September 20, 2010
Family and friends,
This week has been a week of self discovery! Sister Petersen and I have been learning who we are and how we can feel confidence in which we are and not worry about what others think of us.
The talk with Brother THevanen was really eye opening. I needed it badly. And even though there were many tears, my heart felt like it could keep going and that the Lord knew me and Brother Thevenen gave me a perfect assignment: How can I feel better about myself inwardly instead of relying outward on what others say about me. I have been feeling like I lost my fire that I knew so well in me. I felt lost. Now I am finding the fire again, it comes through having faith, building others up, but as equally important to build myself up and not tare myself down, because the only person that's laughing is Satan. I am the captain of my own soul, and I choose who I am and what I am supposed to be! Slowly I am learning this, and little by little beginning to believe it.
No one came to church....except for a less active we've been working with for a long time; in fact we are having great progression with him, and his non-member wife, SHE ACTUALLY CAME TOO! She is Asian and said it was different, I told her that's ok, and it probably was because you have never come before. They left after sacrament meeting, but they came. And we are teaching them on Friday. We asked her to pray to know she is a daughter of God. That is really foreign to her and she raised her eye brow when we told her that, but she said she would, the spirit was so strong, even though her kids were screaming. She is a great mom that works really hard, her husband who is the less active seems like he struggles to balance fatherhood with work. It’s almost like he doesn’t know what to do when his kids cry. I realized that just like a companionship, a marriage if not cultivated and constantly worked at, will wilt and eventually shrivel up and die.
Brenda we have backed off a little, but last night we cut out hearts and wrote a sweet note to express our love, but most importantly her Savior's love and support! We will visit her this week, but shorter visits and no pushing, she will make the choice if she desires to. And the Lord will give us our desires.
Randy has 6 weeks to change his life and then he goes back to court to see if he gets locked up for 15 years. His mother is so grateful for our visits and constantly is trying to help us, she even said she would leave a key for her house for us to come in and do whatever if she's not home. ha ha! So sweet to offer such trust she has. She is less active and Randy is a non member (her son).
We are working on investigator Volley ball with the youth, starting small with the young women, to have then bring their friends that they want to share the gospel with and we would get together and play volley ball together and they would get to know us the missionaries so they will not be scared to ask questions. So cool.
We are looking for new finding ideas. It’s been a busy lazy week, lowest numbers this week on my mission, still met 20 lessons, but we average 28, this week we are going to work hard and find those that are ready!
All is well in Tomball the ward is incredible and sister Petersen and I are happy and ready for a new week.
----that was a letter I sent to my Mission President, I just thought I should share it, it's a little more personal then normal, but for some reason I was supposed to share it.
Well Sister Petersen and I have been enjoying our time together, thank you mom for your words of encouragement! I really and truly love hearing your voice through your words, and don't worry you don't ever have to filter what you want to say to me, I’m so grateful I have a mother that I share everything with and am not scared of her judgment, you have always lifted me up to heights I thought I would fall at. My parents I love so much. Dad you have been on my mind a lot, I need a letter from you when you get a chance ok!? I know you’re busy, but when you get a chance...I'll be patient! :)
I am so very grateful for this transfer, its interesting how up and down it has been, my MTC comp and I are having such fun together and we are eating TONS of smoothies!!! I'm talking we live off them! We have almost 4 the other day! I down sized from a court jar to 1/2 a court! YUM!!! So good. I drink my milk and put my brewers yeast which by the way mom!!! I am running low on! (I have enough for probably another 2 weeks if you're not ready for a package yet! :) I am writing in my journal really funny silly stories that I can’t' wait to read to every one, it's HELARIOUS!
Ok funny, sister Petersen and I were talking late at night after an awesome day of service: We tiled a call siding...mom I can totally do your tile in the kitchen when I get home. We're getting the back splash and John and Joe and I will whip it out in 1 day! Totally know how to do it now! Thanks to all those construction jobs I did with dad! Ha ha!
Ok but we were talking and I start screaming and lift my feet off the carpet onto my chair, ahhaahahah!!!! Sister Petersen jumps away from here and I am pointing right at her feet there was this HUGE!!!!! Cock roach!!! 3 inches, huge antennas and long hairy legs...YUCK...I start yelling and I grab the camera Sis P is freaking out and yells get the 409....I run and get it while she is trying to catch it, then after a 15 minute battle of spraying the 409 (hello totally doesn’t kill cock roaches) so we were fighting the curtains and all of a sudden the bug ran crazy fast and we screamed bloody murder it's 10:25pm by now....then I take a shoe and just start thumping it. I hear a CRUNCH....and lift the shoe and I see 2 now running.....ahahah!!!....it was like we were in Hercules movie and the heads of the monster keeps doubling!!! NO.....it was the BUTT!!! The head was dead but the butt kept moving, his legs all hairy and nasty...sister p said it's a reflex, I said "Uh uh, that is no reflex I've ever seen...that's NASTY" Oh man, I had to clean all the 409 up and vacuum the entire apt before we could get to sleep. YUCK!! I video taped it, ha ha! NASTY
Hmm....life is good, missionary work has been tough this week, but it's a new week and today we get to be rejuvenated!!! I thank you all so much for your letters, thank you again sister Cottle for your letter and the RS newsletter!! WOW!!! I'm in there so cool to know my ward back home remembers me!!! I love you all so much and appreciate all you do. Thank you thank you thank you for your letter my dear friends and family, especially mom I look for yours every Week!!! You lift me up, and I love them. And Katie ever faithful, thank you!
I am slowly writing back, but this week I am sending off a few, please write me, I promise I will write back! John, Joe, goes for you too, and Jac and Josh and Jed I kind of miss my brothers and I want you to know how much I love you and would love just to know how you are doing?
Mom!!! You PUT ME IN THE PICTURE!!!! Our family is all actually together!!! WOW!!!! I love that picture!!! , mom could you send me a 5X7 of the one were everyone of our immediate family is in it (and my picture): D my family never forgets me!!! Thanks mom, that idea made my heart jump. And then one of everyone....I guess Sam has made the family photo all ready Hugh!? ha ha! Cool!
I need good healthy treats yummy stuff to eat, mom any ideas!! I think I am allergic to pastas. ugh!!! GREAT KATIE, now I really hate NOODLES!!! ha ha!
Well I love you, I love the Lord, I love missionary work and oh dad! Can you e-mail me that song you made up on your mission so that I can sing it and make me happy!!! PLEASE!!! "so beat me and slam the door, tell us you've been saved before, treat us like a real good Christian should......please lady let us in..." ha ha!!! I am making up a song just like you did dad! To "love song" IT: S SO GOOD!!! But will you please send that to me please! :) I have such a clever family!!!! Ha ha !!!
I love you from here to Home!!!
Love sister Judkins
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