty much it for the life of elder judd, and sorry for not writing it totally feels like i'm just way out of the loop.
Love Elder Judd
p.s. send all packages for Christmas to this address
2550 Citrus Tower Blvd.
apt.7202
Clermont Fl 34711
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
September 28, 2009
My Family,
Oh the greatest truth on the earth today, and we hold it right in our hands. What a blessing it is for me to share it with everyone i meet. This last week has been tons of fun, I've come to love the members in the Lake Mary ward. What amazing missionaries we have here. They are sharing the gospel with their neighbors like crazy and we are reaping the benefits. Ruffin i didn't quiet understand what you meant when you said the members were your best tool, although i thought I did. The members are my best tool here, but that means that i have to use them. So we have been challenging members to share the gospel and most importantly following up with each of them. We have seen success, and it has come in abundance.
I also didn't quiet understand what you meant Brent when you said that i needed to be bold and just tell them what they need to do. I had a member help me recognize it though. He said, Elder Judd you are to nice, I thought are you crazy. But i was in a teachable estate and he let me know that i needed to be more bold whether or not people liked me. The next day we went to a non commital investigator and asked them if they would be baptized in the church. She declined and we dropped her, because i have come to find I'm here to reap the harvest. If they are not ready than I shouldn't be wasting my two years with them. Just last night once again we had the same problem. We asked the guy we were teaching if he felt the spirit testify to him that the church was true that he would join the church. He told us no, so we dropped him.
I know that as I drop these people the lord puts more in our path. He's always just waiting to bless us and sometimes we get so frustrated. The problem is that we hold on to things, such as investigators, Movies, or our favorite sin, and don't allow the lord to bless us. May we always remember this and give up those things so that our heavenly father may show us his miracles. God is a god of miracles, but only according to our faith to act.
My love and prayers go out to you my family, may god bless you and may you be open to recieve.
Love, Elder Judd
Oh the greatest truth on the earth today, and we hold it right in our hands. What a blessing it is for me to share it with everyone i meet. This last week has been tons of fun, I've come to love the members in the Lake Mary ward. What amazing missionaries we have here. They are sharing the gospel with their neighbors like crazy and we are reaping the benefits. Ruffin i didn't quiet understand what you meant when you said the members were your best tool, although i thought I did. The members are my best tool here, but that means that i have to use them. So we have been challenging members to share the gospel and most importantly following up with each of them. We have seen success, and it has come in abundance.
I also didn't quiet understand what you meant Brent when you said that i needed to be bold and just tell them what they need to do. I had a member help me recognize it though. He said, Elder Judd you are to nice, I thought are you crazy. But i was in a teachable estate and he let me know that i needed to be more bold whether or not people liked me. The next day we went to a non commital investigator and asked them if they would be baptized in the church. She declined and we dropped her, because i have come to find I'm here to reap the harvest. If they are not ready than I shouldn't be wasting my two years with them. Just last night once again we had the same problem. We asked the guy we were teaching if he felt the spirit testify to him that the church was true that he would join the church. He told us no, so we dropped him.
I know that as I drop these people the lord puts more in our path. He's always just waiting to bless us and sometimes we get so frustrated. The problem is that we hold on to things, such as investigators, Movies, or our favorite sin, and don't allow the lord to bless us. May we always remember this and give up those things so that our heavenly father may show us his miracles. God is a god of miracles, but only according to our faith to act.
My love and prayers go out to you my family, may god bless you and may you be open to recieve.
Love, Elder Judd
Monday, July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009
hey,
Sorry my emails are so short. i won't lie one bit i really do not like emailing people and would rather just reply to letters i recieve it seems so much more convienent. Well i will tell you a little bit about a couple that we've been working with. Jason and Kysia. They are sweet and have such a great desire. They both had a date to be baptized this Saturday, and also a date to get married on the ninth of july. Well they got married on their scheduled day and it was way cool. However only Kysia got baptized on the eleventh. But it's ok because Jason knows the church is true and has a great testimony. He just has some things he needs to take care of before he gets baptized. They are way sweet, and have brought me a lot of joy. Thank you for all of your prayers they really mean a lot to me. Keep up the missionary work in your own lives and remember each week you covenant to take upon yourself the name of christ.
Sorry my emails are so short. i won't lie one bit i really do not like emailing people and would rather just reply to letters i recieve it seems so much more convienent. Well i will tell you a little bit about a couple that we've been working with. Jason and Kysia. They are sweet and have such a great desire. They both had a date to be baptized this Saturday, and also a date to get married on the ninth of july. Well they got married on their scheduled day and it was way cool. However only Kysia got baptized on the eleventh. But it's ok because Jason knows the church is true and has a great testimony. He just has some things he needs to take care of before he gets baptized. They are way sweet, and have brought me a lot of joy. Thank you for all of your prayers they really mean a lot to me. Keep up the missionary work in your own lives and remember each week you covenant to take upon yourself the name of christ.
