Hello Family!!!!!!!! I am so glad that Cameron is ok! I was so worried when i was reading about that. Tell him that i am proud of him for being so tough and tell him that i love him and i miss him. Also the reason that p-day is today is because tomorrow is zone conference and we are going to the Gadfield Elm. I think that is how you spell it but it is the oldest dedicated chapel in the world so that will be pretty cool to go to. The mission goes once a year for zone conference. I am pretty excited about it.
Well this week was a tough week. It started out pretty good but then it just ended bad. We couldn't get anyone to church again and so i was pretty upset about it. I will make sure that we have people next week though. We felt like we have been doing everything we can but i guess we need to work a little harder. So pretty much our whole week was tracting and trying to find people to teach. It was a pretty frustrating week but i prayed and asked the Lord to help me and he has. I love it.
Well Mrs. Flynn, the lady we live with, had to go to Ireland this week because her sister died. So we have the house to ourselves for a couple days. She is a great lady though and i have been thinking of ways to share the gospel with her.
Well the computers are messed up here and so i don't have a lot of time left but really all we did this week was tract. There wasn't anything really big that went on. Actually nevermind here is a story that will make you throw up. So last tuesday we had a dinner appointment at this members home. He has only been a member for about 3 years but lets just say he doesn't smell very nice. Not at all. He absolutely stinks. So we were a little worried going into his house but we go in there and it is an absolute mess!! It made my room back home look like i was a neat freak. So then he brings us our food. Pizza and Baked beans. He gives us a fork and knife and he just rinsed them off but they weren't rinsed off so there was still food on them. I didn't use them and i asked if i could go wash my hands so i did and i tried to wash them but it didn't work so i just ate the pizza with my hands. The first couple bites were alright but after that i found tons of hair in it and so i stopped eating. It reminded me of dads pumpkin pie story and so i looked at my watch and i said we needed to get going to our appointment. The appointment wasn't for another 10 minutes but i got out of there so fast. Man i really almost threw up. Elder Wear got sick off of it and so it just wasn't a good night. That was definately a moment i won't forget.
Well i have to go now but i will hear from you again next week. P day should be on tuesday again. I love all of you. You are the best family in the world. I couldn't ask for anything greater. I know that the church is true. It is awesome. I love it so much and i love being a missionary. It is the greatest. I love you all so much.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Letter - July 22, 2008
Hey Fam how is everyone?!?! I hope that you all had a good week. I know that i have. It has been a little different week this week. Last monday night, i think it was the 14th, i found out that i was getting transferred. We find out monday night from the zone leaders. So i just had Tuesday to pack and get everything ready for Wednesday. I was really really nervous to leave Swindon and Elder Brower but as soon as i got to Rugby, all that went away and i knew that there was alot of work for me to do here. I am loving it. Elder Wear (pronounced Weer) is from Santaquin, Utah. He has been out about 8 months, so we are a pretty young companionship. We are both really excited about this transfer though. We have some pretty high goals and we are working as hard as we can to acheive those. Yesterday we put extra emphasis on finding someone to baptize. We found quite a few people and i feel really really good about all of them. I can't tell you how strong the spirit is. WOW!!!! It's amazing. I absolutely love being a missionary.
So i am living in a house with this old lady. She is about 80 years old and has had the missionaries living with her for almost 20 years!! She is not a member of the church but she is a great lady. We just get one room and then we use the kitchen and the bathroom. It is pretty good. I like it alot.
Also this week we taught a guy who used to be the Cruiser Weight Boxing World Champion. His name is Franco Wanyama. You can go on the internet and watch him fight I think. But he was awesome and he gave us an autographed picture of him. He was the world champion back in the 90's so he hasn't fought for a while but we talked to him for a while and it was really cool. He seems pretty interested in religion as well. So that is my cool story of the week.
Also i don't know if i ever told you but about two weeks ago me and elder brower were on our way to district meeting. We were riding our bikes to the church and it was raining of course but i was in front of elder brower and i was riding pretty fast. We were on the sidewalk and this car was starting to pull out of the gas station. I thought she saw me so i kept riding but i guess she didn't so she starts pulling out and i slammed on my breaks but they just slid and so i hit the wheel of the car, flew over my handle bars and hit the hood of the car and slid off onto the road. It was pretty cool!! I got up and this lady started getting mad at me for riding on the sidewalk and wearing all black. I said what would you like me to do instead and then her mom came and was really worried about me getting hurt. I wasn't hurt at all so don't worry. It was pretty fun and all that happened was i got a little cut on my chin. That's all though. So that was a pretty fun experience.
