Greetings from England!! I hope that all of you had a good week and that everything went well. I heard that it was Stake Family Fun Day and that it was good weather for it. Thats always good. It has rained off and on for this past week but it has been nice and sunny the past couple days. Really hot though.
Well the big news this week was that Sheelagh's baptism went through. It was great. It was a very stressful week for her because her daughter is currently in the hospital and is not doing very well. She had every reason to postpone the baptism but she decided to go forward with it. Her husband was very supportive of her and told her to go through with it. It is the best feeling in the world to see someone that you have worked so long and hard with enter the waters of baptism. My mission has been the time where i have experienced my greatest joys but also my greatest disappointments im my life. Missionaries have a lot of disappointing days and weeks but when someone enters the waters of baptism and receives that glorious gift of the Holy Ghost, there is no other feeling. The Lord has truly blessed me and shown me so many of his tender mercies. That was the biggest thing that happened this week. We had a few people that wanted to come to church but they didn't show up which really frustrates me but we will get them there.
Yesterday we taught this guy named Kenneth. We have taught him off and on for a few weeks but he doesn't progress at all. Yesterday we just told him that he needs to take this seriously or else he will never get his answer. He always prays that England will win the football matches and the cricket matches. He never prays about Joseph Smith so i told him yesterday that God could care less if England won the cricket or football. I said it doesn't matter to him. What matters to him is if people ask if he is there and if the Book of Mormon is true. That kind of hit him and he said alright give me a month and we will see where were at. It was very frustrating and very disappointing but i just thought i would share a couple stories that have happened in just the past few days of what different experiences we as missionaries have.
We have Zone Conference next week. It is President Moffat's last one. I am sad to see him go. The mission will take a hard hit but i know that President Ogden will do his best and he will be a great mission president and do amazing things for this mission.
The church is true. I testify of its reality. It is so simple if we just live by the teachings. The Gospel is simple and easy, but life is hard and complex. If we stick to the truths taught in the scriptures and from the prophets and apostles we can't lose. Satan has no power over us. If we fall into the things of the world then we will have a hard, unhappy, stressful life. We need to be like the boy prophet Samuel and say speak Lord, for thy servant heareth. If we apply that we will become unbreakable. We will beat satan. I love this work. I love the scriptures. They teach me so so much. I wish i had even more time to study them. They are true. I love all of you and i love our Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you for everything.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
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