Hey there everyone. I hope you are all doing well this week. Well i had the worst news of my mission this morning. As we were walking into town this morning we got a text message from Ben and Michal. You know the ones that we have been teaching for about 6 weeks. She is Jewish. Well we got a text from them saying that they don't want to be baptized. As soon as i read that it just destroyed me. We were in the middle of talking to some people and thats when i got it. It was awful. We have no idea why they would say that because just on Sunday at church they said that they had never felt the Spirit the way that they did on Sunday. I am shocked. We have an appointment with them tonight that we are still going to but we will have to see what the problem is. They were doing so well and the were progressing very quickly. It has just broken my heart. We have grown to love their family so much and we were and are still confident that they will be baptized. This is just something that has been put in their path and they have to deal with it and overcome it. We will do everything within our power to help them out. Please pray for them. Please. They need our prayers.
We have Zone Conference this week. I can't believe that the time has finally come for President Moffat to leave. I never thought that it would actually come. I can't imagine mission life without President and Sister Moffat. I think Sister Moffat might be missed more by the missionaries than President Moffat. I am very excited though to meet President and Sister Ogden. They will be great and i know that i will grow to love them just as much as President and Sister Moffat.
Not a whole lot of new stuff is goin on. We are just trying to find a few more people to teach. It is difficult at the moment but i know that we can receive the Lord's help. The atonement of Jesus Christ is real. I know it is. The power of repentance is one of the best principles we have in the church. The atonement is my favorite subject to study in the morning. I think i study some aspect of it every day. It is amazing. And as my knowledge of the Atonement increases my desire to share the gospel increases as well. The gospel is an amazing thing that we have. We are so blessed to have it in our lives. I have come to appreciate it so much more while i have been out here. I love this work and i love England. Thank you for all of your love and all of your support. You are the best family in the world. I love you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Letter - June 16, 2009
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
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
Letter - June 11, 2009
Hey everyone!!! It was great to hear from a few of you this past week. Things are going great here and the Lord is continuing to bless us.
Well i didn't get transfered so i am still in Lichfield. Elder Williams is still here as well which we are both very happy about. We have big plans for this transfer and a lot of potential people that could be getting baptized. We just need to keep working with them and trying to help them in the best way that we can.
This Saturday is a big day for us. Sheelagh is getting baptized. I am so happy for her. She is ready and she has such a strong desire to learn more about the church. Her husband and daughter aren't interested at the moment but i think that her positive attitude and the change that will be upon her will help them out a lot. Her son is very interested in the church and he is not far behind her for baptism. The Lord continues to bless us so much. I just love this work.
We have just been having so much fun lately. Our new favorite thing is to start out the day, and continue throughout the whole day, running all over Lichfield talking to people and chasing them down. It is so fun. We are out of breath when we get up to the people but it makes us more excited about the work and always keeps our enthusiasm up. I love it. We handed out 7 copies of the Book of Mormon the other day which was really good. Our goal always is to hand out at least 10 per week. We have been averaging about 13 or 14 each week. We can do better though. We need to. Our goal is to hand out 1 full box in a week. That is 40! We will do it!
This past Sunday was our Stake Conference. It was an area conference and it was a broadcast from the Hyde Park Chapel down in London. President Uchtdorf was there as well as Elder Anderson. It was absolutely amazing. I loved it. In the Priesthood Session President Uchtdorf and Elder Anderson as well as President Oaks, the area president, answered questions that the members had previously written down and asked. It was really good. I loved it. I love President Uchtdorf and i especially love Elder Anderson. I testify to all of you that they are Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for a living day prophet and twelve apostles leading the church. What a blessing in our lives.
Well i think that is about it for this week. We continue to work hard and we know that if we are obedient and do all that is required of us and more that we will receive the Lords blessing. This is the work of our Father in Heaven. Jesus Christ lives. He died for me and for all of us. I will be in debt forever to him. I love him with all of my heart. I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me. Such mercy, such love and devotion can i forget. I tremble to know that for me he was crucified, that for me a sinner he suffered he bled and died. Oh it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me. Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me. This gospel is true. Thomas S. Monson is our living day prophet. He is our greatest example that we have who is living on this earth. I love him. I love all of you. Thank you for your prayers and all of your support. They mean so much to me and help me more than you will ever know. I wouldn't be the person i am today if it weren't for all of you. I love you and may God bless all of you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
P.S. SEND MORE PEANUT BUTTER AND MORE CHOCOLATE CHIPS IMMEDIATELY. I AM RUNNING OUT AND IT IS CRUCIAL THAT I HAVE THOSE AS A PART OF MY EVERY DAY DIET. THANK YOU!!
