We are giving Dave a break. He is going back to his Pentacostal church. Sunday we had a great time at church. President B came and gave a talk and gave a lesson 3rd hour. It was wonderful!! He talked about hastening the work. As he was talking I thought of you mom, because I remember you telling me about your patriarchal blessing and family history work. There is work being done across the veil so we need to hasten the work here for the dead also. We will need 1000 years (Millenium) to get temple work done. You know why? Because ALL OF THIS TIME since Moses and Abraham and Bible times, up until Joseph Smith there were temples, but there are no records of temple work actually being done. So thats why we have millions upon millions of people that we have no names and records for. So in the Millenium we will be getting all of their work accomplished. Pretty cool huh? How merciful and loving our Father in Heaven is. He wants to give ALL OF US a chance to receive all the blessings that he has. I just love my Savior and my Father in Heaven. I can honestly say my relationship with my Savior has been magnified.
I have the pictures from the airport but Brittany has the other pictures on her camera (the ones with me and her when she took me to the MTC). So I will send you some pictures. That was a horrible morning. I remember it perfectly. I had to leave you guys so fast to go to the MTC. I just miss my family. I pray for all of you every day and pray for you to have strength and the health to continue on throughout your day so you can take care of Lauren. The work I have been doing here has really opened my eyes. As your daughter I could have helped you a LOT more around the house. Washing dishes doesn't take much.. doing my own laundry isn't much. Helping you cook would be a blast and helping out with Lauren...I just miss it! Technology just takes you away from your family and I hate it. So I can not wait to be with you all again and actually contribute and help out.
Oh I sent your package today!! I sent Lauren some little dresses. They may be too small but they stretch so just use them as shirts with her little pants or some thing :) That just shows you how small the kids are here in Jamaica! So you will be getting your box in about 6 months .... haha Just kidding! Not that long but maybe a couple of weeks I don't know. But I sent it off , so be looking for it! :)
(Are you keeping a journal?) Yeah I write in my journal almost every night before I go to bed. So don't worry about my journal entries. I am almost done with my journal. I am going to have to buy another one :) I am just so relieved that I actually mailed the box today!! I am so excited for all of you to recieve your things! :)
(We have a sister missionary here who says that she knew Mackenzie in the MTC) I totally met that sister missionary. She is short with blonde hair. Right when you said that I knew exactly who she was. Her mission was San Antonio Texas mission so she and the others combined with our district the second week I was there. I talked to her. She is older than all of us. She is so cute isn't she?! Tell her I said hey and hope she is enjoying her mission. I love you mom thanks for the spiritual uplifting encouragement. Sorry I didn't say much about investigators and things. It was just a hard week. I can't think of any spiritual moments I had because I just want to talk to my family!! I didn't take pictures at all this week but I did this morning. So I do have some pictures. We went to the beach today for our P-Day it was nice for a change!
(Do pictures make you homesick?) NO I love receiving pictures. It makes me miss home but I LOVE seeing the pictures so I can see you guys and see how you guys are doing and what you are up to.
I have a request. I need you to please send me my clarisonic brushes.. the rest of those.. and I need some shirts that are circled at the top. They only sell shirts here that have a v-neck and the shirts are for really, really, really skinny people. Their sizes run soooo small and as Americans we are more big boned. Poor us.
(Do you need skirts?) Yes. Many of mine are too heavy. I need real breezy ones. I like the green one its nice. It wrinkles easily but its nice. I like the brown skirt I got from the missionary store. That skirt is nice and the dirt cheap skirts are like the best skirts for here. But whatever you find will be good. Thank you mom. That would be great if you could send those for me whenever you get the chance. No worries :)
Also I will do my best to get a picture with Sister Rose. She is always in her bed either asleep or in pain so its going to have to be on a day where she is feeling her best. I don't know if I will even be here to deliver your letters to her. I might be getting transferred next transfer which is in like 3 weeks. I sure hope I don't go to another island. I want to stay in Jamaica. Oh man.. Jamaica is my home. I am comfortable here and going to another island is another country. Their money is different and rules and driving is different. In the Bahamas you have the wheel on one side of the car and you drive on the same side of the road that the wheel is on which makes driving even harder. Doesn't make sense. So I don't want to go to another country. I would like to stay in Jamaica :) Also its very humbling here.. and great experiences. All of the missionaries that come back to Jamaica from another island always say that they miss Jamaica because Jamaica is the mission. We are involved more. Also if I get sent to another island I will be there for at least 6 to 9 months. Pres will send me wherever he is prompted to send me.. I swear. Heavenly Father really does have a sense of humor. I know I will get sent to the Bahamas since that is the only island I do not want to go to. You watch. HAHA! I swear he likes to put me in situations to get a laugh. I have to laugh because I know that every trial and everything I go through is because Heavenly Father is reshaping and refining me to become the person he wants me to become. He truly is something else. But I appreciate everything He does for me. We just have to pray to him always and gain that relationship because once we do, we appreciate everything in our everyday lives. Even in the hardest times.
In my trials I always remember 2 Nephi chapter 4. Nephi was such a good leader. He had brothers who tied him down to a ship! and this chapter is right before his father dies. When he is going to have to either be with his evil brothers or leave. He was close to his dad. So I can only imagine what he is going through in this time. That chapter amazes me in his wordings. It always uplifts me. So every time I go through some thing hard, I read 2 Nephi chapter 4 to build me back up. To remember to always give thanks to my Lord and Savior and to my Father for everything I go through. And to lift my voice and to rejoice! So when you get the time read that chapter :) I actually recently shared that with President L who is going through a hard time and i know it helped him. This branch is bad with sustaining their leaders and he feels like giving up so I gave him this chapter.
(Do you have another senior couple yet?) Not yet, but they will be coming in this week I believe. Sister H called us this past week and I just had to tell her that I miss her!!! She said that she will make a time to come back up to Ochi! They were the best senior couple. They made me laugh all the time. Elder H always said " Hello I am Elder H and I am from Canada" HAHAHAHA! Oh man.. good times.
Oh did I tell you that me and Sister B had to sing with the Relief Society one Sunday ?? and I DIED LAUGHING! You know me. The singing was horrible!!! I laughed sooo hard. I swear Sister B and some sisters looked at me and laughed too. Yeah I swear I did not sing one word. I laughed the whole time! We sang "True to the Faith" and noone was singing in tune. It sounded like a funeral! I DIED LAUGHING. Almost peed my pants! We actually had a guy come who works with President B. and he brought his wife. It was conference or something so it was a big deal to and here I am in the very front row.. laughing!! It was horrible :) good memory haha.
Okay, So Aunt (M's Mom) says that you guys are preparing a husband for me already. She says you already know him. So when I come home I am expecting you guys to give me my husband. HAHA! just kiddin. Aunt is soo funnnyyyy. She thinks she knows my future :) She is hilarious I swear.
(Nephi applied for a job at Randolph) THATS AWESOME!! Trust me. I will be praying REALLY hard for that!! but you need to remember if it be the Lords will it will happen but in his time. So don't get discouraged if it doesn't happen. But thats awesome! I hope he really does get it! Make sure to have Adam help you out mom. I worry about you , you do a lot. You need to relax! You stress yourself out some times. Please remember to take your medicine and go to bed on time. I pray for you all the time so you can have the health and the strength that you need each and every day.
I am sooo glad that all of you are doing good. When do you all go on your road trip to Utah? Oh by the way! I hope you all have such a wonderful 4th of JULY!!! Take pictures for me! :) I will be thinking of you guys this Friday for sure! Be safe there!
Well family I love you!! Tell Lauren that I lovee her soo much!
-Sis Judd
