Letter #15

HELLO,

I love missionary work, it's hard and rewarding and worrying too! Ok, so this week was transfers, I'm staying in Tomball with Sister Mullins another 6 weeks. So far so good, hopefully we have another investigator Luke, teaches high school and is writing questions down to ask about the church. We are trying to get a hold of him and the family that is fellowshipping him.

Mom you da BEST!!! I had no Idea that pie was soooo EASYY I thought it was going to be the hardest thing in the world. Ha ha! YUM I haven’t made it YET....cause I'm getting chunky, but exercising and eating better and taking my vitamins and drinking water are all things I need to DO MORE! I'm doing great on garments, thanks mom, and I bought new shoes $17.00 last transfer that work perfect....but then just about 2 weeks after I bought them we were at an investigators house and their dog chewed up the inside of my right shoe!!! Oh I was not laughing.....they gave me some shoe goo and I squished it all in and well...I'm still wearing them and it worked great!!! ha ha!!!! Funny now, not at the time though....so thank you "shoe goo" :D

Mike was baptized and confirmed this week!!! I'm sending pictures. We were "gangster" and "crazy." I don’t' know why, but I always look like I'm barfing!! Ha ha! It was Miraculous, Mike asked if I would give a talk of baptism at his baptism and that was pretty cool. The spirit was very strong.

The song on Sunday went GREAT....BEAUTIFUL....we sang :"Oh, Lord My Redeemer" and it went great...I was nervous cause, my companion is 1/2 tone deaf (unbeknown to her, she sings SO LOAD sometimes I can't stop my self from smiling, cause I don't know what note she's singing sometimes ha ha) but it went wonderfully, Lisa Williams is SO GREAT! she has a bunch of music, (which by the way I've been practicing every chance I get, which kills my back, but what can I say....I'm an addict to the piano) I love her, she reminds me a little bit of Tasha :) so I've also been composing lyrics and music to 2 songs, taking forever cause I have no time....busy busy...you know me!

I'm going to sister Weenig who is a back therapist or something and she is going to take a look at my back tomorrow, hopefully we'll figure it out. Katie, I think you and I had the same thing happen. Your hurt faster because you were constantly using it, and mine latter cause the damage was still there but took longer to start hurting. it burns all the time now, and aches, my bed is pretty comfortable, mom your sweet to look for the padding, but I think it’s something else. Katie got a cortisone shot, and she said it made it go away, then she fell, anyways, talk to Katie, she's not doing well with it either.

This week we are kind of starting over in a way, Mike is doing great; he needs to make friends so he'll stay for 3rd hour though. And Clark needs to stay for 3rd hour and not leave with his girlfriend. Little worried, we need to focus a little more on the root of how important the promises and blessings of church attendance is.

I am feeling un easy about some things....not sure....investigators, family,....I feel like something is going to happen, I haven't slept well and I feel a concern for our investigators, please pray for me and my heart to feel the "Peace of God"

I studied the peace of god and how we get it is through faith and our good works, Alma 38:8 and then we shall find rest in the Peace of God. I know all my family is doing well and I'm so grateful for you all, and the ward, miss you mucho grande.

Oh yeah a funny thing, after Mike’s baptism we went to Lupy Tortilla Restaurant and I have like 3 Shirley temples, my companion was getting worried cause she knows what I am like after one slurpy... ha ha...she was telling everyone that I am going to start bouncing off the walls...well I guess I'm predictable, cause that's what happened....but then after I felt like I was about to throw-up all over everything....I felt soooo sick and crashed like a rocket....my companion said that sugar is my alcohol!!! Ha ha....so true for anyone that knows me!!! Rude....but true.

Oh we found a HUGE SPIDER like 8 inches big,,,,,HUGE not kidding, I swear all the bugs think that bigger is better, IT:"S NOT... NASTY!!!! I'll try and include a picture.

Investigators that we are working with this week!