Monday, June 22, 2009
June 22, 2009
Dearest Family,
Well this sure has been a long week in fact the hottest week of my mission. Oh man it's been tough but at the same time we are finding a lot of new people to teach. I first got to Lake Mary, my new area, on tuesday and we went to work. Throughout the week we were able to teach nine lessons with a member present and also were able to help four of our investigators get to church. Really the lord is just blessing us so much. We also were able to find eight new investigators and get to help them get to church which really will be our challenge this week.
Well i'd like to really thank you all for your prayers and for the help yall are giving to build up the kingdom of heaven.
Love Elder Judd
Well this sure has been a long week in fact the hottest week of my mission. Oh man it's been tough but at the same time we are finding a lot of new people to teach. I first got to Lake Mary, my new area, on tuesday and we went to work. Throughout the week we were able to teach nine lessons with a member present and also were able to help four of our investigators get to church. Really the lord is just blessing us so much. We also were able to find eight new investigators and get to help them get to church which really will be our challenge this week.
Well i'd like to really thank you all for your prayers and for the help yall are giving to build up the kingdom of heaven.
Love Elder Judd
Monday, June 15, 2009
June 15, 2009
What a week,
Today we were talking in companionship study and Elder Stuart was talking about how blessed we really were. We talked about how thankful we were just to be a part of the Church of Jesus Christ. I want you all to think about that for a minute and recognize how important that really is. This allows us to first act in the name of the lord and perform saving ordinances here on here binding us together forever. Now i would like to have you think of the responsibility we have because we are of his church. The lord said "He who shall loose himself for my sake shall find himself, but he who shall find himself shall surely loose himself." I know this is true as we work to help others with their problems and overcome their concerns we build up the kingdom and find ourselves. This allows us to overcome the things attacking us. If ever I feel alone or have a hard time with something i seek to help others and everything's alright.
Anyways for the real important stuff now, my work here in St. Cloud. Well as you know i've been here for awhile, and so now i'm being transferred to Lake Mary within Orlando. I'm way excited and Elder Snow will be my new companion, and yes mom i will be sure to ask or seek to find if he's related in any way but I do doubt it.
This final week in St. Cloud i decided to work on the Christ like Attribute of Patience. The lord knows exactly each time what I want to work on and puts tons of trials in my path having to do with that exact subject oh it is glorious. But I really have learned a lot especially in the heat of about 94 degrees. Oh yes 94 sounds like winter in st.George i know but out here with the humidity it's a killer and the summer has not even began technically. But I'm so excited to work through and see the lord bless his almost humble servant with people to help into the waters of baptism. I love you all and hope you are all doing well hope the summers hot hot hot for you so you can maybe feel a little of what i do right now jk but seriously.
love Elder Judd
Today we were talking in companionship study and Elder Stuart was talking about how blessed we really were. We talked about how thankful we were just to be a part of the Church of Jesus Christ. I want you all to think about that for a minute and recognize how important that really is. This allows us to first act in the name of the lord and perform saving ordinances here on here binding us together forever. Now i would like to have you think of the responsibility we have because we are of his church. The lord said "He who shall loose himself for my sake shall find himself, but he who shall find himself shall surely loose himself." I know this is true as we work to help others with their problems and overcome their concerns we build up the kingdom and find ourselves. This allows us to overcome the things attacking us. If ever I feel alone or have a hard time with something i seek to help others and everything's alright.
Anyways for the real important stuff now, my work here in St. Cloud. Well as you know i've been here for awhile, and so now i'm being transferred to Lake Mary within Orlando. I'm way excited and Elder Snow will be my new companion, and yes mom i will be sure to ask or seek to find if he's related in any way but I do doubt it.
This final week in St. Cloud i decided to work on the Christ like Attribute of Patience. The lord knows exactly each time what I want to work on and puts tons of trials in my path having to do with that exact subject oh it is glorious. But I really have learned a lot especially in the heat of about 94 degrees. Oh yes 94 sounds like winter in st.George i know but out here with the humidity it's a killer and the summer has not even began technically. But I'm so excited to work through and see the lord bless his almost humble servant with people to help into the waters of baptism. I love you all and hope you are all doing well hope the summers hot hot hot for you so you can maybe feel a little of what i do right now jk but seriously.
love Elder Judd
Monday, June 8, 2009
June 8, 2009
Super duper,
Sorry but really that's the way I feel right now here in St.Cloud Florida. I'm really coming to love these people and feel of the importance and urgency of the message we share. I would like to share a little experience that really built my testimony that the lord is preparing people for us to teach.