Well i didn't get transfered so i am still in Lichfield. Elder Williams is still here as well which we are both very happy about. We have big plans for this transfer and a lot of potential people that could be getting baptized. We just need to keep working with them and trying to help them in the best way that we can.
This Saturday is a big day for us. Sheelagh is getting baptized. I am so happy for her. She is ready and she has such a strong desire to learn more about the church. Her husband and daughter aren't interested at the moment but i think that her positive attitude and the change that will be upon her will help them out a lot. Her son is very interested in the church and he is not far behind her for baptism. The Lord continues to bless us so much. I just love this work.
We have just been having so much fun lately. Our new favorite thing is to start out the day, and continue throughout the whole day, running all over Lichfield talking to people and chasing them down. It is so fun. We are out of breath when we get up to the people but it makes us more excited about the work and always keeps our enthusiasm up. I love it. We handed out 7 copies of the Book of Mormon the other day which was really good. Our goal always is to hand out at least 10 per week. We have been averaging about 13 or 14 each week. We can do better though. We need to. Our goal is to hand out 1 full box in a week. That is 40! We will do it!
This past Sunday was our Stake Conference. It was an area conference and it was a broadcast from the Hyde Park Chapel down in London. President Uchtdorf was there as well as Elder Anderson. It was absolutely amazing. I loved it. In the Priesthood Session President Uchtdorf and Elder Anderson as well as President Oaks, the area president, answered questions that the members had previously written down and asked. It was really good. I loved it. I love President Uchtdorf and i especially love Elder Anderson. I testify to all of you that they are Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for a living day prophet and twelve apostles leading the church. What a blessing in our lives.
Well i think that is about it for this week. We continue to work hard and we know that if we are obedient and do all that is required of us and more that we will receive the Lords blessing. This is the work of our Father in Heaven. Jesus Christ lives. He died for me and for all of us. I will be in debt forever to him. I love him with all of my heart. I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me. Such mercy, such love and devotion can i forget. I tremble to know that for me he was crucified, that for me a sinner he suffered he bled and died. Oh it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me. Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me. This gospel is true. Thomas S. Monson is our living day prophet. He is our greatest example that we have who is living on this earth. I love him. I love all of you. Thank you for your prayers and all of your support. They mean so much to me and help me more than you will ever know. I wouldn't be the person i am today if it weren't for all of you. I love you and may God bless all of you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
P.S. SEND MORE PEANUT BUTTER AND MORE CHOCOLATE CHIPS IMMEDIATELY. I AM RUNNING OUT AND IT IS CRUCIAL THAT I HAVE THOSE AS A PART OF MY EVERY DAY DIET. THANK YOU!!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Letter - June 2, 2009
Hey family how are things goin? It sounds like this week was a good one with all of the celebrations going on. It sounds like that was really cool. I was touched by that story you told me mom. I really did like it. Thank you.
Well sorry again about last weeks email it wasn't very long but we didn't have a lot of time. This will hopefully be a better one. We have been busy this week. We have been teaching a few people. Ben and Michal are coming along. Very slowly but they are finally starting to pick up the pace. Everything is just hard and complicated with her being Jewish. They are really interested in the church though so they will do well. I am excited. We have asked them to be baptized like 5 times but they just wont commit so we are taking it slow right now. Every time we go over to their house though they always have to make us dinner. Always. Even if we say we have already eaten. They just throw the food in front of us. I love it though. I never complain about getting food.
On Saturday we were tracting and the phone rang. It was Sheelagh. She called to tell us that she had spoken to her husband about being baptized and that he was alright with it. She said that she wanted to be baptized and so we set the date for the 13th of June. I am so excited!!!!!!! I am so happy that she feels she is ready. That is the most important thing. She will stay in the church for that reason alone. It will be great for Elder Williams. It will be his first baptism. I am proud of him. He is doing well. Sheelagh told us and promised us that she wasnt backing out on this one. WOW!!!! The Lord blesses us in so many ways. I can't believe it.