1. Clark -wants to get baptized, wants to read more

2. Troost family-- called us, we're calling back today to set another lesson, 3 baptisms :D they're way cool.

3. Luke - we got a call last night from a YSA member to get Luke's #, we found out Luke is supposed to take the missionary lessons, but the elders that the family that is fellowshipping has, they have been iffy. I called them last night, late, and told them we are the Tomball sisters and supposedly Luke lives in Tomball, so we would be his missionaries....so we'll figure out what’s going on today. (My spirit got excited though for this one, I don’t' know why)

We know that these daughters and sons of God will except the gospel, it's just a matter of how and when and thought of spirit of Revelation and of God it will be revealed unto them and they will enter the waters of baptism. I'm so very grateful.....but we have to work really hard with these special investigators, the Lord will entrust to those who are and stay worthy, otherwise; without the spirit ye shall not teach! D&C 42:12.

Love you from here to Heaven (HOME)_

-Love Sister Judkins

Letter #14

Thank you!

Mom and dad thank you so much for your letters of encouragement, I am so very blessed to have parents that have taught me and continue to teach and support and lift me up in my times of hardship when Satan works on us the most. Thank you for the packages and letters, mom I LOVE THAT SCENT!!!! You are amazing! it smells so good, I try and save it, wear it on only special occasions, but I feel prettier with it on, so I wear it practically EVERY DAY!!! It’s the BEST!!! (Nacho libre) ha ha!!! Did you pick that out yourself? FANTASTIC.

Investigators:

1. MIKE----BAPTISM 24th, 2010 YAHOOO!

1. Clark-------- good almost there

2. Troost family--------excepted soft commitment (when you know it's true, will you be baptized?)

3. Mayo family-------need to contact, great, happy, somewhat interested.

4. Billy Truitt--------little by little not really progressing yet.

5. Furnando--------2nd lesson on Thursday, interested slightly, game a BOM

6. Mary and Abel ----------brother died, helping dad for 2 weeks, 1st meeting with them in 2 weeks. (Billy’s neighbor)

Ok Mike is getting baptized this Saturday at 5 pm. he is going strong and I talked with him last night about Clark (his friend dating the Mormon girl) and sis Mullins and I decided that we would teach temple and Eternal Marriage again because Clark was in jail when we taught that...ha ha....so we are teaching that on Wednesday and our desire is for him to feel the spirit touch his heart and have his own desire to forsake his past sins and feel worthy for baptism, because he does want to merry Krista and has already bought the ring, he told mike he wants to merry her in the temple. but Mike is worried he is doing this mostly for Krista, so this Wednesday we will teach of eternal marriage and temple : the house of the Lord. I received a prompting last week to teach temple, we did, but Clark wasn't there, I know we are supposed to teach him of this eternal truth that is what God's plan is central to.

This week has been interesting with many different small miracles, but I've been struggling this week with staying positive and excited about working, feeling overwhelmed and anxious for something. I'm grateful to know all is well at home. :) All is well here, just at times challenging.

Ok this week. We met with the Troost family AMAZING....we taught the restoration and asked the father, "When you find these things to be true will you follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized?" he said yes. He’s looking and wanting to raise his kids up in the right church, he said our church is very different from any other one he has researched or investigated. Ha ha! Go figure. I got thrown REV 22:18 three times last week and well, look up D&C 20:32

I've felt the Lord needs me to understand 2 things lately:

1. God is real, and has a body....and Jesus Christ is the son of God, 2 separate beings.

2. The Bible and the Book of Mormon are the same WORD....nothing more, nothing less.

It’s funny how people throw Rev 22:18 at us and points the finger with the book of Mormon and how it's adding to the bible, well God has something to say to those people. 2 Nephi 29 you have got to READ THIS!

Rev 22: 18 whoso taketh away or addeth to the words in this book shall be cursed---more or less---

Nephi 29:8 Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word? know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another, and when the two nations shall run together the testimony of the two nations shall run together also.

