Wednesday, March 31, 2010
It's here!
The day Sam comes home! We are so happy that he has served an honorable mission and is coming home to be with us again! WE LOVE YOU SAM and can't wait to see you today!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Last Letter - March 23, 2010
Hey everyone thanks for the emails. I guess all i have to say basically is see ya next week. I love you all so much and i want to say thank you for all of your love and all of your support for the past two years. I wouldn't have been able to do it if it weren't for you. My mission has changed my life and i am heart broken to leave it. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Letter - March 16, 2010
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I am sorry but this email is short because you will see me in 2 weeks. This week was a pretty good week. We are working with a couple people. They are progressing very very slowly but things are starting to pick up. We had interviews yesterday and they were really good. I really enjoyed them. I learned a lot of good new things. It is still a little cold but it is warming up slowly. This work is amazing. I absolutely love it. I can't think of anything better. This morning i was studying the 43rd section of the Doctrine and Covenants and it talks about how there is only ONE person on this earth who receives revelation for everyone. That is the prophet. How blessed we are to be here on this earth and to have a living prophet. What a blessing. I know that we do have a living prophet and i know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is real. The Book of Mormon is the word of God. I am so grateful for this mission experience. I will miss it greatly but i wouldn't change it for the world. I love this work. Thank you for all of your support over the last 2 years. Thank you for all of your prayers. I have felt them in my life and i am so grateful for them. The gospel is true!
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Letter - March 9, 2010
Hey everyone!! I hope you all had a good week. I am glad that it is starting to warm up over there. I am pleased to hear that Emily was blessed. That makes me very happy. We had a baby blessing in our ward on Sunday as well.
Well this week was a tough week. We tried to see Mark but we could never catch him in. We caught him in yesterday and we are seeing him later on in the week. We had a few less actives at church which was really good. In the mission right now the focus is basically more towards less actives. So i am just as happy when less actives come as when investigators come.
We had a great Zone Conference last week. It was really good. It was unfortunately my last one and so i had to give my departing testimony. Lets just say it was the hardest thing that i had to do. I told all the missionaries that at my first Zone Conference i looked at the departing missionaries and said to myself, "They are lucky, lucky, people." Then i said to them that i say the same thing today as i look out at you. "You are lucky, lucky, people." I cried through the entire testimony. I shared 2 Samuel 22:2-7 and said that is what i have felt on my mission. It was the most difficult testimony that i have ever given. I am grateful for Zone Conferences though. They are the best.
Not much else to report on. I am just continuing to go forward and work hard. I love this work. The standard of truth has come forth. No unhallowed hand can stop this work from progressing. Missionaries are truly sweeping every continent and all are hearing the message of the restoration. Nothing else is better. I am so grateful to be a part of it. This work wont finish. It will continue until the Great Jehovah shall come and say, "The work is finished." This is my testimony. The gospel of Jesus Christ is true. I love it. My mission means everything to me. Jesus is the Christ. Thank you for your prayers. I love you all and i know that the Lord is blessing you all.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well this week was a tough week. We tried to see Mark but we could never catch him in. We caught him in yesterday and we are seeing him later on in the week. We had a few less actives at church which was really good. In the mission right now the focus is basically more towards less actives. So i am just as happy when less actives come as when investigators come.
We had a great Zone Conference last week. It was really good. It was unfortunately my last one and so i had to give my departing testimony. Lets just say it was the hardest thing that i had to do. I told all the missionaries that at my first Zone Conference i looked at the departing missionaries and said to myself, "They are lucky, lucky, people." Then i said to them that i say the same thing today as i look out at you. "You are lucky, lucky, people." I cried through the entire testimony. I shared 2 Samuel 22:2-7 and said that is what i have felt on my mission. It was the most difficult testimony that i have ever given. I am grateful for Zone Conferences though. They are the best.
Not much else to report on. I am just continuing to go forward and work hard. I love this work. The standard of truth has come forth. No unhallowed hand can stop this work from progressing. Missionaries are truly sweeping every continent and all are hearing the message of the restoration. Nothing else is better. I am so grateful to be a part of it. This work wont finish. It will continue until the Great Jehovah shall come and say, "The work is finished." This is my testimony. The gospel of Jesus Christ is true. I love it. My mission means everything to me. Jesus is the Christ. Thank you for your prayers. I love you all and i know that the Lord is blessing you all.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Letter - March 2, 2010
Hey everyone!! I am glad that everyone is doing well. I don't know how to open my emails anymore because i feel that i start it the same every week. If i do and it has offended anyone, i apologize.