Saturday was also a good day because while we were tracting, we came to this house. We knocked on the door and a lady stuck her head out the window and we said we are talking about Jesus Christ. She told us to hold on for just a bit. She came to the door and we started teaching her. As we did she just said to us "This is what i need right now." It was incredible. She said that she would definately come to church and bring her 11 year old daughter!! We were in shock. It was amazing. Elder Williams was happy about it as well. Sad thing is that she didn't come to church but we spoke to her, Carrie, yesterday and she said that her boyfriend wouldn't let her come. I was devastated but Carrie said that she really wanted to come and she was almost in tears because she wasn't able to. It was a great experience. I love the mission. I live for those experiences.
I testify that the Lord does prepare people to hear his gospel. People don't join the church because of Elder Rudd. People join the church because of the Spirit that they feel. The Holy Ghost gets all the credit. The people are being taught by the best three-some of missionaries ever to be heard of. Our Father in Heaven, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. It is amazing. This church is true. I love it with all of my heart. I love serving a mission. I am not coming home when i have to. You will have to drag me away from this place. I love it so much. This is my life. The Lord is my shepherd. I love all of you and i hope you all know that.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
p.s. Just to let you know. Transfers are next week. So don't expect an email until probably wednesday. I don't think i will be getting transfered but i might. I love you all!!!
Well sorry again about last weeks email it wasn't very long but we didn't have a lot of time. This will hopefully be a better one. We have been busy this week. We have been teaching a few people. Ben and Michal are coming along. Very slowly but they are finally starting to pick up the pace. Everything is just hard and complicated with her being Jewish. They are really interested in the church though so they will do well. I am excited. We have asked them to be baptized like 5 times but they just wont commit so we are taking it slow right now. Every time we go over to their house though they always have to make us dinner. Always. Even if we say we have already eaten. They just throw the food in front of us. I love it though. I never complain about getting food.
On Saturday we were tracting and the phone rang. It was Sheelagh. She called to tell us that she had spoken to her husband about being baptized and that he was alright with it. She said that she wanted to be baptized and so we set the date for the 13th of June. I am so excited!!!!!!! I am so happy that she feels she is ready. That is the most important thing. She will stay in the church for that reason alone. It will be great for Elder Williams. It will be his first baptism. I am proud of him. He is doing well. Sheelagh told us and promised us that she wasnt backing out on this one. WOW!!!! The Lord blesses us in so many ways. I can't believe it.
Saturday was also a good day because while we were tracting, we came to this house. We knocked on the door and a lady stuck her head out the window and we said we are talking about Jesus Christ. She told us to hold on for just a bit. She came to the door and we started teaching her. As we did she just said to us "This is what i need right now." It was incredible. She said that she would definately come to church and bring her 11 year old daughter!! We were in shock. It was amazing. Elder Williams was happy about it as well. Sad thing is that she didn't come to church but we spoke to her, Carrie, yesterday and she said that her boyfriend wouldn't let her come. I was devastated but Carrie said that she really wanted to come and she was almost in tears because she wasn't able to. It was a great experience. I love the mission. I live for those experiences.
I testify that the Lord does prepare people to hear his gospel. People don't join the church because of Elder Rudd. People join the church because of the Spirit that they feel. The Holy Ghost gets all the credit. The people are being taught by the best three-some of missionaries ever to be heard of. Our Father in Heaven, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. It is amazing. This church is true. I love it with all of my heart. I love serving a mission. I am not coming home when i have to. You will have to drag me away from this place. I love it so much. This is my life. The Lord is my shepherd. I love all of you and i hope you all know that.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
p.s. Just to let you know. Transfers are next week. So don't expect an email until probably wednesday. I don't think i will be getting transfered but i might. I love you all!!!
Letter - May 26, 2009
Hey there sorry this email will be really short because the library is closed so we are emailing from a cafe and we only have 20 minutes. Kinda ridiculous but o well.
This week has been pretty good. We had Ben and Michal at church and also after church Sheelagh came up to us and told us that she wanted to be baptized. I hope you remember Sheelagh. That was a shock to me but i am really proud of her. She finished the entire Book of Mormon and she feels like she needs to be baptized. So we will start teaching her again.
Well we went golfing this morning. It was awesome. I hadn't swung a club in almost a year but it felt so good. I was surprised with how well i did. I was hitting the 175 marker with my 7 iron so i was really happy.