Amazing why do we as man feel that we are smarter than God. I have come to realize also that God's plan WILL NOT be frustrated, it's perfect and straight and narrow, we know what we should do; now we need to do it!

As a daughter of God, I need to DO what the father expects of me, nothing less, nothing more.

As members of the church and as priesthood holders (for worthy men) we are called to the work. For the field is white already to harvest and whoso thrusteth in his sickle the same shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Josh, Jac, John, Joe and Jed, I'm grateful for the examples you have been to me as worthy priesthood holders and future holders, thank you Josh and Jac for serving a mission and doing what you promised the Lord to do when you received the powerful Priesthood Authority. Thank you for living up to it and following the service it encompasses, and being worthy to give blessings to your families and to me and dad too, I've learned that too many men and women do not know what it means to have the priesthood authority, when you received it you promised to follow the service intertwined in it in D&C. I've learned that when you receive this holy order of God, you promise to serve the church in many different ways, giving of your talents to further the kingdom of God, (do you hide your light under a bushel, no, but on a candle-stick) I have come to understand this is not meaning do we perform and fix cars better than anyone else, but rather, do we use are God given talents to further Our Father's Kingdom on the Earth, if not...we are hiding our light....and burying our 1 talent. Which he will take and give to one that has many). Serving a mission is a promise priesthood holders made when they were blessed with that sacred ordinance. Yes it's not good to go begrudgingly, but I know my brothers...very well...and I know that my brothers need to be out here...John, Joe, Jed the Lord needs you, and he expects you to be ready and serve with all your might, preaching the gospel two by two with the voice of a trump....wow! Boys I cannot tell you how strongly I the Lord loves you and he wants to know that you love him, by keeping his commandments we show we love God. Don't let anything get in the path of your duty as Holy set apart Priesthood leaders of the church. John, Joe I love you, God loves you, now "arise from the dust my sons and be men" you are called to the work. John, Joe stand up and fight with the power of God which you hold, fight this battle against Satan which is REAL and do what you were born to do...BE WHO U REALLY ARE...and are expected to be....

....I'm SO PROUD OF YOU my brothers....now begin, John it's time. you have 7 months to prepare...FIGHT WITH HONOR my brother! You KNOW what you’re CALLED to do!

I love you all from here to Heaven

Your daughter, sister, friend

Sis, Judkins

Forgot, tons of changes are happening, zone meetings are 4 times a year and interviews too instead of every 6 weeks. And president is going to be with us more personally now and additions to preach my gospel is coming out too, on how to teach better and more like the Savior.

Lisa Williams July 16, 2010

Lisa Williams July 16th, 2010 at 8:00pm

Hi!

My name is Lisa Williams and my family lives in the Tomball Ward - where your beautiful and talented daughter is currently serving. We had her over for dinner tonight and I get to play for her to sing on Sunday (can't wait!!!!) I sent you a friend request but forgot to include a message - and thought you should know I'm not some random strange person from Texas :)

Love,
Lisa

Letter #13

July 12, 2010

Hello Family and friends,

Ok this week has been full of excitement and CRAZY spiritual experiences....1st thank you mom for the package I loved it! And thank you for the letters and so forth family. I love you Mucho GRANDE!!!

Ok so on Tuesday we challenged Mike and Clark to get baptized on July 24th, Clark said he needs to pray and tell us latter, but Mike said, "Yes, but I'll have to get off work!?" AHHH so AMAZING!!! So Mike is getting baptized July 24th and Clark said he might take a little longer to figure it out. Mike has read the gospel principles book in a day and knows about chastity and the word of wisdom and knows the things he needs to change, he has been sober for 1 month now and doesn't smoke, he is so cool, quick guy, but yesterday after church we got to see a whole new side to him.