Well this week has been a good week. The snow is gone and it has warmed up a bit. Bright blue skies yesterday and today. I love it!! District meeting went well. We have a couple new really good guys to teach which i am excited about. One of them is Mark. He suffers from depression and has comtemplated leaving this life a few times. He showed us. But i stopped in the street on Friday and he didn't want anything to do with us and he was a bit upset and told us that he didn't want us talking to him. So we leave and we walk down to the bus stop and we meet him there. He comes over to us and says that he is sorry for how he acted. He just said that he was really low and felt like there was nothing else going for him. We shared Alma 7 with him and he really enjoyed it. His bus came and we gave him the Book of Mormon and we were lucky enough to catch his address. I told Elder Nylund that we were going up there as soon as we can to save this mans life. So on Saturday we went and tried by him. No answer. Sunday night we went by and he answered and said he was too busy. We went yesterday morning and he was in and he invited us in. He said that he had read the Book of Mormon and it made him feel lifted. We taught him a bit and we found out that he hadn't eaten in almost 4 days. It broke my heart. So after we taught him we left and went to the nearest shop and bought him some food. We took it to him and he said he didn't know what to say. It was very rewarding. I felt very good about it. He seemed alot happier because of it. So i was very happy for the service we were able to provide him. The gospel truly does change people. We only read one scripture with him yesterday. Mosiah 2:41. We told him that is how he can be happy. He felt a lot better. But one scripture from the Book of Mormon changes someones whole attitude. It was a testimony to me that the Book of Mormon is true. It is the word of God. This is his work!
That is about it for this week. I am off to Merthyr to play basketball against a kid in our ward who plays for the Merthyr Tydfil basketball team. He is bringing a couple of his friends. We will see if they are any good. If not i will teach them.
We have Zone Conference on Thursday. I am excited for it. We have started a thing called March Madness. It is a competition throughout the mission against the districts. There is a point system and we have to do well. We each chose American College team names. Of course our district is the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. The best part about it is we have a couple fans of the school down south in our district. We will show them who owns who though.
Well the gospel is true. I love it with all my heart. Thanks for all of your support. Jesus is the Christ. This is his work. I hope you have a great week. I love you all.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well this week has been a good week. The snow is gone and it has warmed up a bit. Bright blue skies yesterday and today. I love it!! District meeting went well. We have a couple new really good guys to teach which i am excited about. One of them is Mark. He suffers from depression and has comtemplated leaving this life a few times. He showed us. But i stopped in the street on Friday and he didn't want anything to do with us and he was a bit upset and told us that he didn't want us talking to him. So we leave and we walk down to the bus stop and we meet him there. He comes over to us and says that he is sorry for how he acted. He just said that he was really low and felt like there was nothing else going for him. We shared Alma 7 with him and he really enjoyed it. His bus came and we gave him the Book of Mormon and we were lucky enough to catch his address. I told Elder Nylund that we were going up there as soon as we can to save this mans life. So on Saturday we went and tried by him. No answer. Sunday night we went by and he answered and said he was too busy. We went yesterday morning and he was in and he invited us in. He said that he had read the Book of Mormon and it made him feel lifted. We taught him a bit and we found out that he hadn't eaten in almost 4 days. It broke my heart. So after we taught him we left and went to the nearest shop and bought him some food. We took it to him and he said he didn't know what to say. It was very rewarding. I felt very good about it. He seemed alot happier because of it. So i was very happy for the service we were able to provide him. The gospel truly does change people. We only read one scripture with him yesterday. Mosiah 2:41. We told him that is how he can be happy. He felt a lot better. But one scripture from the Book of Mormon changes someones whole attitude. It was a testimony to me that the Book of Mormon is true. It is the word of God. This is his work!
That is about it for this week. I am off to Merthyr to play basketball against a kid in our ward who plays for the Merthyr Tydfil basketball team. He is bringing a couple of his friends. We will see if they are any good. If not i will teach them.
We have Zone Conference on Thursday. I am excited for it. We have started a thing called March Madness. It is a competition throughout the mission against the districts. There is a point system and we have to do well. We each chose American College team names. Of course our district is the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. The best part about it is we have a couple fans of the school down south in our district. We will show them who owns who though.
Well the gospel is true. I love it with all my heart. Thanks for all of your support. Jesus is the Christ. This is his work. I hope you have a great week. I love you all.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
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