The weather here never gets better and it rains pretty much every day. You think i am exaggerating but i'm not. It really does. The english accent hurts my ears. I don't like it. I can't understand alot of people and so i feel like dad at dairy queens squack box. But i am working hard and i love being a missionary. I am so thankful for the gospel in my life. It really does bless our lives in so many different ways than we know. I absolutely love it. Missionary work is amazing. The spirit is so strong out here and i wish that i would have done more back home to feel it stronger but i know that we can always repent and do better. The gospel brings happiness to peoples lives. It is amazing to see people change their lives around. I know that only the gospel can do that. It really is the Lord's work. It has to be. Why would anyone else send 19 - 21 year olds throughout the world away from their families to do this. My testimony has grown so much out here and i know without a dobut in my mind that this church is true. I love it with all my heart. Thank you for being the best family in the world. I love you guys so much. I think about you all the time and i know that you are doing what our Lord wants you to do. Keep it up. You guys are the best. I love you so much!!!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
So i am living in a house with this old lady. She is about 80 years old and has had the missionaries living with her for almost 20 years!! She is not a member of the church but she is a great lady. We just get one room and then we use the kitchen and the bathroom. It is pretty good. I like it alot.
Also this week we taught a guy who used to be the Cruiser Weight Boxing World Champion. His name is Franco Wanyama. You can go on the internet and watch him fight I think. But he was awesome and he gave us an autographed picture of him. He was the world champion back in the 90's so he hasn't fought for a while but we talked to him for a while and it was really cool. He seems pretty interested in religion as well. So that is my cool story of the week.
Also i don't know if i ever told you but about two weeks ago me and elder brower were on our way to district meeting. We were riding our bikes to the church and it was raining of course but i was in front of elder brower and i was riding pretty fast. We were on the sidewalk and this car was starting to pull out of the gas station. I thought she saw me so i kept riding but i guess she didn't so she starts pulling out and i slammed on my breaks but they just slid and so i hit the wheel of the car, flew over my handle bars and hit the hood of the car and slid off onto the road. It was pretty cool!! I got up and this lady started getting mad at me for riding on the sidewalk and wearing all black. I said what would you like me to do instead and then her mom came and was really worried about me getting hurt. I wasn't hurt at all so don't worry. It was pretty fun and all that happened was i got a little cut on my chin. That's all though. So that was a pretty fun experience.
The weather here never gets better and it rains pretty much every day. You think i am exaggerating but i'm not. It really does. The english accent hurts my ears. I don't like it. I can't understand alot of people and so i feel like dad at dairy queens squack box. But i am working hard and i love being a missionary. I am so thankful for the gospel in my life. It really does bless our lives in so many different ways than we know. I absolutely love it. Missionary work is amazing. The spirit is so strong out here and i wish that i would have done more back home to feel it stronger but i know that we can always repent and do better. The gospel brings happiness to peoples lives. It is amazing to see people change their lives around. I know that only the gospel can do that. It really is the Lord's work. It has to be. Why would anyone else send 19 - 21 year olds throughout the world away from their families to do this. My testimony has grown so much out here and i know without a dobut in my mind that this church is true. I love it with all my heart. Thank you for being the best family in the world. I love you guys so much. I think about you all the time and i know that you are doing what our Lord wants you to do. Keep it up. You guys are the best. I love you so much!!!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Letter - July 17, 2008
Hello. My email didn't work this morning so i am sorry about that. I got transferred and i am in Rugby now. My new companion is Elder Wear. He is from Santaquin, Utah so i am excited. My address is:
25 Slade Road
Rugby, Warwickshire
CV21 3AD
England
Tell everyone to send me stuff to that address. I am really upset that my email didn't work but i will update you on tuesday. I love you all and i love being a missionary. The church is true. I love you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
25 Slade Road
Rugby, Warwickshire
CV21 3AD
England
Tell everyone to send me stuff to that address. I am really upset that my email didn't work but i will update you on tuesday. I love you all and i love being a missionary. The church is true. I love you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Letter - July 8, 2008
Hello Family!!! It is great to hear that everyone is doing well. I was so happy to hear from you this week. This week has been a pretty good week but hard at the same time. But just so you know. I am probably getting transfered this next week so just tell people to send mail to the mission office. Not my address in swindon. Also transfers are next week and so you won't get an email on tuesday. It will probably be wednesday.
Well this past week was a pretty good week. Karen Summers is still getting baptized on the 19th. So next Saturday so that will be a great thing for her. I am so happy for her. Also our other baptism doesn't look like it will go through anymore. Me and Elder Brower are going to go over to her house though and fix it and resolve all of her concerns. Other than that no one else is getting baptized.