Ok so Sunday, Clark had cut some guy off (on accident) and the guy fell in complete road rage and started following him and swerving and being, CRAZY- Clark saw him reach down for something and roll down his window, so Clark (having his girlfriend in the car...and well...this is TEXAS) pulled out his gun....well at this point the cops came and arrested both the road rangers and Clark (in the church parking lot) did I mention that! Ha ha! CRAZY....Mike went out and pulled out his gun because he saw Clark with his and he got cuffed too....but was released. Clark after lots of paper work and luckily his father had come down to visit was taken to the county Jail and I walked outside right out to the cops and shook their hands and asked "so what's going on? Is it all good, give me the down low!" leave it to me to get up in the action! WAHOO!!! My companion was like "ugh.....no" and stayed behind....they were pretty cool. But Clarks girlfriend was bawling and the dad (HUGE man, cowboy Santa, he's called here) was upset. He’s still in jail as far as I know, but they’re calling in favors and they’re all "brothers" (Masons), which we learned more about this week. There are tons of them here. Watch'n out for each other and doing well for their fellowmen. Anyways, AWESOME CRAZY!!! So the 1st big impression the ward gets of Mike was very interesting....5 police cars....guns.....road rage....oh boy.....hopefully it won’t be a huge drama thing. But it was the most exciting thing all month!!! But Mike was cracking jokes and talking about all the things he's changing to be baptized..."I read your book"....he said....I know the rules. Ha ha! So cool!

What’s interesting is that Clark said he needs to know more, he knows it's true, but he doesn’t want to make a quick decision just yet...I couldn't help but think after this all happened that maybe the lord is telling him..."if you know it's true, then follow me" so who knows what will happened when this is all sorted out. 1. We have 2 meetings with Mike this week, and Mike and Clark will both be here Thursday for our 1st lesson getting them ready for baptism.

Sister Mullins and I have been having ups and downs, but there has been success, companionship study is extremely important. If you are frustrated with someone try a companionship study (1 hour) with opening and closing prayer and a song. It will work...we are working on new investigators we have quite a few potentials, and are sifting through them to see who is ready. Trying hard to keep trust with the ward, I learned that if we offend someone be quick to repent and ask for sincere forgiveness and don't do it again. LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES....this is smart....learn and don't do them again.

Celia is slowly getting switched to the Spanish elders, she's asking questions and things, she needs to know that what we are teaching isn't just good or important....but essential and everlasting, the fullest of the gospel that will bring us back home to God our Heavenly Father.

Mom, good job keeping your "church journal" (remember how you said that) ha ha.....I can't wait to read all your inspiration when I get back! We’ll swap when I get home. I love looking back and realizing that '"wow I was 12 when I wrote that" the lord works in great miracles to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. D&C 42:14 so awesome I studied this morning, how funny the bishop’s son talked about it. Read the chapter and you’ll love it. Mark 6 too. The spirit comes through the "Prayer of Faith" and if we don't have the spirit with us ye shall not teach. Incredible! Isn’t it! How do we get this spirit...through not just a prayer but rather a prayer of FAITH!

Ok question for everyone to answer!! On my blog or in a letter to me!!! Or e-mail.....what is FAITH??? ........... To you! .............and what is a Prayer of Faith, to you! Those of you that know my moms e-mail just e-mail to her and she can send to me as well.

I know that my savior lives, I love him, he is my brother forever and always, he's prepared and sanctified the way for each one of us as unworthy as we are to turn to him through faith, and repent of our sins daily, go to the waters of baptism and be immersed by the Priesthood power of God, and receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. And let us not forget Endure to the end. I know that without prayer and faith nothing else will be possible unto you. I know that it is through a Prayer of Faith that a boy of 14 years knelt down in the grove and asked god his question, HE KNEW....he had a prayer of faith, if he did not read James 1:5 where it says "If any of you lack wisdom (which he knew he did, and we also like him do to, don't we?) let him ask of God, that giveth to all men LIBERALY and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him." The spirit spoke to Joseph to understand this scripture, he knew God was his loving Heavenly Father and despite the popular concepts of the day, he decided to listen to the scriptures and ask God. I know Joseph Smith saw God the father who introduced his Son Jesus Christ as two personages, and they indeed spoke to him and through the power and Authority of God, the Fullness of the true gospel was restored....not the ONLY TRUE gospel....but the FULLNESS....was a gift....we know it, mom and dad I know the seed that you planted in my heart is growing right now, because I can feel it. I want you to know that this is what the spirit does for anyone who is looking, searching or praying to know. And by the power of the Holy Ghost you shall know all things.