At the beginning of this week I was really just going through the motions doing things because that was what I was supposed to do as a missionary. Well on Wednesday we were tracting in a little gated community and were having a typical day of rejection and no interest. But we came to a house of a twenty five year old who had just carried in some groceries and put them down when we knocked on his door. We started by telling him we were representatives of Jesus Christ and proceeded to ask him a couple of questions. These ?s sparked his interest and so we started to teach him. He was so astonished by the Book of Mormon and how it was a record of the people here in the Americas. When we offered him a free copy he pretty much took it right out of the hands of my companion Elder Delucchi. He was so excited to have the opportunity to read it. So we left him with third Nephi Eleven and set up a return appointment for Saturday.
Well we gave Tim Lenhart, the guy we taught, and call Friday to remind him of our appointment for Saturday. On Saturday he called back with a not so enthusiastic voice and left a message. In his message he said. I was wondering if we could move back our appointment . I only had a chance to ready a few chapters and would like to read more. We were so happy that we probably literally leapt for joy, any missionary knows sometimes how hard it can be to get an investigator to read. Well really i can't express the joy and happiness that has fallen over me because of brother Lenhart, This is some of the most joy I have felt on my mission second the the baptism of the Meadows.
I know that our heavenly father is preparing people to hear the message of the restored Gospel. To every one who has been warned, to him it is given to warn his neighbor. May we all share the gospel with those we love and who need it in their lives.
Love Elder Judd
Sorry but really that's the way I feel right now here in St.Cloud Florida. I'm really coming to love these people and feel of the importance and urgency of the message we share. I would like to share a little experience that really built my testimony that the lord is preparing people for us to teach.
At the beginning of this week I was really just going through the motions doing things because that was what I was supposed to do as a missionary. Well on Wednesday we were tracting in a little gated community and were having a typical day of rejection and no interest. But we came to a house of a twenty five year old who had just carried in some groceries and put them down when we knocked on his door. We started by telling him we were representatives of Jesus Christ and proceeded to ask him a couple of questions. These ?s sparked his interest and so we started to teach him. He was so astonished by the Book of Mormon and how it was a record of the people here in the Americas. When we offered him a free copy he pretty much took it right out of the hands of my companion Elder Delucchi. He was so excited to have the opportunity to read it. So we left him with third Nephi Eleven and set up a return appointment for Saturday.
Well we gave Tim Lenhart, the guy we taught, and call Friday to remind him of our appointment for Saturday. On Saturday he called back with a not so enthusiastic voice and left a message. In his message he said. I was wondering if we could move back our appointment . I only had a chance to ready a few chapters and would like to read more. We were so happy that we probably literally leapt for joy, any missionary knows sometimes how hard it can be to get an investigator to read. Well really i can't express the joy and happiness that has fallen over me because of brother Lenhart, This is some of the most joy I have felt on my mission second the the baptism of the Meadows.
I know that our heavenly father is preparing people to hear the message of the restored Gospel. To every one who has been warned, to him it is given to warn his neighbor. May we all share the gospel with those we love and who need it in their lives.
Love Elder Judd
Monday, June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
Well well well,
It sure has been a long and tough week and the lord really is trying my patience in some many different areas. It all reminds me of a quote I was reading yesterday that said, " They never said it would be easy, but they did say it would be worth it." I'm trying harder each day to remember this because sometimes it's tough. We taught so many people this week and had nine lessons with a member present, with zero investigators at church so you might see why I might be a little frustrated.
But this means that I can work harder to love these people and help them understand the blessings of coming to church. So a lot falls on us and how we are going to improve our teaching and charity to help our investigators progress. We've made improvement and I'm very excited our teaching pool is so big, but we have a long ways to go and need to find more of the elect.
Yesterday at church we finally, half way through the year introduced the ward mission plan. It went very well and I'm super excited to see the members get more excited about the work here in St.Cloud. My companion and myself were able to present the family mission plan to help the members on a more personal level to help accomplish the ward mission plan.
Love Elder Judd
It sure has been a long and tough week and the lord really is trying my patience in some many different areas. It all reminds me of a quote I was reading yesterday that said, " They never said it would be easy, but they did say it would be worth it." I'm trying harder each day to remember this because sometimes it's tough. We taught so many people this week and had nine lessons with a member present, with zero investigators at church so you might see why I might be a little frustrated.
But this means that I can work harder to love these people and help them understand the blessings of coming to church. So a lot falls on us and how we are going to improve our teaching and charity to help our investigators progress. We've made improvement and I'm very excited our teaching pool is so big, but we have a long ways to go and need to find more of the elect.
Yesterday at church we finally, half way through the year introduced the ward mission plan. It went very well and I'm super excited to see the members get more excited about the work here in St.Cloud. My companion and myself were able to present the family mission plan to help the members on a more personal level to help accomplish the ward mission plan.
Love Elder Judd
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