Well i love this gospel and i love serving the Lord. Elder Williams is doing great and we are having a lot of fun together. I love this work and i hope that we will have even more success. I love all of you and hope you are all doing well.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
p.s. i will write a letter today and tell you more about the week
This week has been pretty good. We had Ben and Michal at church and also after church Sheelagh came up to us and told us that she wanted to be baptized. I hope you remember Sheelagh. That was a shock to me but i am really proud of her. She finished the entire Book of Mormon and she feels like she needs to be baptized. So we will start teaching her again.
Well we went golfing this morning. It was awesome. I hadn't swung a club in almost a year but it felt so good. I was surprised with how well i did. I was hitting the 175 marker with my 7 iron so i was really happy.
Well i love this gospel and i love serving the Lord. Elder Williams is doing great and we are having a lot of fun together. I love this work and i hope that we will have even more success. I love all of you and hope you are all doing well.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
p.s. i will write a letter today and tell you more about the week
Letter - May 20, 2009
Hey there everyone. I hope you are all doing well. I am doing well and it was good to hear from you.
Well this week has been a pretty good week. We had Zone Conference last Thursday and that is always good. I love it. I always learn so much from Zone Conference. I only get one more with President Moffat. That is a sad thing to think about.
Also this week has been very wet. It has been pouring rain non stop pretty much for about a week. It has been horrible. Yesterday was mission football and we were absolutely soaked. It rained all day. I couldn't believe it. So i have been very wet for about the last week. Hopefully it isnt like this all summer. Mission Football was great but our Zone didn't do too hot. We lost every game we played and i just got so frustrated cause people weren't doing their job on the field. I am not the best player in the world but it was still frustrating for me. I am pretty sore today but life goes on. Also yesterday at mission football President Moffat told us that Elder Wear had gone home for medical reasons. He had his appendix taken out about 2 months ago and he was still having symptoms of appendisidis. (I have no idea if that is how you spell it). He kept fighting through the pain and i saw him at Zone Conference and he didn't look too well. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. When i heard that he had to go home i was devastated. Me and him grew to be really good friends. We have a lot of things planned together when we get home. Please remember Elder Wear in your prayers and pray for him to get back out into the mission field and finish off his mission.
Well at the moment we are teaching a family who seem to be interested in the gospel. Their names are Ben and Michal. She is Jewish but not practicing. They are very nice and they invite us over for dinner all the time. They came to church on Sunday and they said that they really enjoyed it. Hopefully they will be baptized on the 13th of June. That is what we are planning on.
Well that is about it for this week. I'm sorry. I feel like sometimes my emails are just pointless and you get bored reading them. Hopefully not. I'm glad that you still remember me and talk about me once in a while. The answer to your question is yes i still do that whistle. It is great. All my companions have wanted to learn how to do it. I tell them its just a god given talent.
Well i love you all. This gospel is true. I love serving a mission. I could do this for the rest of my life. It is the best thing i have ever done. (Alma 29:9). I have learned so much about myself that i wouldn't have if i hadn't come on a mission. You are the best and i am thankful for all of your love and support. I hope to hear from all of you next week.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well this week has been a pretty good week. We had Zone Conference last Thursday and that is always good. I love it. I always learn so much from Zone Conference. I only get one more with President Moffat. That is a sad thing to think about.
Also this week has been very wet. It has been pouring rain non stop pretty much for about a week. It has been horrible. Yesterday was mission football and we were absolutely soaked. It rained all day. I couldn't believe it. So i have been very wet for about the last week. Hopefully it isnt like this all summer. Mission Football was great but our Zone didn't do too hot. We lost every game we played and i just got so frustrated cause people weren't doing their job on the field. I am not the best player in the world but it was still frustrating for me. I am pretty sore today but life goes on. Also yesterday at mission football President Moffat told us that Elder Wear had gone home for medical reasons. He had his appendix taken out about 2 months ago and he was still having symptoms of appendisidis. (I have no idea if that is how you spell it). He kept fighting through the pain and i saw him at Zone Conference and he didn't look too well. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. When i heard that he had to go home i was devastated. Me and him grew to be really good friends. We have a lot of things planned together when we get home. Please remember Elder Wear in your prayers and pray for him to get back out into the mission field and finish off his mission.