Dad, with work, you are inspired and worthy to receive revelation because you are called of God to hold the priesthood, and through prayers of faith, which I hope you know I pray for you always, all things will be revealed unto you. it's funny this morning I was looking for my cord to put pictures to ya'll today and I couldn't find it, we were running late and I was looking EVERYWEHRE, then it hit me....say a prayer Sister Judkins.....I quickly knelt down and prayed a quick prayer....knowing....that it was my desire to find my cord to send pictures home to my family and friends....well although I looked everywhere before I prayed within 5 seconds of finishing my prayer I looked in my bag in the closet and my cord was sitting right there. How incredible. If we pray...knowing that the Lord will show us the best way or to figure out how we could do things the best he will.....if we tell him our sincere desire and the reason and talk with him. In this case work, we need to earn money so that we can support our very large family who you have raised in the gospel and have been incredibly blessed beyond description. This is our desire, these are our ideas, have a family council, talk and gain ideas through the spirit, LISTEN....dad I want you to know how you have changed me when I would tell you an Idea I had and you would praise me and tell me what a good idea it was and would use it!!! I felt on top of the world. Dad you are the hands that will carry out the solution, but God is the inspiration and the movements within you. I KNOW that YOU will know through prayers of faith and the power and honor not only of priesthood, but fatherhood too, the things that you should do,

1 Nephi 3:7

"For I know that the Lord giveth no commandment .... Save he shall prepare a way that he can accomplish it"

Providing for your family and multiplying and replenishing the earth is a commandment (proclamation to the family) .....HE WILL prepare a way!!! I know.

WHERE IS OUR FAITH FAMILY!.........RIGHT HERE!!!!

I love you all so very much,

Love you here to heaven,

Love sister Judkins

Letter #12

July 6, 2010

Ok this week!!! It’s really been a doozy!!! Ok well Lori and Bill are less active family that got offended, remember I told you about them? :) Well, we went out to brunch with Lyle and Barnett and they swore up a storm....we had all kinds of fried foods for breakfast and pudding, we felt so sick after!!! Anyways, after we got home we were thinking about Lori and Bill and then Sister Mullins answered the phone and it was for me!!! It was Lori....she was calling to see if next time we came by if we could bring a few tithing receipts!!! AHAHAH!!!! "Of course" I said, "did bill get the gift we left him" she said "yes, that is what brought this on." I was jumping off the walls with joy 10 years and something changed. I was so excited....so later on in the week we went over and brought the tithing slips and when bill saw me he smiled ear to ear and came out and shook my hand, we talked and shared a message from Elder Skousens’ talk "the atonement" SO GOODDDD (I would love some good talks on CD or maybe when business gets better we could send money for an I-pod....Sister Davis said she might give me hers. but I could look for one for cheap, and then some speakers ... We are living off of 2 music CD's and bumped 3 talk CD's off our district leader who is totally rad!!! Elder Weaver is such a good missionary.) Just an insert… buying an I-pod might be cheaper and then people in the ward would download some music and talks from their computers.....tell me what you think Sis Davis leaves in September. But I feel bad taking hers. Anyways, great talk you all got to get talks from SKOUSEN!!! Ok back to the story....

