Dear Family! Wow am I so excited to hear how awesome your Mexico vacation was!! This week has been challenging but great gihapon! (just the same greatness) (: I can’t believe that this week is my 6 month mark as a missionary!!I plan to celebrate with a mango float- in which I can’t wait to make for you when I get home! OH AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY KORT!!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (: Also I have so many funny things to tell you all about Sister Vargas but not only will I run out of time if I try to tell you all, but I am afraid it just will not do it justice to tell through email, but rest assured I haven’t laughed this hard in soo long- Sister Vargas is a crack up!! Also funny circumstances happen with her- for example she cannot drink soda it hurts her stomach but when members want to give us a snack they usually buy soda and when they’re not looking Sister Vargas and I have to trade my empty bottle with her full bottle.. it’s like a win-win for me!! And she’s always sooo grateful when we can pull it off, so I feel like an awesome companion because really, I’m just doing her a favor (: Also the other day this cute little kid asked me “bata ko siya?” which means “Is she your child?” haha so funny.
So our baptism this week was Brother Char! He’s 10 years old and his dad and older sister are less active- his mom passed away a couple of years ago and his step mom is not a member. As we started teaching him his aunt has come back to church and is so awesome! Also his older sister has come back to church! Also we’ve started teaching his step mom and his uncle and one of his cousins! One of his uncles is in the bishopric here and the baptism was AMAZING- I’ve never seen such a great turn out here at a baptism! It was a great day and it was so nice to see this family come together despite how long it’s been for all of them in such a spiritual and uplifting setting!
My favorite thing about this work is the people. The people are soo loving and the love I feel for them too is unreal!! I love to see them change and prepare themselves to be baptized! It is always motivating to me to always be worthy of my baptismal covenant as well. As we keep our promises with Heavenly Father to TAKE UPON OURSELVES HIS NAME, ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM, KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND ENDURE TO THE END he will always provide for us!!
So earlier this week I came across this scripture and it really inspired me! I am so determined to more fully lose my life in this work! Mark 8:35 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's sake, the same shall save it." As we put aside ourselves and serve the Lord, we are preparing ourselves for a brighter and better future. You don’t have to be a full-time missionary to apply this either! Heavenly Father can bless us and will bless us with anything and all that we need as we exercise our faith and keep the commandments. Something else that I discovered this week as I was reading from Preach My Gospel is the importance of scripture study- I made a little reminder for myself to always remember that if I need more help no matter what I’m going through- the answer and help can be found in the scriptures and the divine guidance from above will be given as I exercise faith and study the scriptures diligently!
So our baptism this week was Brother Char! He’s 10 years old and his dad and older sister are less active- his mom passed away a couple of years ago and his step mom is not a member. As we started teaching him his aunt has come back to church and is so awesome! Also his older sister has come back to church! Also we’ve started teaching his step mom and his uncle and one of his cousins! One of his uncles is in the bishopric here and the baptism was AMAZING- I’ve never seen such a great turn out here at a baptism! It was a great day and it was so nice to see this family come together despite how long it’s been for all of them in such a spiritual and uplifting setting!
My favorite thing about this work is the people. The people are soo loving and the love I feel for them too is unreal!! I love to see them change and prepare themselves to be baptized! It is always motivating to me to always be worthy of my baptismal covenant as well. As we keep our promises with Heavenly Father to TAKE UPON OURSELVES HIS NAME, ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM, KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND ENDURE TO THE END he will always provide for us!!
So earlier this week I came across this scripture and it really inspired me! I am so determined to more fully lose my life in this work! Mark 8:35 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's sake, the same shall save it." As we put aside ourselves and serve the Lord, we are preparing ourselves for a brighter and better future. You don’t have to be a full-time missionary to apply this either! Heavenly Father can bless us and will bless us with anything and all that we need as we exercise our faith and keep the commandments. Something else that I discovered this week as I was reading from Preach My Gospel is the importance of scripture study- I made a little reminder for myself to always remember that if I need more help no matter what I’m going through- the answer and help can be found in the scriptures and the divine guidance from above will be given as I exercise faith and study the scriptures diligently!
How oftEn am i diLigently studying the scriPtures???: HELP
We can all apply this in our lives and more fully and I know that it is the BEST medicine for any of life's troubles and hardships when coupled with faithful prayer!
LOVE YOU ALL!! Sorry for the short email. Good luck with the move!!
Thank you all for your love and support!!
Love, Sister Judd
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