Interviews was awesome this last week. President Moffat is amazing. I love him. He is so powerful and you can just tell the love that he has for missionary work. We have interviews once every transfer and we go up to Gloucester for it. It is about an hour train ride from swindon. It was a great interview and i love talking with President Moffat and getting to know him better.
Other than that all we did was some tracting. Tracting is hard and i can see how people can get discouraged so easily while doing it. You just have to have the attitude that they weren't ready to hear the gospel and someone else will be. The people in England are not very happy. It seems like they hate their lives and they don't want to talk about anything with anyone. They are very reserved and kept to themselves. It is a little disappointing. I love this gospel though. This is the only way to happiness. It really is. While i have been out on a mission i have seen how much the gospel really does help us in our lives and how it does change peoples lives for the better. I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with the Gospel in my life and that he has put me in a family that is so wonderful. I really do love you guys.
I am so happy that you had such a good time in Nauvoo. That is so cool that you were at Carthage on that day. Alot of things went on in that room and that building. I love the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that he did restore the church back on the earth today. I know that without a doubt in my mind. He did so much for everyone and i love him for that. There is no greater joy in life than seeing the gospel come into someones life and bless it. I absolutely love it. This work really is the work of God. I love it with all my heart. I love all of you guys. Thank you for all the support you give me. You guys really do mean the world to me and i love all of you so much. Stay true to the gospel and it will bless your lives in more ways than you can imagine. I love it.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well this past week was a pretty good week. Karen Summers is still getting baptized on the 19th. So next Saturday so that will be a great thing for her. I am so happy for her. Also our other baptism doesn't look like it will go through anymore. Me and Elder Brower are going to go over to her house though and fix it and resolve all of her concerns. Other than that no one else is getting baptized.
Interviews was awesome this last week. President Moffat is amazing. I love him. He is so powerful and you can just tell the love that he has for missionary work. We have interviews once every transfer and we go up to Gloucester for it. It is about an hour train ride from swindon. It was a great interview and i love talking with President Moffat and getting to know him better.
Other than that all we did was some tracting. Tracting is hard and i can see how people can get discouraged so easily while doing it. You just have to have the attitude that they weren't ready to hear the gospel and someone else will be. The people in England are not very happy. It seems like they hate their lives and they don't want to talk about anything with anyone. They are very reserved and kept to themselves. It is a little disappointing. I love this gospel though. This is the only way to happiness. It really is. While i have been out on a mission i have seen how much the gospel really does help us in our lives and how it does change peoples lives for the better. I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with the Gospel in my life and that he has put me in a family that is so wonderful. I really do love you guys.
I am so happy that you had such a good time in Nauvoo. That is so cool that you were at Carthage on that day. Alot of things went on in that room and that building. I love the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that he did restore the church back on the earth today. I know that without a doubt in my mind. He did so much for everyone and i love him for that. There is no greater joy in life than seeing the gospel come into someones life and bless it. I absolutely love it. This work really is the work of God. I love it with all my heart. I love all of you guys. Thank you for all the support you give me. You guys really do mean the world to me and i love all of you so much. Stay true to the gospel and it will bless your lives in more ways than you can imagine. I love it.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Letter - July 1, 2008
Well this week was a good week. We have two more people committed for baptism. Karen is getting baptized on the 19th of July and Sharon is getting baptized on the 11th of July. So the next couple weeks will be pretty busy getting them ready for the baptism.
We also did alot of tracting this week and talked to alot of people. We were walking on this street one day this week and we didn't look at the house before we almost got up to the door. When we got up there the front window was covered with newspapers full of pornography. It was terrible. We both looked at each other and ran out of there as fast as we could. It wasn't very good. But a couple houses later i asked this guy if he was very religious and he said that he was a jedi. I was so close to asking him if he was trained by yoda but i didn't. Well tomorrow we have interviews with President Moffat and i am really looking forward to that. It should be great and i always look forward to talking with him and getting to know him better.
I love all of you and i know that the church is true. I love my mission and i love serving the lord.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
We also did alot of tracting this week and talked to alot of people. We were walking on this street one day this week and we didn't look at the house before we almost got up to the door. When we got up there the front window was covered with newspapers full of pornography. It was terrible. We both looked at each other and ran out of there as fast as we could. It wasn't very good. But a couple houses later i asked this guy if he was very religious and he said that he was a jedi. I was so close to asking him if he was trained by yoda but i didn't. Well tomorrow we have interviews with President Moffat and i am really looking forward to that. It should be great and i always look forward to talking with him and getting to know him better.
I love all of you and i know that the church is true. I love my mission and i love serving the lord.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
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