....so while we were talking with bill he started saying how he was trying on his suit to go to church on Sunday........ :D THEHEHSHDAHFHDHDHDHHDHSHAHAHAHAHAH!!! WHAT!!........so amazing 10 years and he was mentioning coming back to church, I’m so thrilled, he said he might come on the 4rth...but didn’t' but he said he wants to come next week!!! So I'm pretty exited

Thanks for the letters, dad, I needed to hear what you said to me!! Thank you! Loved all the ASESOME pictures and notes, so cool! Can’t wait for more!!! mom, I heard you sent the birthday girl (Katie Harrop....remember her :) he he! a birthday package! pretty sure your FREAK"N AMAZING@!!!) I thought that was really cool. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!!!! the big 21 ;) oh wait,,,,,ANYWAYS...Happy birthday!!! I love you!

I wanted to send pictures today, but forgot my cord...sorry next time you’ll get lots. Mike and Clark excepted a soft commitment, "when you come to find that these things are true as we have come to find out through prayer, will you be baptized by someone holding the priesthood authority of God?" this is a "soft commitment" the both said yes, we teach them tonight, about the plan of happiness. We are going to commit to a date today! They are pretty cool, good kids; Mike is more interested I think. We’ll find out tonight more!

I get to go on exchanges tonight!!! SLEEP OVER!! With Sister Davie it should be pretty fun! I'm excited to see how it's done there, and to work hard and learn more. we are working on lots of ways to get more investigators which by the way it’s working the MIRACLES.....the members are bringing their friends to us to teach and extend the opportunity for them to except the gospel. So totally amazing isn't it! we got 2 husband and wife from the RS president's husband....more are also working on some personally I think we need to set a date with the members to see when they will invite their friends to church or a lesson with us.;....we'll have to see. But way cool, Miriam and Chris, Miriam is from Mexico and Chris is an American they are so cool! Have a book of Mormon and is pretty much asking to come to church, we had some laughs when we met them Sunday! it was cool we are setting up an appointment with them too this week! :) EYAAHAHH! I love missionary work!

I love you all so much, something I learned this week is patience and learning from things we do...having trust in the lord that if we are prepared to meet something ready to hear the gospel we will be in the position to teach and have them to really listen and hear. I promise each of you that same blessing, that if we want and are seeking missionary opportunities and we are truly prepared the Lord will open our eyes and our mouths to teach .... How the savior would.....don’t' be scared that's also something I learned. What’s scary about sharing a message the savior shared and those that came before and will come after, we stand with the best when we stand up for what’s right!

I love you MUCHO GRANDE!!!!!

Your daughter, sister, friend, fellow servant of our Savior and Redeemer -Sister Judkins

Letter to President Hansen

July 6th, 2010

I'm thankful to say; the Church is TRUE!

The gospel changes lives, the atonement makes the same change in everyone....but many times and in different ways over and over.

our member our blossoming well, they are finding and not afraid to bring us to meet their friends that are investigating the church, we received 2 new investigators Chris and Miriam, she is from Mexico, he is American, they are so nice and great! we are planning our 1st lesson with them sometime this week. The members gave them a book of Mormon and are good friends with them. It makes me happy to see that the ward trusts us as their missionaries.

Our bishop’s wife, Sister Nicolas said the other week that she has a friend that is almost ready for lessons, she said putting her hand on my shoulder...." I think you are the missionaries we will turn him over to." WOW, what a compliment. So the work is pushing forward.

I’m worried for the youth of the ward....we are attending some YW and I'm keeping close tabs of them and making sure they feel my love and ultimately and most importantly their saviors love. There is work to be done here, not quite sure exactly how or what, but I know these youth are special and some struggling badly.

Sister Mullins and I are thank goodness for companion inventory doing better this morning, the days we don't do companionship study are the days gone bad, you feel the difference. I'm working each day to better myself and live up to the expectations expected not only of me but my savior.

I am a representative of Jesus Christ, truly I am to walk and teach in the way he would if he were here! ....Ok....I'm ready for another week! BRING IT ON!

Love and sincerely,
Sister Judkins

p.s. next time I see you could you give me an equivalent to a father's blessing?