Well at the moment we are teaching a family who seem to be interested in the gospel. Their names are Ben and Michal. She is Jewish but not practicing. They are very nice and they invite us over for dinner all the time. They came to church on Sunday and they said that they really enjoyed it. Hopefully they will be baptized on the 13th of June. That is what we are planning on.
Well that is about it for this week. I'm sorry. I feel like sometimes my emails are just pointless and you get bored reading them. Hopefully not. I'm glad that you still remember me and talk about me once in a while. The answer to your question is yes i still do that whistle. It is great. All my companions have wanted to learn how to do it. I tell them its just a god given talent.
Well i love you all. This gospel is true. I love serving a mission. I could do this for the rest of my life. It is the best thing i have ever done. (Alma 29:9). I have learned so much about myself that i wouldn't have if i hadn't come on a mission. You are the best and i am thankful for all of your love and support. I hope to hear from all of you next week.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Letter - May 12, 2009
Hey there it seems like i haven't talked to you in forever..... Well nothing too exciting has gone on since Sunday. We found a really nice lady yesterday who said she wanted to come to church so we are very excited about that. Just wanted to tell you that i am still alive and that i haven't caught the big pig flu that is going around the world. It was so good to talk to everyone on Sunday. I am very lucky to have you as a family. I am so grateful for your support and love. I love all of you. Elder Williams dad wanted to talk to me on Sunday so i was able to talk to him. That was pretty funny. I got on the phone and the first words he said to me was "Hey Beetdigger." It was fun to talk to him. That is really all that is happening right now. Next week we have mission football which i am very very excited about. I always love it. You may not get an email from me next Tuesday. It might be later. Zone Conference is on Thursday. It might be President Moffat's last one. Mom you and Sister Moffat would get a long great. You will have to "hangout" when she gets home. I love you all and i will hear from you next week.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Letter - May 5, 2009
Hey everyone i hope all is well. It was good to hear from you. This email will be short because i will be talking to you on Sunday but i just wanted to tell you that me and Elder Williams are doing well. We have had a rough first few days with doors slammed in our face and not a lot of success but we will get there. I know we will. We are excited for this week and putting last week behind us. We are getting along great. We have a lot of the same interests. He played football at Bingham High School and he loves the Yankees. The only thing is that he wants to go try out for the school down south football team. He is a big kid. I love him though. We are having a lot of fun.
Jean and Gareth have moved back to their house in the Cannock Ward so we are no longer able to teach them. It was very disappointing and frustrating but we just have to move on from it.
I love you very much and i look forward to speaking to you on Sunday.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Jean and Gareth have moved back to their house in the Cannock Ward so we are no longer able to teach them. It was very disappointing and frustrating but we just have to move on from it.
I love you very much and i look forward to speaking to you on Sunday.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Letter - April 30, 2009
Hey well this week has been a very very busy and interesting week. I hope that your week has been a good one with a lot of good things happening.
Well the big news of the week is that i didn't get transfered out of Lichfield. I am still here. Elder Bedford has left though and gone to a city called Worcester. (Pronounced woo-ster). He was a bit sad to leave Lichfield but it will be good for him to get a new area and new companion. He has pretty much only been in Lichfield. So i am excited for him. Me and him got a long great and it will be different without him but we will move on from it.
On Monday afternoon we were riding our bikes out in the pouring rain. It was absolutely pouring. All of the sudden i get a phone call and it was from President Moffat. I quickly pulled over off of the road and answered the phone. He asked me how i was doing and i told him i was very wet. Well during the call he asked me if i would be a trainer for this next transfer or so. I was very surprised at this but i told him that i would do it and that i would try my best. So i am now training a brand new missionary. I am very excited for this opportunity and i will work as hard as i can to be the best example to him that i can be. So my companion, or my boy, as we call it out here is named Elder Williams. He is from South Jordan and he went to Bingham High School. He played football and he is a very big muscular kid. He is about my height and weighs about 220 pounds. He is an awesome kid and we know some of the same people. He is very excited to be a missionary and to get to work. His excitement is contageous and it makes me even more excited to do this work. I love it. I can't wait to see what this brings.
Well this email will be short because we have to go out and go to work, but i thought i would just email you and tell you about the amazing blessing and opportunity i have from the Lord. I am excited and i will work as hard as i can.