Letter 11

June 28, 2010

So this week has been AMAZING!!! We have 3 new investigators 2 boys ages 20 and 25 a women names Cilia with 5 kids and pregnant! She is so amazing! We tracked into her when we were trying to get a hold of her neighbor Jerry (crazy Indian man) he was never home, so when I saw them playing ball outside their broken down house and laughing I had to come over and see what the fun was! We talked and we gave her "Finding Faith in Christ" DVD in Spanish and said we would come check on her again. This was when I first got here! We visited her weekly after that and sometimes 2x's in a week. 2 days ago we came with the Spanish Elders to deliver caramel corn with a scripture "With the faith as a grain of mustard...nothing will be impossible unto you" and then we sang "I am a child of God" all the verses! We said we love her, and hope she gets better and then left. (I had called her earlier and she had said that she was at the doctors, she was sick 7 months pregnant too). Then last night we went to go visit Jerry AGAIN....he was there, talking on his phone and shooed us away with a fling of his wrist. NO problem....we walked right over his lawn to talk with Celia who had family and her kids were playing soccer smashing their faces in the dry dirt of her front area. She was so happy to see us...like we were old friends, she was open and her kids were now used to seeing us and trusted us more. She continued to show me her 9 month old baby girl and we ooded and awed at her cuteness!!! ADORABLE! I asked so did you and your family get to watch the DVD I left with you? She said her kids did, but she hasn't yet, she said they don't know much about God of Jesus, and she was excited to set up a date on Sunday to teach a lesson!!!! what started with us just being her friend, and caring for her and her kids has grown into a deep love for her and an excitement for us to teach her, so far I will tell you how the lesson goes on Sunday!

Clark and Mike are the other 2 investigators and they have been coming to church for 2 weeks now and we taught them last week, watched the testaments and they watched the restoration video with the members (Clark is dating a Mormon girl and Mike is his best friend, also friends with Mormon girls brother....our concern is that Clark is putting on a show for the Mormon girl he's dating...not sure yet....

Mike seems more interested.) We teach them tomorrow, they both received a book of Mormon and we challenged them to read 3 Nephi 9-11 and pray about Joseph Smith and the book of Mormon to find out their truthfulness. They both agreed they would.

Billy is 76 lives in a broken down trailer with 6 dogs!! So cute, he is pretty awesome, we teach him tomorrow with a member (who is very missionary focused about 6-ish years old) Billy didn't believe in the 3 kingdoms and that Jesus created the world (thinks God did) but he also said there were other people before Adam and Eve came, they their family married, but when we showed him scripture explaining that 2x2 the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve separated and multiplied and replenished the earth, he excepted that and we moved on, so I think if we back up what we teach with doctrine he will except other things. (He reads the book of Mormon and the footnotes too!) He’s so cool, always with a smile, and god fearing man! We took him caramel corn yesterday and sang "I am a child of God" and "Families can be together forever". He loved it!

This week has been a blessing in many ways because I've been really sick...not sure what it is, allergies or something....sinus headaches, pounding clogged up, yucky.....so I have been taking some stuff to help and I tried Clairton one day, but that night I had it the worst, I know mom is about to strangle me through the computer! :) love you! I need to take my vitamins, I know, I am going to when I get home. But any other suggestions would be helpful!

I am very homesick today :( which isn't the best, but my back is constantly in pain and this sickness is really taking it out of me, plus other stresses of companionships and investigators and old things I need to learn to let go of. I know my savior lives and loves me and each of you, don't let old things get in the way of the miracles that are before you, don't let them blind you into thinking thoughts of self loathing or frustration or anger or sadness, remember everything that leads you to believe in God, or I will add leads you to be truly HAPPY is of GOD, anything that leads you to be sad, or stressed, or apprehensive, or non-trusting or worried cometh from the one who laughs in the faces of those he has deceived. The lord knows my needs as he does each of your needs, "how oft do I gather you, as a hen gathered her chickens, and you would not..." Are we the ones that because of passed experiences "will not" come to the Savior when he calls us to perform out duties!? Will we be willing and able to fulfill our FULLEST POTENTIAL? I know that I want to be, everyday I put my name tag on, it's no different than everyday I woke up before I had the nametag and you too! We are all members of the TRUE and only FULLY RESTORED church of Jesus Christ. we have the Gospel restored to us through constant revelation of prophets and apostles how are ordained of God, all men who are worthy that hold the priesthood (the Power of God, to act in his name) received it originally from the one and only true son of God, our savior and brother Jesus Christ. There is no other way whereby men can receive Eternal Life and Exaltation. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoso believeth in him, shall not parish, but have ever lasting life.

Mom, Dad, I love you so much, I miss you more that words can describe, my heart aches right now for you and my dear family whom I love and miss every day! your letters and love and gifts of encouragement are so soothing to who I am, and although tears roll down my cheeks now I know that the work which I am doing is the work God intends each of us to do, I now understand maybe a little how the savior felt when he said he had no place to go to call home or rest his head. I know that God calls every worthy priesthood holder to serve in the field, for behold the field is white, all ready to harvest, and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with all his might the same layeth up in store that he parisheth not, but bringeth forth salvation to his soul. Oh my loved ones. I feel so strongly to add something, which at this time I fear I should not. But remember the Lord's love and read the Saviors words, for they are TRUTH! They are talking of the things to come, the end is near, and those of us who are prepared SHALL NOT FEAR!

I love you all so much,

From here to heaven,

Sister Judkins

Letter # 10

(A letter I sent to Prez Hansen,

Thought you might enjoy it!! )

WOW, what a week. It's crazy I got here and sis Mullins was sick the first 2 days, but we still had God put work in front of our paths, and I know there are miracles waiting and ready to happen. So many things I found out.

1. We have 1 ward missionary -looking to get 4-6

2. The sister before stopped going to PEC and Ward correlation....we are starting up this week to stay.

3. TONS OF LESS ACTIVES-ready to possibly come back...needs love (VT and HT need to be used more)

4. so many part member families

5. BIG ward....not missionary minded ... YET!

6. Tomball have really been over attracted and possibly under served. It's like 2 parents (missionaries) with Lots of kids.... (Tomball area ward, old inv, etc.) they want and need that attention from someone, to feel the love and fellowshipping in action...our goal is to get that fire started.

It's a different area here, more reserved, we have to start small, sincere to gain the trust of the ward and L/A and investigators....starting small in a camp fire and building it with a strong foundation keeps the fire burning longer, brighter and stronger, rather than throwing gasoline all over and waiting for it to burn off and die out. I feel that the ward has GREAT potential, as missionaries we need to 1. strengthen the relationship and communication with the leadership in the church and us as missionaries, that way we are not doing it by ourselves, because we can't and even if we start a fire, it wont stay...we can't burn out the ward.

I’m truly excited, exhausted and feel honored to be here. Little by little Tomball WILL feel the fire.

Sister Mullins and I couldn't be more different, Patience is a task I must learn in this companionship. I have come to respect the things she holds so dear to her, and support her in decisions she makes.

Last thing....I learned 2 days ago, we were squabbling over an idea I brought over from Katy area I called it "Missionary Member Lessons" she felt we should teach the members one thing and I thought another, I was upset because I felt the spirit strong and she said she felt the spirit strong.....I literally stopped talking in the middle of a sentence and started writing and finishing our nightly routine, I went to bed and didn't talk to her, she did the same. I was then studying the New Testament (I finished the book of Mormon June 15th...it's TRUE) and came across Matthew 5 about agreeing with your adversaries quickly so as not to be in their way....I sat and prayed to Father in Heaven. and told him why I was upset and asked why I was upset, it's so silly...the impression came...AGREE WITH HER....ugh...I thought at first but then the thought came: it doesn't matter WHAT you teach it only matters that we get in their homes.

IT WAS WAY COOL! I know that it was inspired!

Thank you President Hansen, sorry it's so long. It’s going to be a trying transfer with lots of lessons.

Sincerely and love,

Sister Judkins