I love this work. We continue to work with Jean and Gareth and they are progressing very slowly but we are getting there. It will be a long journey. I am so grateful for the time i have to serve and to do this work. I love it with all my heart. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and everything he has done for me. What a great example. I love all of you and i hope that all of you are doing well. You are the best.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Well the big news of the week is that i didn't get transfered out of Lichfield. I am still here. Elder Bedford has left though and gone to a city called Worcester. (Pronounced woo-ster). He was a bit sad to leave Lichfield but it will be good for him to get a new area and new companion. He has pretty much only been in Lichfield. So i am excited for him. Me and him got a long great and it will be different without him but we will move on from it.
On Monday afternoon we were riding our bikes out in the pouring rain. It was absolutely pouring. All of the sudden i get a phone call and it was from President Moffat. I quickly pulled over off of the road and answered the phone. He asked me how i was doing and i told him i was very wet. Well during the call he asked me if i would be a trainer for this next transfer or so. I was very surprised at this but i told him that i would do it and that i would try my best. So i am now training a brand new missionary. I am very excited for this opportunity and i will work as hard as i can to be the best example to him that i can be. So my companion, or my boy, as we call it out here is named Elder Williams. He is from South Jordan and he went to Bingham High School. He played football and he is a very big muscular kid. He is about my height and weighs about 220 pounds. He is an awesome kid and we know some of the same people. He is very excited to be a missionary and to get to work. His excitement is contageous and it makes me even more excited to do this work. I love it. I can't wait to see what this brings.
Well this email will be short because we have to go out and go to work, but i thought i would just email you and tell you about the amazing blessing and opportunity i have from the Lord. I am excited and i will work as hard as i can.
I love this work. We continue to work with Jean and Gareth and they are progressing very slowly but we are getting there. It will be a long journey. I am so grateful for the time i have to serve and to do this work. I love it with all my heart. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and everything he has done for me. What a great example. I love all of you and i hope that all of you are doing well. You are the best.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Letter - April 21, 2009
Hey there everyone. This email could be short but there isn't a lot of time. We just got back from hearing Elder M. Russell Ballard speak. What an experience. It was so great to be in the presence of an Apostle of the Lord. The whole mission was able to be there and we all gathered in the chapel and we waited and waited for him to come in. We sat there for a good 45 minutes. Just waiting. Eventually he came in and all of us stood up and he said, " I sure hope you haven't been standing up for the past 45 minutes." After that we all took a picture and that was really cool. I can't wait to get that picture back. Elder Robert Oaks, the area president, was also there with him. It was a very short meeting but Elder Oaks spoke to us along with his wife. Then Sister Ballard got up and told everyone that they had a grandson in the mission. She was looking directly at Elder Brower. She just bore her testimony and then Elder Ballard got up and spoke to us for about an hour. He spoke about how we as missionaries need to become master teachers. He said that is where success comes. He taught us that if we are better teachers, then the spirit will be more present and people will recognize it and feel it more in their lives. It was a great talk and i learned so much from it. After he spoke he told us that we could ask him any questions about missionary work. He didn't want us to ask him where Kolob was or anything like that. We did that and then after about 20 minutes he had President and Sister Moffat bear their testimony and then Elder Oaks and then he bore his testimony. I can't tell you how strong the spirit was in that room and that moment. You had to experience it for yourself. I loved being in that meeting. I didn't want to leave. I would have listened to Elder Ballard all day and all night. At the end of the meeting he had all of us come up and shake his hand. That was really special.
I love this gospel. I know that there is a living day prophet on the earth and that there are 12 Apostles leading the church. This is the true church of Christ. I know it is. I am so grateful for my membership in it.
This week is interviews as well. I am excited for those. I always love learning from our leaders. Elder Ballard got up and told the whole mission that we have as good a mission president as you will find in the church. That was a real honor for President Moffat but i knew that it was true. I am grateful to be in this mission and to be serving the Lord. The church is true and i hope that i can make the Lord proud. I love all of you and am thankful for you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
I love this gospel. I know that there is a living day prophet on the earth and that there are 12 Apostles leading the church. This is the true church of Christ. I know it is. I am so grateful for my membership in it.
This week is interviews as well. I am excited for those. I always love learning from our leaders. Elder Ballard got up and told the whole mission that we have as good a mission president as you will find in the church. That was a real honor for President Moffat but i knew that it was true. I am grateful to be in this mission and to be serving the Lord. The church is true and i hope that i can make the Lord proud. I love all of you and am thankful for you.
Love Elder Sam Rudd
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